Yo-Yo Ma & Friends: Songs of Joy & Peace

Original Release Date:  2008

Track Listing

• 1. Dona nobis pacem
• 2. You Couldn't Be Cuter, song (from the film "The Joy of Living")
• 3. Joy to the World (theme by Handel)
• 4. Here Comes the Sun
• 5. Improvisation on "Dona nobis pacem", for acoustic bass & mandolin
• 6. The Wassail Song / All Through the Night, medley for cello, acoustic bass &
• 7. A Christmas Jig / Mouth of the Tobique Reel, medley for fiddle, cello, Ce
• 8. The Wexford Carol ("Good People All, This Christmastime") (Enniscorthy Caro
• 9. Panxoliña, Galician carol
• 10. Improvisation on "Dona nobis pacem", for 2 guitars
• 11. Vassourinhas, for guitar (arrangement after Matias da Rocha)
• 12. Improvisation on "Dona nobis pacem", for clarinet & piano
• 13. Invitación al Danzón, for cello, clarinet & piano
• 14. My One and Only Love, song
• 15. Familia, song
• 16. Concordia, for ensemble
• 17. My Favorite Things, song (from "The Sound of Music")
• 18. Touch the Hand of Love, song
• 19. Kuai Le, for ensemble
• 20. This Little Light of Mine, spiritual
• 21. Happy Christmas (War Is Over)
• 22. Dona nobis pacem / Auld Lang Syne, medley for trumpet & cello

Credits

• Alison Krauss: Vocals
• Edgar Meyer: Arranger, Composer, Double Bass, Bass (Acoustic)
• George Harrison: Composer
• John Lennon: Composer
• James "J.T." Taylor: Guitar, Arranger, Vocals
• James Taylor: Guitar, Arranger, Vocals
• Dave Brubeck: Piano, Arranger, Composer
• Billy Childs: Piano, Arranger
• Paquito d'Rivera: Clarinet, Composer
• Blossom Dearie: Composer
• David Lasley: Vocals
• Matthew Brubeck: Arranger, Cello
• Yo-Yo Ma: Arranger, Cello, Liner Notes
• Richard Rodgers: Composer
• Yoko Ono: Composer
• Robert Hurst: Bass
• Jerome Kern: Composer
• Joshua Redman: Sax (Tenor)
• Badi Assad: Vocals
• Odair Assad: Guitar (Acoustic), Composer
• Sergio Assad: Guitar (Acoustic), Arranger
• Cyro Baptista: Percussion
• Chris Botti: Trumpet
• John Clayton: Arranger, Double Bass, Bass (Acoustic)
• Dorothy Fields: Composer
• Renée Fleming: Soprano (Vocal)
• Robert Fortunato: Session Photographer
• Jamey Haddad: Percussion
• Oscar Hammerstein II: Composer
• Billy Kilson: Drums
• Richard King: Engineer, Mixing
• Romero Lubambo: Guitar (Acoustic)
• Wu Man: Pipa
• Kate Markowitz: Vocals
• Nilson Matta: Bass
• Gary Paczosa: Engineer
• Marcus Rojas: Tuba, Vocals (Background)
• Andrea Zonn: Vocals
• Diana Krall: Piano, Vocals
• Natalie MacMaster: Fiddle, Arranger
• Arnold McCuller: Vocals
• Lowell Mason: Composer
• J.D. Blair: Drums
• Chris Thile: Mandolin, Arranger, Composer, Vocals
• Roxanne Slimak: Art Direction, Design
• Kayhan Kalhor: Kamanche
• Robert Mellin: Composer
• Guy Wood: Composer
• Robert Thurston: Arranger
• Linda Albert: Lyricist
• Eric May: Session Photographer
• Marika Hughes: Vocals (Background)
• David Lai: A&R
• Kojiro Umezaki: Shakuhachi
• Ray Rizzo: Drums, Vocals (Background)
• Charles Floyd: Arranger
• Alon Yavnai: Piano, Composer
• Mac Morin: Piano
• Cristin Bagnall: Executive Producer
• Nicholas Cords: Viola
• Sandeep Das: Tabla
• Ruth DeSarno: Associate Producer
• Stephen Prutsman: Arranger
• Billy Childs Trio: Piano, Arranger
• Laura Kszan: Product Development
• Jake Shimabukuro: Arranger, Ukulele
• Marcus Milius: Harmonica, Vocals (Background)
• Osvaldo Golijov: Composer
• Shane Shanahan: Percussion
• Michael O'Neill: Photography
• Carolina Assad: Vocals
• Clarice Assad: Composer, Vocals
• John Yakubik: Marketing
• Hyomin Kang: Engineer
• Caroline Taylor: Vocals
• Silk Road Ensemble: Ensemble
• Joseph Gramley: Percussion
• John Hadfield: Percussion
• Victor Prieto: Accordion
• Carlo DeRosa: Bass (Acoustic)
• Jonathan Gandelsman: Violin, A&R
• Daxun Zhang: Double Bass
• Andy Russ: Associate Producer
• Eddie Jackson: Engineer
• Gregory Davidson: A&R
• Jesse Singer: Assistant Engineer
• Ellyn Kusmin: Assistant
• Matt Brubeck: Arranger, Cello
• Balla Kouyate: Vocals (Background), Balafon
• Angelina Assad: Vocals
• Rodrigo Assad: Vocals
• Robert Leslie III Hurst: Bass
• You-Young Kim: Viola
• Heather Swanson: Session Photographer
• Beth Canterbury: A&R
• Martha Cook: Celtic Harp
• Cristobal Halffter: Composer
• Siamak Jahangiry: Ney
• Lu Xiaoxing: Recording
• Wu Tong: Vocals, Sheng
• Steven Epstein: Producer
• Jimmy Asnes: Session Photographer
• Rob Fortunato: Session Photographer
• Kyle Sanna: Guitar, Arranger, Vocals (Background)
• Brandon Bell: Assistant Engineer
• Dave O'Donnell: Producer, Mixing, Recording
• Amelia Zirin-Brown: Vocals
• Cristina Pato: Bagpipes, Arranger, Vocals