Editorial Review:

Amazon.com:
This Time of Year serves up R&B and jazzy Christmas music from a singer whose style lies between the sophisticated elegance of Tony Bennett and the soulful grit of Dr. John. Tyrell clearly has a ball covering 'The Christmas Song' and 'Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer,' the latter featuring the great jazz trumpeter Clark Terry. Though Tyrell has a versatile backing band, the arrangements on these seasoned classics are on the safe side. But he really nails the sentiment of the holiday on the soulful title track. Here, Tyrell showcases his vocal prowess, using color and nuance to underscore the season's good cheer. A little more adventurousness would have lifted the CD above a solid stocking stuffer. --Martin Keller









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Disc 1:

1. Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
2. Winter Wonderland
3. Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer
4. The Christmas Song
5. Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow
6. This Time Of The Year
7. Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
8. I'll Be Home For Christmas
9. The Christmas Blues
10. Merry Christmas Baby
11. What Are You Doing New Year's Eve?
12. Here Comes Santa Claus

Rating: - * Unique voice ... This was the first Steve Tyrell CD that I've ever purchased and I was NOT disappointed! I prefer the more nontraditional Christmas songs, but Steve Tyrell's unique, gravely voice lent such a newness to even the traditional Christmas songs on the album, that I could play them over and over without tiring of hearing them. And the nontraditonal cuts on the album were superb! "This Time of Year" and "What Are You Doing New Year's Eve?" particularly standout. It's guaranteed that I will be sampling and buying more of his CDs. Rating: - * love the rasp ... Steve Tyrell has such a warm, raspy voice...I could listen to it all year long. Rating: - * This time of year-Steve Tyrell ... This disc is OK, but in my opinion, not one of his best. Rating: - * COOL and CLASSY CHRISTMAS ... Cool, hip, and classy Christmas album. Steve makes it fun and even has the great Clark Terry (now in his 80s) playing his magical trumpet and doing a duet...true class. 'Nuff said. Rating: - * Like getting gravel in your Xmas stocking! ... After all of the same old Christmas tunes, here comes a singer with substance...kind of like spending the holidays in your favorite nightclub. My wife is generally inclined to tune out a lot of the traditional offerings as semi-pleasant background noise, but she perked right up when Steve Tyrell came on the radio. "Buy me that CD for Christmas, please!" was her immediate request. Says it's the best present she got this year...