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Robert Mosci is an extraordinordinarily versatile singer, reminding me of the pop James Taylor one minute, jazzy Harry Connick, Jr., the next, with a little bit of R&B Barry White thrown in from time to time for good measure. On Holidays his voice is embedded in some really extravagant orchestral arrangements, the most impressive of which is his composition "Holidays Are Here Again", a song that manages to capture and convey the childlike wonder of Christmas. I liked its bouyant melody and over-articulated instrumentals.

His other new song, "Chanukah", is more subdued, with klezmer saxophone riffs doing most of the heavy lifting in his wistful arrangement. Every song has a slightly different signature, from jazz, to folk, to R&B, to pop. In the final analysis, Holidays plays out as an almost old-fashioned big band record, with Mosci doing a much more than adequate job as band leader, taking some risks and making a unique pop music statement on some of the most interesting arrangements I've heard in weeks.

--Richard Banks
(Reviewed in 2004)

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From the liner notes:

Robert Mosci: vocals, piano, keyboard
Bob Devos, electric guitar
Jeff Lopez, electric and acoustic bass
Ray Bruce: drums and percussion
Erik Lawrence: alto, tenor, baritone saxophones
Allen Won: soprano, tenor saxophones, alto flute
Michael Morreale: trumpet

Special guest appearaance by Spank (Raisin Cain, Reggae Rowson, Bernard Taylor) on White Christmas

Produced by Robert Mosci
Mastered by Steve Fallone at Sterling Sound
Recorded and mixed by R.M. at Snug As A Bug Studio, Staten Island, NY

Arranged by Robert Mosci, with great assistance from the band members (White Christmas vocal arrangement ©2004 by Spank)

Robert Mosci

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