The Pianoman at Christmas

This is Jamie Cullum’s 10th Studio release. Comprising ten original songs, it was begun before the first Covid-19 lockdown and completed as soon as Cullum & Co. could return to the studio. Following a year full of sadness and uncertainty, Cullum’s wish is that “the care, attention to detail and sheer joy that we put into this record will bring a little magic this Christmas.” It certainly delivers the magic. The album was co-produced by Cullum’s musical director, Tom Richards, one of the UK’s best arrangers who has worked with Quincy Jones, Metropole Orkest and Jules Buckley, and by Greg Wells, a Grammy-winning producer who has worked with Adele and on the soundtrack to The Greatest Showman