A Jazzy Christmas

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Annotation

Barcode:M 6925 345 S (M&S specific)

Annotation last modified on 2012-11-01 22:06 UTC.

Tracklist

CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1White Christmas
Ella Fitzgerald3:04
2I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus
Joe Sample5:25
3Ole Santa
arranger:
Belford Hendricks
recording of:
Ole Santa
lyricist and composer:
Clyde Otis (American songwriter and record producer)
Dinah Washington2:42
4What Are You Doing New Year's Eve?
Joe Williams3:56
5Christmas Night in Harlem
recording of:
Christmas Night in Harlem
lyricist:
Mitchell Parish
composer:
Raymond Scott (US composer, band leader, pianist & producer) (in 1934)
Louis Armstrong2:37
6Blue Xmas (To Whom It May Concern)
Miles Davis Sextet2:42
7I've Got My Love to Keep Me WarmBillie Holiday2:57
8Silent Night, Holy Night
The Manhattan Transfer5:55
9O Little Town of Bethlehem
Sister Rosetta Tharpe2:26
10Santa Claus Is Coming to Town
Bill Evans Trio3:46
11Little Drummer Boy
Lou Rawls2:52
12Jingle Bells
engineer:
Rudy van Gelder
drums (drum set):
Bill Hart (on 1964-04-20)
guitar:
Quentin Warren (on 1964-04-20)
organ:
Jimmy Smith (US jazz organist) (on 1964-04-20)
arranger:
Jimmy Smith (US jazz organist)
instrumental recording of:
Jingle Bells (from 1964-04-20 until 1964-04-29)
lyricist and composer:
James Lord Pierpont (in 1850)
publisher:
Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
lyrics quoted on:
White Christmas (vocal quartet arrangement, made popular by The Drifters)
music quoted on:
Christmas
music quoted on:
Sounds Like It’s Going to Bundle (Main Humble Bundle Theme Song)
music quoted on:
You Should See My Other Bundle (Humble Indie Bundle 2 Theme)
Jimmy Smith3:13
13A Merrier Xmas
Dianne Reeves3:10
14Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer
instrumental cover recording of:
Rudolph, the Red‐Nosed Reindeer
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Marks (American songwriter)
publisher:
Chappell & Co Ltd., Chappell Music Ltd., St. Nicholas Music Publishing Co. (on 1949-05-09) and St. Nicholas Music Inc. (from 1950 to present)
Billy May & His Orchestra2:39
15Winter Wonderland
Shirley Horn4:09
16Boogie Woogie Santa Claus
alto saxophone:
Bobby Plater (on 1950-10-27) and Jerome Richardson (on 1950-10-27)
baritone saxophone:
Ben Kynard (on 1950-10-27)
double bass:
Roy Johnson (US jazz double bassist) (on 1950-10-27)
drums (drum set):
Ellis Bartee (Jazz drummer) (on 1950-10-27)
guitar:
William "Billy" Mackel (on 1950-10-27)
piano:
Milt Buckner (US jazz pianist/organist) (on 1950-10-27)
tenor saxophone:
Johnny Board (on 1950-10-27), Curtis Lowe (on 1950-10-27) and Lonnie Shaw (on 1950-10-27)
trombone:
Jimmy Cleveland (on 1950-10-27), Al Grey (trombone) (on 1950-10-27), Paul Lee (US jazz trombonist.) (on 1950-10-27) and Benny Powell (on 1950-10-27)
trumpet:
Benny Bailey (on 1950-10-27), Richard "Duke" Garrette (jazz trumpeter) (on 1950-10-27), Ed Mullens (on 1950-10-27), Leo Shepherd (on 1950-10-27) and Walter Williams (1930s US trumpet player) (on 1950-10-27)
vibraphone:
Lionel Hampton (on 1950-10-27)
vocals:
Sonny Parker (on 1950-10-27)
cover recording of:
Boogie Woogie Santa Claus (on 1950-10-27)
lyricist and composer:
Leon René
recording of:
Boogie Woogie Santa Claus
lyricist and composer:
Leon René
Lionel Hampton2:45
17The Christmas Song
Mel Tormé3:13