A Ray Charles Christmas

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Tracklist

▼CD 1
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1What Child Is This
flugelhorn and trumpet:
Freddie Hubbard
guitar:
Jeff Pevar and Kevin Turner
tenor saxophone:
Rudy Johnson (1970s jazz saxophone player)
background vocals:
The Raeletts
vocals:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
cover recording of:
What Child Is This?
lyricist:
William Chatterton Dix (in 1865)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
version of:
Greensleeves (generic entry for traditional and unknown arrangements)
5:01
2The Little Drummer Boy
flugelhorn and trumpet:
Freddie Hubbard
guitar:
Jeff Pevar and Kevin Turner
tenor saxophone:
Rudy Johnson (1970s jazz saxophone player)
background vocals:
The Raeletts
vocals:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
cover recording of:
Carol of the Drum (aka “The Little Drummer Boy”)
lyricist and composer:
Katherine K. Davis (in 1941)
additional composer:
Henry Onorati (in 1958) and Harry Simeone (in 1958)
publisher:
EMI Mills Music (ASCAP-affiliated), International Korwin Corp., Belwin-Mills Publishing Corp. (in 1955) and Mills Music, Inc. (in 1964)
is based on:
Trad. (traditional Czech carol, became “Carol of the Drums”)
lyrics quoted on:
Drummer Boy
part of:
Psalty's Family Christmas Sing-A-Long
5:32
3Santa Claus Is Coming to Town
cover recording of:
Santa Claus Is Coming to Town
lyricist:
Haven Gillespie (in 1932)
composer:
J. Fred Coots (in 1932)
publisher:
EMI Feist Catalog Inc., EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS-affiliated), EMI United Partnership Ltd., Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd., Haven Gillespie Music Publishing, Jobete Music Co., Inc., Leo Feist Ltd, Leo Feist, Inc., SBK United Partnership and The Songwriters Guild
music quoted on:
Lit vert
3:31
4This Time of the Year
flugelhorn and trumpet:
Freddie Hubbard
guitar:
Jeff Pevar and Kevin Turner
tenor saxophone:
Rudy Johnson (1970s jazz saxophone player)
background vocals:
The Raeletts
vocals:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
cover recording of:
This Time of the Year
writer:
Brook Benton and Clyde Otis (American songwriter and record producer)
3:16
5That Spirit of Christmas
flugelhorn and trumpet:
Freddie Hubbard
guitar:
Jeff Pevar and Kevin Turner
tenor saxophone:
Rudy Johnson (1970s jazz saxophone player)
background vocals:
The Raeletts
vocals:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
recording of:
That Spirit of Christmas
writer:
Parnel Davison, Marble John and Joel Webster
5:08
6All I Want for Christmas
flugelhorn and trumpet:
Freddie Hubbard
guitar:
Jeff Pevar and Kevin Turner
tenor saxophone:
Rudy Johnson (1970s jazz saxophone player)
background vocals:
The Raeletts
vocals:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
recording of:
All I Want for Christmas
lyricist and composer:
William Henderson (songwriter)
4:26
7Christmas in My Heart
flugelhorn and trumpet:
Freddie Hubbard
guitar:
Jeff Pevar and Kevin Turner
tenor saxophone:
Rudy Johnson (1970s jazz saxophone player)
background vocals:
The Raeletts
vocals:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
recording of:
Christmas in My Heart
writer:
Douglas Fraser, Julia Fraser and Rosalyn Winters
4:16
8Christmas Time
flugelhorn and trumpet:
Freddie Hubbard
guitar:
Jeff Pevar and Kevin Turner
synthesizer:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
tenor saxophone:
Rudy Johnson (1970s jazz saxophone player)
background vocals:
The Raeletts
vocals:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
recording of:
Christmas Time
lyricist and composer:
Eddie Cole (older brother of Nat King Cole, 1910–1970)
4:40
9Baby It's Cold Outside
engineer:
Steve Hoffman (mastering engineer)
producer:
Sid Feller
flugelhorn and trumpet:
Freddie Hubbard
guitar:
Jeff Pevar and Kevin Turner
tenor saxophone:
Rudy Johnson (1970s jazz saxophone player)
background vocals:
The Raeletts
vocals:
Betty Carter and Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
conductor:
Marty Paich
performer:
Betty Carter
arranger:
Marty Paich
cover recording of:
Baby, It’s Cold Outside (Neptune’s Daughter)
lyricist and composer:
Frank Loesser
publisher:
Frank Music Corp., MPL Communications Ltd. (not for release label use! Paul McCartney-related, London-based company), MPL UK Publishing, Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. and ヤマハミュージックEH(CM)
part of:
Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 22)
4:11
10Winter Wonderland
flugelhorn and trumpet:
Freddie Hubbard
guitar:
Jeff Pevar and Kevin Turner
piano:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
tenor saxophone:
Rudy Johnson (1970s jazz saxophone player)
background vocals:
The Raeletts
vocals:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
cover recording of:
Winter Wonderland
lyricist:
Richard B. Smith (wrote lyrics to “Winter Wonderland”)
composer:
Felix Bernard
publisher:
Bregman, Vocco & Conn, Inc., EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), Francis, Day & Hunter, Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
3:35
11Lift Every Voice and Sing
cover recording of:
Lift Every Voice and Sing (1905 hymn incorporating the poem as its lyrics)
lyricist:
James Weldon Johnson (US songwriter, author) (in 1899)
composer:
John Rosamond Johnson (African American songwriter) (in 1905)
is based on:
Lift Every Voice and Sing (original 1899 poem used as the basis for the hymn)
3:10
12There'll Be No Peace Without All Men as One
recording of:
There’ll Be No Peace Without All Men as One
lyricist and composer:
Sadye Shepard
3:49