The Ultimate Jazz Christmas

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Annotation

credits track 03:
al aarons, sonny cohn, thad jones, fip ricard: trumpets
henry coker, quentin jackson, benny powell: trombones
marshal royal, frank wess: alto saxes
eric dixon, frank foster: tenor saxes
charles fowlkes: baritone sax
count basie: piano
freddie green: guitar
ike isaacs: bass
louis bellson: drums

Annotation last modified on 2010-01-02 17:26 UTC.

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Sleigh Ride
bass:
Bob Cranshaw
drums (drum set):
Mickey Roker (Drummer)
piano accordion:
Duke Pearson
Duke Pearson6:26
2The Christmas Song (original Trio version)
bass and double bass:
Johnny Miller (part of the Nat King Cole Trio) (on 1946-06-14)
guitar:
Oscar Moore (on 1946-06-14)
piano:
Nat King Cole (on 1946-06-14)
vocals:
Nat King Cole (on 1946-06-14)
recorded at:
WMCA Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1946-06-14)
cover recording of:
The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire) (on 1946-06-14)
lyricist:
Robert Wells (songwriter) (in 1945-07) and Mel Tormé (“The Velvet Fog”) (in 1945-07)
composer:
Mel Tormé (“The Velvet Fog”) (in 1945-07)
publisher:
Chappell/Morris Ltd., MPL Music Publishing Inc., Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd., Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP), Warner Chappell, Warner Chappell Ltd., Warner Chappell Music (holding behind all publishing activities of Warner Music Group, 2019–), Warner/Chappell Music Australia Pty. Ltd. and Edwin H. Morris & Co., Inc. (a division of MPL Communications Inc.) (from 1946 to present)
Nat King Cole3:15
3Basie’s Jingle Bells
trumpet:
Al Aarons (American jazz trumpeter, who also played the horn, flugelhorn) and Sonny Cohn
Count Basie2:24
4That’s What I Want for Christmas
vocals:
Nancy Wilson (jazz/blues/soul singer)
recording of:
That's What I Want for Christmas (in 1963)
orchestrator:
Jimmy Jones (jazz pianist, active years 1936-1975)
writer:
Earl Lawrence
Nancy Wilson2:20
5I’ve Got My Love to Keep Me Warm
bass:
Marc Johnson (US jazz bassist, composer & band leader)
drums (drum set):
Satoshi Takeishi (Japanese drummer, percussionist, and arranger)
piano:
Eliane Elias
Eliane Elias4:31
6Jingle Bells
baritone saxophone:
Ronnie Cuber
bass:
Ira Coleman
drums (drum set):
Billy Kilson (American jazz drummer)
piano:
Kevin Hays (US jazz pianist and composer)
trumpet:
Virgil Jones
vocals:
Dianne Reeves
arranger:
Bob Belden
Dianne Reeves2:12
7Merry Christmas Baby
baritone saxophone:
Alvin “Red” Tyler (American jazz saxophonist)
bass:
Frank Fields
guitar:
Justin Adams (English guitarist/composer)
piano:
Charles Brown (blues musician)
tenor saxophone:
Lee Allen (US jazz tenor saxophonist)
vocals:
Charles Brown (blues musician)
Charles Brown22:55
8White Christmas
bass:
Red Mitchell (jazz double-bassist, composer and lyricist)
drums (drum set):
Lenny McBrowne (US jazz drummer)
piano:
John Hicks (American jazz pianist)
tenor saxophone:
Booker Ervin (tenor saxophonist)
Booker Ervin4:30
9Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
acoustic guitar:
Laurence Juber
bass:
Dennis Belfield
percussion:
Billy Hulting
piano:
Jeff Colella (jazz pianist & educator) and Myron Grumbacker
vocals:
Lou Rawls
arranger:
Michael Lloyd (US guitarist/singer producer) and Tommy Oliver (US bandleader, producer, songwriter, arranger and engineer)
Lou Rawls2:29
10Little Drummer Boy
bass:
Bob Cranshaw
drums (drum set):
Mickey Roker (Drummer)
percussion:
Airto Moreira (percussionist)
piano:
Duke Pearson
Duke Pearson5:43
11Christo Redentor
bass:
Butch Warren (on 1963-01-12)
drums (drum set):
Lex Humphries (on 1963-01-12)
guitar:
Kenny Burrell (on 1963-01-12)
piano:
Herbie Hancock (US jazz pianist, keyboardist, bandleader and composer) (on 1963-01-12)
tenor saxophone:
Hank Mobley (US jazz tenor saxophonist) (on 1963-01-12)
trumpet:
Donald Byrd (American jazz trumpeter) (on 1963-01-12)
vibraphone:
Donald Best (on 1963-01-12)
chorus master:
Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson (on 1963-01-12)
arranger:
Duke Pearson
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Englewood Cliffs, July 20, 1959 –) in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, United States (on 1963-01-12)
recording of:
Cristo Redentor (on 1963-01-12)
composer:
Duke Pearson
publisher:
Blackbyrd Productions, Inc. and Gailantcy Music Co.
Donald Byrd45:43
12Peace
piano:
Norah Jones
vocals:
Norah Jones
cover recording of:
Peace (version with lyrics by Doug Carn)
lyricist:
Doug Carn
composer:
Horace Silver
version of:
Peace
Norah Jones3:49
13A Child Is Born
bass:
Richard Davis (American jazz bassist)
bass and trombone:
Cliff Heather
clarinet:
Pepper Adams (baritone saxophonist)
drums (drum set):
Mel Lewis (American jazz drummer)
flute:
Eddie Daniels (US jazz/classical saxophonist, clarinetist & flutist), Jerry Dodgion, Billy Harper and Jerome Richardson
piano:
“Sir” Roland Hanna (jazz pianist)
trombone:
Eddie Bert, Jimmy Knepper (trombonist) and Benny Powell (jazz trombonist)
trumpet:
Danny Moore, Al Porcino, Marvin Stamm and Snooky Young
Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra4:06

Credits

Release

producer:Michael Cuscuna
mastering:Kurt Lundvall
ASIN:UK: B000IHY0SI [info]