Jazz Christmas Classics

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Christmas Time Is Here
double bass:
Christian McBride (American jazz bassist)
percussion:
Peter Erskine (US jazz drummer)
piano:
David Benoit
vocals:
Take 6 (a cappella gospel sextet)
cover recording of:
Christmas Time Is Here
lyricist:
Lee Mendelson (American television producer)
composer:
Lee Mendelson (American television producer) and Vince Guaraldi (pianist)
publisher:
Lee Mendelson Film Productions, Inc. (publishing – affiliated to BMI) and Shifty Music (US work publisher, affiliated with BMI)
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
David Benoit5:17
2Silent Night
Kenny Burrell2:37
3Frosty the Snowman
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1960-07-15)
orchestra:
Frank De Vol Orchestra (on 1960-07-15)
conductor:
Frank De Vol (on 1960-07-15)
arranger:
Frank De Vol
recorded at:
Columbia Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1960-07-15)
cover recording of:
Frosty the Snow Man (on 1960-07-15)
writer:
Steve Nelson (US songwriter who co-wrote “Frosty the Snowman”) and Walter E. Rollins (songwriter)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd., Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09), Chappell & Co. (in 1950) and Hill and Range Songs, Inc. (publisher) (on 1950-06-02)
Ella Fitzgerald & Frank Devol Orchestra42:12
4Greensleeves
recording engineer:
Rudy van Gelder (on 1961-12-21)
double bass:
Jimmy Garrison (on 1961-12-21)
drums (drum set):
Elvin Jones (jazz drummer) (on 1961-12-21)
piano:
McCoy Tyner (jazz pianist) (on 1961-12-21)
soprano saxophone:
John Coltrane (on 1961-12-21)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Englewood Cliffs, July 20, 1959 –) in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, United States (on 1961-12-21)
recording of:
Greensleeves (arrangement for John Coltrane by McCoy Tyner) (on 1961-12-21)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
McCoy Tyner (jazz pianist) (in 1961)
John Coltrane Quartet3:39
5Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
Will Downing4:09
6I'll Be Home For Christmas
Diane Schuur4:15
7When Summer Turns to Snow
recording of:
When the Summer Turns to Snow
composer:
Alan Bergman (American lyricist), Marilyn Bergman and Dave Grusin (American pianist and score composer)
Sérgio Mendes & Brasil ’66 & Dave Grusin5:07
8Little Drummer Boy
engineer:
Scott Steiner
co-producer:
Scott Steiner
producer:
Brian Culbertson (funk/R&B/jazz musician & producer)
double bass:
Brian Bromberg
membranophone:
Vinnie Colaiuta (drummer)
percussion:
Lenny Castro
piano:
Brian Culbertson (funk/R&B/jazz musician & producer)
arranger:
Brian Culbertson (funk/R&B/jazz musician & producer)
mixed at:
BCM Studios in Los Angeles, California, United States
cover recording of:
Carol of the Drum (aka “The Little Drummer Boy”)
lyricist and composer:
Katherine K. Davis (Katherine Kennicott Davis) (in 1941)
additional composer:
Henry Onorati (in 1958) and Harry Simeone (in 1958)
publisher:
EMI Mills Music (ASCAP-affiliated), International Korwin Corp., Warner Chappell, Warner Chappell Music (holding behind all publishing activities of Warner Music Group, 2019–), Belwin-Mills Publishing Corp. (in 1955) and Mills Music, Inc. (in 1964)
is based on:
Trad. (traditional Czech carol, became “Carol of the Drums”)
Brian Culbertson5:14
9I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus
Joe Sample5:21
10Winter Wonderland
Joe Williams4:21
11God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
engineer:
Ron Malo
double bass:
Eldee Young (in 1961-10)
drums (drum set):
Isaac "Redd" Holt (in 1961-10)
piano:
Ramsey Lewis (in 1961-10)
strings:
Sol Bobrov (in 1961-10), David Chausow (in 1961-10), Leonard Chausow (in 1961-10), Oscar Chausow (American violinist and session musician) (in 1961-10), Karl Fruh (cellist) (in 1961-10), Irving Kaplan (in 1961-10), Harold Kupper (in 1961-10), Abe Meltzer (in 1961-10), Emil Podsada (in 1961-10) and Theodore Silavin (in 1961-10)
conductor:
Riley Hampton (in 1961-10)
arranger:
Riley Hampton
recorded at:
Ter-Mar Recording Studios (1950s–1970s recording & mastering studio) in Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1961-10)
instrumental recording of:
God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen (traditional, no arrangement credits here) (in 1961-10)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 394)
Ramsey Lewis Trio3:17
12The Christmas Song
engineer:
Rudy van Gelder
bass trombone:
Paul Faulise (American jazz trombone player, based in New Jersey, USA.) (on 1964-09-29) and Thomas Mitchell (US jazz trombonist) (on 1964-09-29)
double bass [bass]:
Art Davis (US jazz double bassist) (on 1964-09-29)
drums (drum set):
Grady Tate (on 1964-09-29)
flugelhorn:
Joe Newman (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1964-09-29)
French horn:
Earl Chapin (on 1964-09-29), Don Corrado (on 1964-09-29), Jim Buffington (US jazz, studio and classical hornist) (on 1964-09-29) and Morris Secon (on 1964-09-29)
guitar:
Kenny Burrell (on 1964-09-29)
harp:
Margret Ross (on 1964-09-29)
organ:
Jimmy Smith (US jazz organist) (on 1964-09-29)
percussion:
George Devens (on 1964-09-29)
trombone:
Jimmy Cleveland (US jazz trombonist) (on 1964-09-29) and Chauncey Welsch (on 1964-09-29)
trumpet:
Bernie Glow (on 1964-09-29), Ernie Royal (on 1964-09-29), Danny Stiles (trumpet) (on 1964-09-29) and Joe Wilder (on 1964-09-29)
tuba:
Harvey Philips (on 1964-09-29)
conductor:
Billy Byers
arranger:
Billy Byers
instrumental recording of:
The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire) (on 1964-09-29)
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)
Jimmy Smith4:31
13O Holy Night
recording engineer and mixer:
Allen Sides
assistant engineer:
Scott Moore (engineer) and Wesley Seidman (US producer and engineer)
producer:
Steven Miller (US producer, engineer) and Allen Sides
organ and piano:
Doug Petty (pianist, orchestrator, arranger, producer)
background vocals:
David Loucks, Katharine McPhee, Fletcher Sheridan, Roger Treece and Trist Curless
lead vocals:
Katharine McPhee
arranger:
Katharine McPhee, Steven Miller (US producer, engineer) and Doug Petty (pianist, orchestrator, arranger, producer)
background vocals arranger:
Roger Treece
recorded at:
Ocean Way Recording in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States and Record One in Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
O Holy Night
lyricist:
John Sullivan Dwight (in 1855)
composer:
Adolphe Adam (French composer) (in 1847)
arrangement of:
O holy night (arr. John Ebenezer West)
translated version of:
Cantique de Noël “Minuit chrétiens” (French original of “O Holy Night”)
Katharine McPhee4:21
14Christmas Eve
Billy Eckstine & Lionel Newman3:03
15White Christmas (Remastered)
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 Ervin4:31
16The Secret of Christmas
Shirley Horn4:33

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