A Jazz Christmas

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Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Jingle Bells
recording of:
Jingle Bells
lyricist and composer:
James Lord Pierpont (in 1850)
publisher:
Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
composed at and lyrics written at:
Simpson Tavern in Medford, Massachusetts, United States (in 1850)
Duke Ellington2:58
2The Sound of Christmas
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)
recording of:
The Sound of Christmas (in 1961-10)
composer:
Riley Hampton and Ramsey Lewis
The Ramsey Lewis Trio2:18
3Frosty the Snowman
cover recording of:
Frosty the Snow Man
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 Fitzgerald2:12
4Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
choir vocals:
The Ralph Brewster Singers (on 1957-07-16)
lead vocals:
Frank Sinatra (American singer and actor, “Ol’ Blue Eyes”)
orchestra:
Gordon Jenkins & His Orchestra (on 1957-07-16)
conductor:
Gordon Jenkins (on 1957-07-16)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 1957) and Capitol Records, LLC (not for release label use! fka Capitol Records, Inc. until 2007) (in 2002)
recording of:
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas (on 1957-07-16)
lyricist:
Ralph Blane (in 1943)
composer:
Hugh Martin (in 1943)
publisher:
EMI April Music Inc., EMI Feist Catalog Inc., EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI Publishing, EMI United Partnership Ltd., J. Albert & Son, J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd., Loew’s Incorporated (in 1943, in 1944) and Leo Feist, Inc. (in 1971, in 1972)
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), フジパシフィック音楽出版 SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music Inc. SBK Division) (until 2014-12-31) and フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music SBK Department) (from 2015-01-01 to present)
part of:
Meet Me in St. Louis (1944 musical film soundtrack)
Frank Sinatra43:24
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 Armstrong2:38
6Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree
Marlowe Morris2:25
7Caroling, Caroling
producer:
Lee Gillette
vocals:
Nat King Cole (in 1960)
conductor:
Ralph Carmichael (in 1960)
recording of:
Caroling, Caroling
lyricist:
Wihla Hutson
composer:
Alfred S. Burt (composer of Christmas carols)
publisher:
TRO Essex Music Ltd.
Nat King Cole2:00
8Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
Pony Poindexter2:31
9The Christmas Song
recording engineer:
Fred Plaut (on 1961-06-29)
cornet:
Nat Adderley (on 1961-06-29)
double bass:
Bob Cranshaw (on 1961-06-29)
drums (drum set):
Walter Perkins (Chicago jazz drummer) (on 1961-06-29)
guitar:
Mundell Lowe (on 1961-06-29)
piano:
Norman Simmons (on 1961-06-29)
tenor saxophone:
Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis (jazz saxophonist) (on 1961-06-29)
vocals:
Carmen McRae (on 1961-06-29)
cover recording of:
The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire) (on 1961-06-29)
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)
Carmen McRae3:54
10Blues du papa Noel
Sidney Bechet3:28
11Deck Us All With Boston Charlie
Lambert, Hendricks & Ross3:14
12We Three Kings of Orient Are
Stan Kenton2:10
13Winter Wonderland
Chico Hamilton5:20
14What Are You Doing New Year’s Eve?
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1960-07-16)
orchestra:
Frank De Vol Orchestra (on 1960-07-16)
conductor:
Frank De Vol (on 1960-07-16)
arranger:
Frank De Vol
recorded at:
Columbia Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1960-07-16)
cover recording of:
What Are You Doing New Year’s Eve (on 1960-07-16)
lyricist and composer:
Frank Loesser
publisher:
Edwin H. Morris & Co., Inc. (a division of MPL Communications Inc.), Frank Music Corp. (in 1947) and MPL Music Publishing Inc. (in 1947)
sub-publisher:
Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label) and ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) (Yamaha Music EH(CM))
Ella Fitzgerald3:32
15Here Comes Santa Claus
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)
recorded at:
Ter-Mar Recording Studios (1950s–1970s recording & mastering studio) in Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1961-10)
instrumental recording of:
Here Comes Santa Claus (Right Down Santa Claus Lane) (in 1961-10)
lyricist and composer:
Gene Autry (“The Singing Cowboy”), Oakley Haldeman (songwriter) and Harriett Melka
writer:
Oakley Haldeman (songwriter) and Harriett Melka
publisher:
Campbell Connelly & Co., EMI Davis Music Australia Pty Limited, Remick Music Corp., Warner Bros. Music Corp. and Gene Autry Music Publishing, Inc. (on 1947-11-20)
The Ramsey Lewis Trio2:38
16White Christmas
recording of:
White Christmas
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (from 1938 until 1940)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Irving Berlin Music Corp., Williamson Music Company and Irving Berlin Music Company (from 1940 to present)
sub-publisher:
EMI Allans Music Australia Pty Ltd, Irving Berlin Music Ltd., Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd. (Australian subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group), Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019), Warner/Chappell Music, Hong Kong Limited (華納音樂版權香港有限公司, 1995–2019), シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
part of:
The 15th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1942 winner)
Louis Armstrong2:35
17Silent Night
cover recording of:
Silent Night (Christmas carol, English translation)
lyricist:
Josef Mohr (composer/author) (in 1816)
composer:
Franz Xaver Gruber (composer/author) (in 1818)
translator:
John Freeman Young (in 1859)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 27088)
translated version of:
Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht
Dinah Washington42:20

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ASIN:UK: B016JCC3I4 [info]