patricia Posted December 21, 2006 Report Posted December 21, 2006 (edited) Christmas Cookin' - Jimmy Smith Christmas Piano - Bryan Tey Verve Presents the very best of Christmas Jazz - Ella Fitzgerald, Kenny Burrell, Billy Eckstine, Ramsey Lewis, Joe Williams, John Coltrane, Mel Torme, Louis Armstrong, Shirley Horn, Bill Evans, Count Basie, Jimmy Smith, Dinah Washington and Oscar Peterson. [i brought this to work and everybody loves it.] In The Christmas Mood - Glenn Miller Orchestra Edited December 21, 2006 by patricia Quote
The Magnificent Goldberg Posted December 21, 2006 Report Posted December 21, 2006 guess i have a different god. Didn't you ever make a Christmas album by, say, the AEC? MG Quote
GA Russell Posted December 21, 2006 Report Posted December 21, 2006 The Yellowjackets - Peace Round I was given this one. It's OK for background music, but not really very good IMO. Quote
The Magnificent Goldberg Posted December 21, 2006 Report Posted December 21, 2006 John Coltrane - A love supreme MG Quote
Peter Friedman Posted December 21, 2006 Report Posted December 21, 2006 Joe Pass - Six String Santa - LaserLight Quote
Ted O'Reilly Posted December 21, 2006 Report Posted December 21, 2006 Given there's a lot of tradition involved with Christmas, I like 'traditional jazz' things like "Christmas with the New Black Eagle Jazz Band" (Daring Records CD 3025); and the old LP by The World's Greatest Jazz Band (led by Yank Lawson and Bob Haggart) "Hark The Herald Angels Swing" (World Jazz WJLP-S-2). You ain't heard nuttin' if you ain't heard Vic Dickenson and Gus Johnson sing Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer! Quote
patricia Posted December 22, 2006 Report Posted December 22, 2006 On Vinyl: A Very Special Christmas - Hagood Hardy The Ventures' Christmas Album Wishing You A Merry Christmas - A classical album compilation featuring the Morman Tabernacle Choir, The Philidelphia Orchestra, The Cleveland Orchestra and the Columbia Symphony Orchestra. To Wish You A Merry Christmas - Harry Belafonte Merry Christmas - The Mills Brothers Quote
Noj Posted December 22, 2006 Report Posted December 22, 2006 Kenny Burrell - Have Yourself A Soulful Little Christmas Joe Pass - Six String Santa Duke Pearson - Merry Ole Soul Plus a cd I have that has Paul Simon & Steve Martin doing "Silver Bells" and Porky Pig singing "Blue Christmas." Quote
sidewinder Posted December 22, 2006 Report Posted December 22, 2006 (edited) Love this bah humbug blog review of Duke P's 'Merry Ole Soul' ...here's my only concession to the festive season.Bombarded with shite Christmas songs from all directions (Take That AND Cliff Richard-what a double whammy for complete bollocks this year.One old c**t against five young but even bigger c**ts - tis the season to be utterly despondent if you are within a mile of a radio etc) But Ho Ho Ho here's Duke striking back with a jazz Christmas Cracker.Yes it sounds like it should be crap-but it aint!!! Duke pulls in Bob Cranshaw,Mickey Roker,and Airto for a selection of festive tunes and a very fine spin he puts on them too.The concept appears to be hokey as hell but the reinterpretations are cliche free and have some great moments.As I said I hate Christmas music(if i hear that bloody Slade record again I will pay for someone to shoot Noddy's fucking nuts) but this is really very good. Edited December 22, 2006 by sidewinder Quote
sidewinder Posted December 22, 2006 Report Posted December 22, 2006 (edited) Mmm - Airto and his Cuica on 'Jingle Bells'... Edited December 22, 2006 by sidewinder Quote
The Magnificent Goldberg Posted December 22, 2006 Report Posted December 22, 2006 Just got this year’s Christmas album So pleased. MG Quote
Big Al Posted December 22, 2006 Report Posted December 22, 2006 On Vinyl: The Ventures' Christmas Album You have that on vinyl? I am sooooooo jealous. I'll be completely green with envy if you tell me it's a mono copy. Quote
Big Al Posted December 22, 2006 Report Posted December 22, 2006 Love this bah humbug blog review of Duke P's 'Merry Ole Soul' ...here's my only concession to the festive season.Bombarded with shite Christmas songs from all directions (Take That AND Cliff Richard-what a double whammy for complete bollocks this year.One old c**t against five young but even bigger c**ts - tis the season to be utterly despondent if you are within a mile of a radio etc) But Ho Ho Ho here's Duke striking back with a jazz Christmas Cracker.Yes it sounds like it should be crap-but it aint!!! Duke pulls in Bob Cranshaw,Mickey Roker,and Airto for a selection of festive tunes and a very fine spin he puts on them too.The concept appears to be hokey as hell but the reinterpretations are cliche free and have some great moments.As I said I hate Christmas music(if i hear that bloody Slade record again I will pay for someone to shoot Noddy's fucking nuts) but this is really very good. Quote
Big Al Posted December 22, 2006 Report Posted December 22, 2006 I've been spinnin'Big Al's Christmas BFT (from last year, IIRC)... there's some good stuff on that one! Just catchin' up on this thread. Thanks man!!! Quote
Uncle Skid Posted December 23, 2006 Report Posted December 23, 2006 I've been spinnin'Big Al's Christmas BFT (from last year, IIRC)... there's some good stuff on that one! Just catchin' up on this thread. Thanks man!!! Thank you for a great compilation! Quote
JohnS Posted December 23, 2006 Report Posted December 23, 2006 Jimmy Ponder; A Guitar Christmas Quote
The Magnificent Goldberg Posted December 23, 2006 Report Posted December 23, 2006 Jimmy Ponder; A Guitar Christmas I pulled that out for play later today, too. MG Quote
rostasi Posted December 23, 2006 Report Posted December 23, 2006 I'm currently pondering that idea... Quote
GA Russell Posted December 23, 2006 Report Posted December 23, 2006 I'm surprised there haven't been more posters to this thread over the past month. I guess not many of us here are into Christmas music. Quote
mikeweil Posted December 23, 2006 Report Posted December 23, 2006 I simply wasn't at home much during the last 4 weeks or didn't have much time to post. My current favourite to get me in the mood while setting up the Christmas tree this afternoon: No matter what people think of her - I like her singing, find she plays a nice piano and this album one of the most swingin' Xmas affairs. Quote
mikeweil Posted December 23, 2006 Report Posted December 23, 2006 (edited) One question: which is the preferable version of Nat King Cole's album? They have 20, 14, and 22 tracks, respectively - I guess the third is the best choice? Edited December 23, 2006 by mikeweil Quote
The Magnificent Goldberg Posted December 23, 2006 Report Posted December 23, 2006 I'm surprised there haven't been more posters to this thread over the past month. I guess not many of us here are into Christmas music. Nine pages isn't too bad and it's not Christmas Eve yet. MG Quote
The Magnificent Goldberg Posted December 23, 2006 Report Posted December 23, 2006 I just noticed it's 6 pages, because this is last year's thread. So, already it's twice as long as last year. And six pages in 39 days is 0.15 pages per day. The "Which Mosaic are you enjoying" thread has 109 pages after 940 days; and average of 0.115 pages per day. Am I a fuckin' nerd or what? YAY! MG Quote
rostasi Posted December 23, 2006 Report Posted December 23, 2006 I'm surprised there haven't been more posters to this thread over the past month. I guess not many of us here are into Christmas music.There's no way that I could reasonably list all of the holiday tunes that I've been playing. I had thought of a weeklong rodcast, but decided to keep at least some of my sanity and just devote the 24th and 25th to it. Quote
The Magnificent Goldberg Posted December 23, 2006 Report Posted December 23, 2006 Etta Jones & Houston Person - A Christmas together Jimmy Ponder - Guitar Christmas MG Quote
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