hey! escape the hustle and bustle of holiday shopping and planning and read this past tuesday's playlist!

Coffeetime, December 18, 2001
theme: 'coffeetime' from 'the subterraneans' (as always)

bed: dave mckenna / xmas ivory / cd / concord

set one
paul chambers / paul chambers quintet / cd / the hand of love (pc) / blue note / 5.19.57
gene ammons / 25 years of prestige / lp / the xmas song (torme-wells) / prestige / nj 2.2.70
henry reser & his orch / comp / lp / santa claus is coming to town (haven gillespie - j. fred coots) / ? / 10.24.34 / voc: tom stacks
dick robertson & his orch / comp / lp / i want you for xmas / ? / 10.37 / voc: dr
cats & the fiddle / comp / lp / hep cat's holiday / rca bluebird / 7.31.40 / voc: group
king cole trio / comp / cd / the xmas song / capitol / 6.14.46 / voc: nat king cole
ella fitzgerald / ella wishes you a merry xmas / cd / santa claus is coming to town / verve / nyc summer 1960

set two
vince guaraldi trio / soundtrack to 'the charlie brown xmas' / lp / side two / fantasy / 1964? (i'm lame, still haven't looked it up!)
jiminy cricket [cliff edwards] / 45 / twas the night before xmas / 1950s? / recitation: jc [ce]
frank sinatra (w/ axel stordhal & orch) / comp / cd / santa claus is coming to town / v-disc transcription / 1940s
the jackson trio / comp / lp / love for xmas / ? / 50s? / voc: group
bing crosby / score to 'white christmas' / lp / count your blessings / decca? / 1954? / voc: bc

set three
kenny burrell / have yourself a soulful xmas / lp / god rest ye merry gentleman / cadet / chicago 10.66
sahib shihab / an uptown xmas / cd / silent night / uptown / nj 7.7.88
dan grissom / comp / lp / wonderful xmas night / savoy / la 10.5.48 / voc: dg
amos milburn / comp / lp / let's make xmas merry, baby / la 10.1.49 / voc: am
mill brothers / merry xmas / lp / i'll be home for xmas / dot / 1950s? / voc: group
charles brown / comp / cd / merry xmas, baby / aladdin / 9.4.56 / voc: cb
brook benton / comp / cd / this time of the year / ? / 1960s? / voc: bb
nancy wilson (with ralph carmichael orch & chorus) / comp / cd / that's what i want for xmas / capitol / 6.13.63

set four
les brown & his band of renown / that sound of renown / lp / the nutcracker / decca? / 1956
tommy flanagan / an uptown xmas / cd / the xmas waltz / uptown / 8.12.87 (only the best recording for xmas, that's all!)
bing crosby / soundtrack to 'blue skies' / cd / happy holiday & let's start the new year right / ? / hollywood 8.4.42 / voc: bc & majorie reynolds
mel blanc & his sportsmen / comp / cd / jingle bells / afrs xmas special v-disc transcription / 1940s / voc: mb
dinah washington / comp / cd / make me a present of you / mercury / nyc 1957 / voc: dw
highway q c's / comp / cd / count your blessings / veejay / mid-50s / voc: group

last soul song
otis redding / soul xmas / cd / merry xmas baby / atco / memphis 2.67 / voc: or