Thursday, December 22, 2005

Merry Christmas, Baby!

Coffeetime, December 22, 2005

bed

Duke Pearson / Merry Ole Soul / Blue Note / 2.29.65

set 1
Red Garland / Soul Junction / Hallelujah / Prestige / 11.15.57
Stephen Scott & Mark Whitfield / Jazz for Joy / Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas / Verve / fall 1996
Les Brown & his Band of Renown / I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm / radio transcription / Hollywood 1953
Ted Weems & his Orch / Winter Wonderland / Columbia / Chicago 11.11.34 / vocal = Parker Gibbs
Dan Grissom / Wonderful Christmas Night / Jewell / LA 10.5.48
Amos Milburn / Let's Make Christmas Merry, Baby / Aladdin / LA 10.4.49
Ella Fitzgerald / Ella Wishes You a Swinging Christmas / White Christmas / Verve / LA 8.5.60

set 2
Vince Guaraldi / A Charlie Brown Christmas / Christmas Time is Here; O Tannenbaum; Skating; Hark, the Herald Angels Sing; The Christmas Song; Christmas Time is Here (vocal); / Fantasy / LA 1965
Peggy Lee / Christmas Carousel / Christmas Carousel / Capitol / LA 1960
Doris Day / The Doris Day Christmas Album / The Christmas Waltz / Columbia / LA 1964

set 3
Tina Brooks / True Blue / Nothing Ever Changes My Love for You / Blue Note / 6.25.60
Kenny Burrell / Have Yourself a Soulful Little Christmas / Merry Christmas Baby / Cadet / 10.66
King Cole Trio / The Christmas Song / Capitol / 6.14.46
Bing Crosby / White Christmas / Count Your Blessings (Instead of Sheep) / Decca / Hollywood 1953 / with Joseph J. Lilley and his Orch and Chorus; a re-recording of the songs from the Paramount movie
Billy Eckstine / Billy Eckstine Sings with Benny Carter / Christmas Eve / Verve / LA fall 1986

set 4
Tommy Flanagan / An Uptown Christmas / The Christmas Waltz / Uptown / 8.12.87
Cary Grant / Christmas Lullaby / Columbia / LA 1967
Mel Blanc and the Sportsmen / Jingle Bells / radio transcription AFRS Mail Call Christmas Special / Hollywood 40s
Frank Sinatra / Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas / 7.3.47 / with Alex Stordahl & orch
Dean Martin / Let it Snow, Let it Snow, Let it Snow! / Capitol / LA 11.16.59
James Brown & his Famous Flames / James Brown Christmas Album / Merry Christmas, I Love You / King / 1966
Dinah Washington / Make Me a Present of You / EmArcy / LA 11.11.55 / with Ernie Wilkins Orch
Golden Gate Quartet / Go Where I Send Thee / Bluebird / Charlotte, NC 8.4.57

last soul (Christmas) song
Otis Redding / Soul Christmas / Merry Christmas, Baby / Atco / Memphis 2.57