Coffeetime, December 22, 2006
bed
Red Garland / Soul Junction / Winter Wonderland / Prestige / 11.15.57 /
Johnny Costa / A Chiaroscuro Christmas / What Child is This? / Chiaroscuro / 9.5.91
Coleman Hawkins / Soul / Greensleeves / Prestige / 9.7.58
set 1
Richard Wyands Trio / An Uptown Christmas / Santa Claus is Coming to Town / Uptown / 9.6.85
Junior Mance Trio / A Chiaroscuro Christmas / White Christmas / Chiaroscuro / 5.18.94
Harry Reser & his Orch / Santa Claus is Coming to Town / Decca / 10.24.34 / vocal = Tom Sacks
Felix Gross / Love for Christmas / Savoy / LA 10.25.49
Johnny Moore's Three Blazers / Merry Christmas, Baby / Exclusive / LA 1947 / vocal = Charles Brown
Billy Eckstine / Billy Eckstine Sings with Benny Carter / Christmas Eve / Verve / LA fall 1986
Ella Fitzgerald / Ella Wishes You a Swinging Christmas / Sleigh Ride / 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 /
Cary Grant / Christmas Lullaby / Columbia / LA 1967 /
Peggy Lee / Christmas Carousel / It's Christmas Time Again / Capitol / LA 1963
Doris Day / The Doris Day Christmas Album / The Christmas Waltz / Columbia / LA 1964
set 3
Cranston East A Cappella Choir / Speak to One Another / Fum, Fum, Fum / Vogt / Cranston, RI fall 1972
Kenny Burrell / Have Yourself a Soulful Little Christmas / Merry Christmas Baby / Cadet / 10.66
Gene Ammons / Swinging for Xmas / Aristocrat / 10.12.48
Kay Starr / December / radio transcription / fall 1949 / with Billy Butterfield Quintet and background vocals by The Three Beaus & a Peep
Bing Crosby & Ella Fitzgerald / Marshmallow World / radio transcription from Bing Crosby show / 1940s
Louis Armstrong / Christmas Night in Harlem / Decca / LA 9.8.55 / with Benny Carter Orch
Bing Crosby, Danny Kaye, Peggy Lee, & Trudy Stevens / White Christmas / Snow / Decca / Hollywood 1953 / with Joseph J. Lilley and his Orch and Chorus; a re-recording of the songs from the Paramount movie
Nancy Wilson / That's What I Want for Christmas / Capitol / LA 6.13.63
set 4
Tommy Flanagan / An Uptown Christmas / The Christmas Waltz / Uptown / 8.12.87
Judy Garland / from the soundtrack to the film “Meet Me in St. Louis” / Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas / MGM / 12.4.43
King Cole Trio / The Christmas Song / Capitol / 6.14.46
Johnny Mercer / Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town (Capitol Promo) / Capitol / LA 9.17.47
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 8.4.37
last soul (Christmas) song
Otis Redding / Soul Christmas / Merry Christmas, Baby / Atco / Memphis 2.67
