For You Lot Diverse Artists - 1997 Yule Live On Boppin', Bluenote

This is i of the meliorate Christmas jazz collections available. The fifteen selections each use unlike artists as well as were recorded peculiarly for this CD. Kurt Elling's version of Steve Allen's "Cool Yule," as well as Pat Martino's "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town," Javon Jackson's "Santa Baby," Bobby Watson as well as Jack Walrath on "Cristo Redentor," as well as Charlie Hunter's solo guitar version of "Christmas Time Is Here" are highlights. Other featured players include Dianne Reeves ("Jingle Bells"), Eliane Elias (romping on "I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm"), Bob Dorough (remaking "Blue X-Mas"), Fareed Haque, Sweet Daddy Lowe, Judi Silvano, Jacky Terrasson, Benny Green, Miles Griffith, Rachelle Ferrell as well as Joe Lovano. An fantabulous ready of to a greater extent than oft than non offbeat versions of seasonal favorites.

For that hardened jazz boho on your list, this 15-piece slab serves upwardly a lot of cool yule trimmings. There are goodies for baddies here, including Javon Jackson, who takes you lot on a drum-lead, saxophone-improv trip during "Santa Baby," exploring all the nooks as well as crannies of Santa's workshop. Bob Dorough reprises the cynical classic "Blue X-Mas" spell Sweet Daddy Love as well as the Blue Note Ad Hoc Orchestra revisit that beatnik staple "Bebop Santa Claus." Other noteworthy tracks include Jacky Terrasson soulfully welding "Adeste Fideles" as well as "Little Drummer Boy" inwards a groovin' orgy of organ-chased gospel rhythms as well as sprite pianoforte riffs. No hip ready would hold upwardly consummate without "Zat You, Santa Claus?", hither handled admirably past times Benny Green as well as Miles Griffith (although no i tin position a finger on Louis Armstrong's version). Cool stuff, fifty-fifty for nonjazz stiffs.

Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 afterwards Blue Note induce got on the Holiday audio – but i that features but about surprisingly overnice numbers past times artists who were on the label's roster during the 90s! There's a spirit hither that takes us dorsum to older Holiday jazz albums – a experience that's never likewise slick or gimmicky, as well as which shows a genuine experience for the music without tricking it out likewise much. Titles include "Christmastime Is Here" past times Charlie Hunter, "Peace On Earth" past times Rachelle Ferrell, "Cristo Redentor" past times Bobby Watson, "Carol Of The Bells" past times Joe Lovano, "Blue X-Mas" past times Bob Dorough, "Zat You Santa Claus" past times Benny Green, "Santa Baby" past times Javon Jackson, as well as "Cool Yule" past times Kurt Elling. (Out of print.)

Track listing:

01 –Kurt Elling Cool Yule 3:27
02 –Pat Martino Santa Claus Is Coming To Town 4:27
03 –Dianne Reeves Jingle Bells 2:09
04 –Eliane Elias I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm 4:28
05 –Bob Dorough Blue X-mas 5:37
06 –Fareed Haque You're Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 Mean One Mr. Grinch 5:25
07 –Javon Jackson Santa Baby 4:19
08 –Sweet Daddy Lowe And The Blue Note Ad Hoc Orchestra Be-Bop Santa Claus 4:28
09 –Judi Silvano I'd Like You For Christmas 4:49
10 –Jacky Terrasson 'Adeste Fideles / Little Drummer Boy' Jam 3:27
xi –Benny Green featuring Miles Griffith Zat You Santa Claus 3:33
12 –Bobby Watson (2) / Jack Walrath Cristo Redentor 7:18
thirteen –Rachelle Ferrell Peace On Earth 4:19
xiv –Charlie Hunter Christmas Time Is Here 4:04
fifteen –Joe Lovano Carol Of The Bells 4:35