ELLA FITZGERALD / PEGGY LEE / CHARLES BROWN / STAN KENTON - Four Classic Christmas Albums Plus (Ella Wishes You A Swinging Christmas / Christmas Carousel / Sings Christmas Songs / A Merry Christmas)
AVID Jazz presents the third release in AVID’s Christmas Classic Album series with a re-mastered 2CD release featuring four Christmas Jazz albums plus by Ella Fitzgerald, Peggy Lee, Charles Brown, Stan Kenton and Sidney Bechet complete with original artwork and liner notes. From 1960 “Ella Wishes You A Swinging Christmas”; Peggy Lee also from 1960 “Christmas Carousel”; the great unsung jazz and soul singer Charles Brown from 1961 “Sings Christmas Songs”; Stan Kenton offering a smooth “A Merry Christmas” and as a bonus E.P. legendary hornman Sidney Bechet gets festive from 1958 “Joue Noel”. You may think that the jazz scene is full of extremely cool characters playing crazy music in smoky bars and clubs and wearing shades with sharp suits and dresses. Actually you may well be right, but one thing we are sure they all have in common is…….. a love for Christmas! Surely not we hear you cry! But take a listen to our next five selections and we think you will hear what we are talking about. Five very different approaches to Christmas is just what you would expect from a Jazz Christmas party. And that is just what you get with these classic seasonal suggestions! Merry Christmas!
CD1 1-12: ‘Ella Fitzgerald: Ella Wishes You A Swinging Christmas’ 1. Jingle Bells 2. Santa Claus Is Coming To Town 3. Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas 4. What Are You Doing New Year’s Eve? 5. Sleigh Ride 6. The Christmas Song 7. Good Morning Blues 8. Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! 9. Winter Wonderland 10. Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer 11. Frosty The Snowman 12. White Christmas 13-24: ‘Peggy Lee: Christmas Carousel’ 13. I Like A Sleighride 14. The Christmas Song 15. Don’t Forget To Feed The Reindeer 16. The Star Carol 17. The Christmas List 18. Christmas Carousel 19. Santa Claus Is Coming To Town 20. The Christmas Waltz 21. The Christmas Riddle 22. The Tree 23. Deck The Halls 24. White Christmas
CD2 1-12: ‘Charles Brown: Sings Christmas Songs’ 1. Please Come Home For Christmas 2. Christmas With No One To Love 3. Christmas In Heaven 4. Christmas Blues 5. It’s Christmas All Year Round 6. Wrap Yourself In A Christmas Package 7. Merry Christmas Baby 8. It’s Christmas Time 9. Christmas Comes But Once A Year 10. Christmas Question 11. Let’s Make Every Day A Christmas Day 12. Bringing In A Brand New Year 13-23: ‘Stan Kenton: A Merry Christmas’ 13. O Tannebaum 14. The Holly And The Ivy 15. We Three Kings Of Orient Are 16. Good King Wenceslas 17. The Twelve Days Of Christmas 18. Once In Royal David’s City 19. God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen 20. O Come, All Ye Faithful 21. Angels, We Have Heard On High 22. O Holy Night 23. Christmas Medley: Joy To The World / Away In A Manger / The First Noel / We Wish You A Merry Christmas / Hark! The Herald Angels Sing / Silent Night 24. Silent Night from Sidney Bechet: Joue Noel 25. Blues Du Papa Noel from Sidney Bechet: Joue Noel 26. Spirit Holiday from Sidney Bechet: Joue Noel 27. White Christmas from Sidney Bechet: Joue Noel
