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1. Rudolph, The Red-Nosed Reindeer - Ella Fitzgerald

2. Merry Christmas, Baby - Kenny Burrell

3. Christmas Eve - Billy Eckstine

4. Here Comes Santa Claus - Ramsey Lewis

5. Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! - Joe Williams

6. Greensleeves - John Coltrane

7. The Christmas Song - Mel Torme

8. 'Zat You, Santa Claus? - Louis Armstrong

9. Winter Wonderland - Shirley Horn

10. Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town - Bill Evans

11. Good Morning, Blues - Count Basie

12. Jingle Bells - Jimmy Smith

13. Silent Night - Dinah Washington

14. A Child Is Born - Oscar Peterson

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5.0 out of 5 stars I'm The First??, Dec 18 2002

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James Fenos "music freak" (Columbus, OH United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Very Best Of Christmas Jazz (Audio CD)

I bought this cd last year and I love it!! This cd is a collection of classic performances by Verve's elite. The opening track is not Frank DeVol, who did indeed produce the track, it's Ella Fitzgerald. Another error found on this site is the artist listing for "The Christmas Song". It's Mel Torme's performance here. A couple of tracks reappear here, they were featured on Verve's release of "Have Yourself A Jazzy Little Christmas" probably repeated here because of artist merit and performance. One such noteable track is Oscar Peterson's moving rendition of "A Child Is Born."
Verve released a contemporary jazz Christmas album a few years ago and it featured such artists as Betty Carter and Shirley Horn. Shirley's performance of "Winter Wonderland" was lifted from that project and is here. The song is treated like any other Shirley would do, and the result is, well, seductive in an innocent way, the Shirley way. "'Zat You, Santa Claus" by Louis Armstrong has been featured on many budget Christmas releases, but the version here is so well restored it sounds like it was just recorded; the mastering of this disc as a whole is breathtaking. Jimmy Smith's "Jingle Bells" is pure camp, the song arranged as a Hammond b3 piece, "Silent Night" is made even more sacred by Dinah Washington's searing vocal.
This album is an excellent highlight of holiday performances by the living legends and those who have passed, of jazz and should not be overlooked by fans of the jazz genre and Christmas music.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Classic jazz performances for those old enough to appreciate them, Jan 6 2011

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I've been taking training in voice and jazz piano and recently have come to understand just HOW GREAT performers like Ella, Mel, Sachmo, Billy Epstein, Bill Evans and others on this album really were. As a kid growing up, I really couldn't appreciate their brilliance but I do now and this recording is a real blast from the past. If you're in the proper head space to appreciate top quality performances of classic songs and arrangements from the golden age, then don't hesitate to purchase this excellent recording.

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5.0 out of 5 stars I'm The First??, Dec 18 2002

By James Fenos "music freak" - Published on Amazon.com

This review is from: Very Best Of Christmas Jazz (Audio CD)

I bought this cd last year and I love it!! This cd is a collection of classic performances by Verve's elite. The opening track is not Frank DeVol, who did indeed produce the track, it's Ella Fitzgerald. Another error found on this site is the artist listing for "The Christmas Song". It's Mel Torme's performance here. A couple of tracks reappear here, they were featured on Verve's release of "Have Yourself A Jazzy Little Christmas" probably repeated here because of artist merit and performance. One such noteable track is Oscar Peterson's moving rendition of "A Child Is Born."
Verve released a contemporary jazz Christmas album a few years ago and it featured such artists as Betty Carter and Shirley Horn. Shirley's performance of "Winter Wonderland" was lifted from that project and is here. The song is treated like any other Shirley would do, and the result is, well, seductive in an innocent way, the Shirley way. "'Zat You, Santa Claus" by Louis Armstrong has been featured on many budget Christmas releases, but the version here is so well restored it sounds like it was just recorded; the mastering of this disc as a whole is breathtaking. Jimmy Smith's "Jingle Bells" is pure camp, the song arranged as a Hammond b3 piece, "Silent Night" is made even more sacred by Dinah Washington's searing vocal.
This album is an excellent highlight of holiday performances by the living legends and those who have passed, of jazz and should not be overlooked by fans of the jazz genre and Christmas music.

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5.0 out of 5 stars There can be no Christmas without jazz music, Nov 1 2008

By Eric C. Sedensky "late-to-jazz musician" - Published on Amazon.com

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This review is from: Very Best Of Christmas Jazz (Audio CD)

If you like Christmas music, as I do, and you love jazz, as I do, I think this is the CD to buy. First of all, you have a great selection of standard, mostly secular Christmas songs: Rudolph, Here Comes Santa Claus, Jingle Bells, etc. But what really makes this CD for me is the line-up of jazz superstars. Louis Armstrong does his classic, 'Zat You, Santa Claus, Ella on Rudolph, Bill Evans on Santa Claus is Coming to Town, and Oscar Peterson doing a wonderful version of Thad Jones' (not strictly a Christmas song) A Child is Born. You even have Mel Torme singing The Christmas Song, which he co-wrote and which was made famous by Nat King Cole. I'll leave it to the reader/potential buyer to look up what else you will get. Suffice to say, this is a wonderful selection of Christmas songs, jazzy as jazz gets, very approachable for jazz aficionados and those "not-so-much", and every one of these songs can brighten up any Christmas party play list. I highly recommend this CD.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Verve Christmas Jazz, Jan 9 2010

By N. Herzog "busy musician" - Published on Amazon.com

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This is simply a collection of old Verve Christmas recordings. They have been enhanced from a sound standpoint and present a unique groupoing of Christmas jazz.

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