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December 18, 2007 - 10:24am
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Looking for a straight-ahead Xmas CD
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Straight head jazz Christmas album. Okay try some of these.
CDs:
Yule Be Boppin' (on Blue Note) featuring Pat Martino, Bobby Watson, Joe Lovano and others
Hipsters' Holiday (on Rhino) featuring Louis Armstrong, Lena Horne, Eartha Kitt, Miles Davis and others
Have Yorself A Jazzy Little Christmas (on Verve) featuring Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Hoilday, Jimmy Smith and others
A Merry Jazzmas (on RCA Novus) featuring Roy Hargrove, Marcus Roberts, Hilton Ruiz and others
Christmas Songs (on Milestone) featuring Chet Baker, Joe Pass, Tom Harrell, Coleman Hawkins and others
Jazz for Joy (on Verve) featuring Betty Carter, Abbey Lincoln, Nicholas Payton and others
Yule Struttin' (on Blue Note) featuring Count Basie, Dexter Gordon, John Scofield and others
Yule Be Miserable (not sure of the label) featuring Ramsey Lewis, Eric Reed and others
Oscar Peterson - An Oscar Peterson Christmas (not sure of the label) featuring, let's see, Oscar Peterson
On Vinyl:
The Stash Christmas Album (on Stash) featuring Paul Whiteman, Louis Armstrong, Benny Goodman and others
Wynton Marsalis - Crescent City Christmas Card (on Columbia) featuring Wynton Marsalis
God Rest Ye Merry Jazzman (on Columbia) featuring Dexter Gordon, Paquito D'Rivera, McCoy Tyner, Arthur Blythe and others
Jingle Bell Jazz (on Columbia) featuring Chico Hamilton, Herbie Hancock, Dave Brubeck and others
Kenny Burrell - Have Yourself a Soulful Little Chrstmas (on Chess) featuring Kenny Burrell
The Christmas Collection (on Prestige) featuring Paul Bley, Gene Ammons, Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis and others
All of the above are pretty good with some better than others. My favorites are Hipsters' Holiday, Yule Be Miserable, Jingle Bell Jazz and Crescent City Christmas Card.