Christmas '64
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| Studio album by Jimmy Smith | ||||||||||||
| Released | 1964 | |||||||||||
| Recorded | April 20 & September 29, 1964 Van Gelder Studio, Englewwod Cliffs, NJ |
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| Genre | Jazz, Christmas | |||||||||||
| Length | 48:51 | |||||||||||
| Label | Verve | |||||||||||
| Producer | Creed Taylor | |||||||||||
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Christmas '64 is a 1964 studio album by the American jazz organist Jimmy Smith. Smith's only album of Christmas music, it was reissued as Christmas Cookin' in 1966.[1]
Reception
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| Allmusic |   [1] |
A review on AllMusic said that "Compared to most Christmas albums, this is plenty groovy, with lots of Smith's trademark dexterity and bop runs on offer."[1] An AllMusic review of the reissued Christmas Cookin', by Scott Yanow said that "...even if nothing all that unusual occurs, the performances can serve as high-quality background music during the Christmas season".[2]
Track listing
- "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen" (Traditional) – 4:19
- "Jingle Bells" (James Pierpont) – 3:15
- "We Three Kings of Orient Are" (John Henry Hopkins, Jr.) – 3:45
- "The Christmas Song" (Mel Tormé, Bob Wells) – 4:32
- "White Christmas" (Irving Berlin) – 2:51
- "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town" (J. Fred Coots, Haven Gillespie) – 5:26
- "Silent Night" (Franz Gruber, Josef Mohr) – 4:04
- "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen" – 6:11
On 1992 CD re-issue only:
- "Baby, It's Cold Outside" (Frank Loesser) – 6:00
- "Greensleeves" (Traditional) – 8:53
Personnel
- Performance
- Jimmy Smith - organ, arranger
- Joe Newman - flugelhorn
- Paul Faulise - bass trombone
- Tommy Mitchell
- Chauncey Welsch - trombone
- Ernie Royal - trumpet
- Danny Stiles
- Joe Wilder
- Jim Buffington - french horn
- Earl Chapin
- Donald Corrado
- Morris Secon
- Margaret Ross - harp
- George Devens - percussion
- Jimmy Cleveland - trombone
- Harvey Phillips - tuba
- Kenny Burrell - guitar
- Quentin Warren
- Art Davis - double bass
- Billy Hart - drums
- Grady Tate
- Billy Byers - arranger, conductor
- Al Cohn - arranger
- Production
- Hollis King - art direction
- Sherniece Smith - art producer
- Creed Taylor - producer
- Acy Lehman - cover design
- Val Valentin - director of engineering
- Rudy Van Gelder - engineer
- Ken Druker - executive producer
- Bob Irwin - mastering
- Jayme Pieruzzi
- Kazumi Matsumoto - package design
- Bryan Koniarz - producer
