Album · 1964
Tracklist
A1 God Rest Ye Merry Gentleman 4:19
A2 Jingle Bells 3:10
A3 We Three Kings (Of The Orient Are) 3:40
A4 The Christmas Song 4:30
B1 White Christmas 2:45
B2 Santa Claus Is Coming To Town 5:20
B3 Silent Night 4:00
B4 God Rest Ye Merry Gentleman 6:00
Line-up/Musicians
Bass – Art Davis (tracks: A1, A3 to B1, B3)
Conductor – Billy Byers (tracks: A1, A3 to B1, B3)
Drums – Bill Hart (tracks: A2, B2, B4), Grady Tate (tracks: A1, A3 to B1, B3)
Flugelhorn – Joe Newman (tracks: A1, A3 to B1, B3)
French Horn – Don Corrado (tracks: A1, A3 to B1, B3), Earl Chapin (tracks: A1, A3 to B1, B3), Jim Buffington (tracks: A1, A3 to B1, B3), Morris Secon (tracks: A1, A3 to B1, B3)
Guitar – Kenny Burrell (tracks: A1, A3 to B1, B3), Quentin Warren (tracks: A2, B2, B4)
Harp – Margaret Ross (tracks: A1, A3 to B1, B3)
Organ, Leader – Jimmy Smith
Percussion – George Devens (tracks: A1, A3 to B1, B3)
Trombone – Chauncey Welsh (tracks: A1, A3 to B1, B3), Jimmy Cleveland (tracks: A1, A3 to B1, B3)
Trombone [Bass] – Paul Faulise (tracks: A1, A3 to B1, B3), Tommy Mitchell (tracks: A1, A3 to B1, B3)
Trumpet – Bernie Glow (tracks: A1, A3 to B1, B3), Danny Stiles (tracks: A1, A3 to B1, B3), Ernie Royal (tracks: A1, A3 to B1, B3), Joe Wilder (tracks: A1, A3 to B1, B3)
Tuba – Harvey Phillips (tracks: A1, A3 to B1, B3)
About this release
Verve Records – V-8604
Trio recording [A2, B2, B4]: April 20, 1964 at Van Gelder Studios, Englewood Cliffs, N.J.
Orchestral recording: September 29, 1964 at Van Gelder Studios, Englewood Cliffs, N.J.
Reissued in 1966 as "Christmas Cookin'"(Verve Records – V6-8666,US)
Thanks to EntertheLemming, snobb for the updates
