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Sound of Christmas

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Released
  
1961

Artist
  
Ramsey Lewis

Producer
  
Ralph Bass

Genres
  
Christmas music, Jazz

Length
  
29:05

Release date
  
1961

Label
  
Universal Music LLC

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Recorded
  
October 1961 Ter-Mar Recording Studios, Chicago

Sound of Christmas (1961)
  
The Sound of Spring (1962)

Similar
  
Ramsey Lewis albums, Jazz albums

Sound of Christmas is an album of Christmas music by Ramsey Lewis' Trio featuring tracks recorded in 1961 and released on the Argo label.

Contents

Lewis recorded a second seasonal album, More Sounds of Christmas, in 1964.

Ramsey lewis trio merry christmas baby argo records 1961


Reception

Allmusic awarded the album 3 stars, stating, "This is a pleasing, if rather brief (29 minutes) Christmas jazz album that was originally quite popular... fun and melodic, if not all that unique".

Track listing

  1. "Merry Christmas Baby" (Lou Baxter, Johnny Moore) - 4:04
  2. "Winter Wonderland" (Felix Bernard, Richard B. Smith) - 2:11
  3. "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town" (J. Fred Coots, Haven Gillespie) - 2:25
  4. "Christmas Blues" (Skitch Henderson, Ramsey Lewis) - 2:50
  5. "Here Comes Santa Claus" (Gene Autry, Oakley Haldeman) - 2:41
  6. "The Sound of Christmas" (Riley Hampton, Lewis) - 2:22
  7. "The Christmas Song" (Mel Tormé, Robert Wells) - 3:18
  8. "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen" (Traditional) - 3:19
  9. "Sleigh Ride" (Leroy Anderson, Mitchell Parish) - 2:58
  10. "What Are You Doing New Year's Eve?" (Frank Loesser) - 3:27

Personnel

  • Ramsey Lewis - piano
  • El Dee Young - bass
  • Issac "Red" Holt - drums
  • String section arranged and conducted by Riley Hampton (tracks 6-10)

    • Songs

    1Merry Christmas Baby4:05
    2Winter Wonderland2:11
    3Santa Claus Is Coming to Town2:22

    References

    Sound of Christmas Wikipedia
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