Label: Columbia – CK 40166
Format: CD, Compilation, Remastered
Country: US
Released: 1985
Genre: Jazz
Style: Bop, Hard Bop, Swing, Holiday
1 The Dexter Gordon Quartet*– Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
Acoustic Bass – David Eubanks (2)
Drums – Eddie Gladden
Piano [Acoustic] – Kirk Lightsey
Tenor Saxophone – Dexter Gordon
9:35
2 McCoy Tyner– I'll Be Home For Christmas
Arranged By – McCoy Tyner
Concert Grand Piano [Steinway] – McCoy Tyner
5:50
3 The Arthur Blythe Quartet– The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire)
Acoustic Bass – Fred Hopkins
Alto Saxophone – Arthur Blythe
Drums – Steve McCall
Piano [Acoustic] – John Hicks
6:00
4 The Heath Brothers– Our Little Town
Acoustic Bass – Percy Heath
Drums – Akira Tana
Electric Guitar – Tony Purrone
Piano [Acoustic], Kalimba – Stanley Cowell
Tenor Saxophone – Jimmy Heath
7:06
5 Paquito D'Rivera– God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen
Acoustic Bass – John Miller (2)
Alto Saxophone – Paquito D'Rivera
Arranged By – Paquito D'Rivera
4:14
6 The Wynton Marsalis Quintet– We Three Kings Of Orient Are
Acoustic Bass – Clarence Seay
Arranged By – Wynton Marsalis
Drums – Jeff Watts*
Piano [Acoustic] – Kenny Kirkland
Tenor Saxophone – Branford Marsalis
Trumpet – Wynton Marsalis
9:12
7 Duke Ellington– Jingle Bells
Bass – Aaron Bell
Drums – Sam Woodyard
Piano – Billy Strayhorn
Producer – Teo Macero
Reeds – Harry Carney, Jimmy Hamilton, Johnny Hodges, Paul Gonsalves, Russell Procope
Trombone – Britt Woodman, Chuck Connors, Lawrence Brown
Trumpet – Bill Berry, Cat Anderson, Ray Nance, Roy Burrows*
Written-By – M. Ellington*
3:59
8 Lionel Hampton– White Christmas
Bass – George Duvivier
Drums – Osie Johnson
Guitar – Billy Mackel
Piano – Tommy Flanagan
Producer, Arranged By – Teo Macero
Trombone – Robert Byrne*, Edward Bert*, Richard Hixson, Robert McGarity
Vibraphone [Vibes] – Lionel Hampton
Written-By – I. Berlin*
2:30
9 Carmen McRae– The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire)
Bass – Bob Cranshaw
Celesta – Norman Simmons
Producer – Teo Macero
Written-By – M. Torme*, R. Wells*
3:55
10 Pony Poindexter– Rudolph, The Red-Nosed Reindeer
Alto Saxophone – Gene Quill, Phil Woods
Alto Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone – Pony Poindexter
Baritone Saxophone – Pepper Adams
Bass – Bill Yancy*
Drums – Charlie Persip
Piano – Gildo Mahones
Producer – Teo Macero
Tenor Saxophone – Billy Mitchell, Dexter Gordon
Written-By – J. Marks*
2:31
11 The Dave Brubeck Quartet– Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town
Alto Saxophone – Paul Desmond
Bass – Gene Wright*
Drums – Joe Morello
Piano – Dave Brubeck
Producer – Teo Macero
Written-By – H. Gillespie*, J.F. Coots*
3:37
12 Lambert, Hendricks And Ross*– Deck Us All With Boston Charlie
Performer – Ike Isaacs Trio*
Performer [Ike Isaacs Trio], Bass – Ike Isaacs (2)
Performer [Ike Isaacs Trio], Drums – Jimmy Wormworth
Performer [Ike Isaacs Trio], Piano – Gildo Mahones
Producer – Teo Macero
Written-By – N. Monath*, W. Kelly*
3:12
13 Miles Davis– Blue Xmas (To Whom It May Concern)
Bass – Paul Chambers (3)
Drums – Jimmy Cobb
Percussion [Congas, Bongos] – William Correa
Producer – Teo Macero
Saxophone – Wayne Shorter
Trombone – Frank Rehak
Trumpet – Miles Davis
Vocals – Bob Dorough
Written-By – B. Dorough*, M. Davis*
2:41
14 Herbie Hancock– Deck The Halls
Arranged By – Jay Cee (5)
Bass – George Duvivier
Drums – Ed Shaughnessy
Guitar – Al Caiola
Piano – Chick Corea, Herbie Hancock
Producer – Teo Macero
Saxophone – Frank Wess
Trombone – Jimmy Cleveland
Trumpet – Woody Shaw
Vibraphone [Vibes] – Dave Carey*
4:59
Manufactured By – Columbia Records
Marketed By – CBS Inc.
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – CBS Inc.
Copyright © – CBS Inc.
Remastered At – CBS Studios, New York
Engineer – Don Puluse
Engineer [Assistance] – Ken Robertson
Mastered By – Ken Robertson
Producer – Jim Fishel (tracks: 1 to 6), Teo Macero (tracks: 7 to 14)
Remastered By [Prepared For Compact Disc By] – Mike Berniker
Re-mastered at CBS Recording Studios, New York.
Recorded digitally on the Sony PCM System.
Track 4 based on "Oh Little Town Of Bethlehem"
Track 7 recorded in New York City, June 21, 1962
Track 8 recorded in New York City, January 11, 1962
Track 9 recorded in New York City, June 29, 1961
Track 10 recorded in New York City, May 10, 1962
Track 11 recorded in New York City, June 2, 1961
Track 12 recorded in New York City, May 4, 1961
Track 13 recorded in New York City, August 21, 1962
Track 14 recorded in New York City, January 14, 1969
© 1985 / ℗ 1974, 1985 [Back Cover Inlay, Booklet]
℗ 1981, 1985 [Disc]
Printed in U.S.A.
Barcode: 0 7464-40166-2
Other (DADC Code): DIDP 020337
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