JINGLE BELL JAZZ

So this first mix is my nearly annual stab at a fairly jazz-centric collection of tunes. I even went so far as swiping the cover from the classic 1980 Columbia Records compilation of the same name, which featured Duke, Lionel Hampton, Carmen McRae, Brubeck, and Miles, among others. This mix is a bit more down home and funkier than that (and even approaches disco courtesy of the Reverend Al Green), and also includes several vocals that caught my ear over the past few years.

1. Holiday Breakdown - Binky Griptite
2. Santa Stole My Lady - Fitz and the Tantrums
3. Snowfall - Ahmad Jamal
4. I'd Like You For Christmas - Christabel & The Jons
5. Let's Call It Quits - human
6. Holiday For Strings - Sue Raney
7. Here Comes Santa Claus - Ramsey Lewis
8. Buffalo Gals - Dimitri Tiomkin & Orchestra
9. Christmas Means Love - Sam Cooke
10. Let's Make Christmas Merry, Baby - Amos Milburn
11. Baby, It's Cold Outside - Willie Nelson & Norah Jones
12. Frosty The Snowman - Ella Fitzgerald
13. Santa Claus Is Coming To Town - Jimmy Smith
14. Close Your Mouth (It's Christmas) - Free Design
15. It Feels Like Christmas - Al Green
16. O Come All Ye Faithful - Chet Baker
17. Santa's Second Line - New Birth Brass Band
18. O Holy Night - Irma Thomas
19. Winter Wonderland - Sonny Rollins
20. Noel Blanc - Michel Legrand
21. I Am Blessed - Nina Simone & Wouter Hamel
22. I Ain't Gonna Let You See My Santa Claus - Victoria Spivey
23. Christmas in New Orleans - James Andrews
24. The Christmas Song - Dexter Gordon

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