playlist 22 December
Hour 1
Airmen of Note – Let It Snow, Brothers – Cool Yule – US Air Force
Kristin Korb – Christmas Is – That Time of Year – Dot Time Records
Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis – Brazilian Sleigh Bells – Big Band Holidays II – Blue Engine Records
B3 Kings – Winter Wonderland – Laughing All the Way – Cellarlive
Dave Stryker – Christmas Time Is Here – Eight Track Christmas – Strikezone
Jeff Coffin and Chris Walters – Santa Digs Me – Christmas EP – self released
Fred Hughes Trio – I’ll Be Home For Christmas – I’ll Be Home For Christmas – Shore Thing Records
Christian McBride Trio – Santa Claus, Go Straight to the Ghetto – It’s Christmas on Mack Avenue – Mack Avenue
Dave McKenna – Christmas Waltz – Christmas Party – Concord Records
Caleb Collins – God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen – Christmas EP – self released
Richie Cole – Oh Christmas Tree – Have Yourself An Alto Madness Christmas – RCP
Swingle Singers – Medley – The Christmas Album – Philips Records
Hour 2
Nat King Cole – The Christamas Song – The Nat King Cole Story – Capitol Records
Jazz At Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis – Snowfall – Big Band Holidays II – Blue Engine Records
Champian Fulton – A Child Is Born – Christmas With Champian – self released
Michael Treni Big Band – Carol of the Bells – You Better Watch Out – Bell Production Company
Grover Washington – Christmas Time Is Here – Breath of Heaven: A Holiday Collection – Columbia Records
Kenny Burrell – Merry Christmas Baby – Have Yourself A Soulful Little Christmas – Cadet Records
Munyungo Jackson – Santa Claus Is Coming To Town – A Tropical Christmas – Djembe Music
Chris Pasin – God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen – Baby It’s Cold Outside – Planet Arts
Turboprop – Here Comes Santa Claus – EP – Anzic records
Brecker Brothers with Steve Khan – Christmas Waltz – Jazz To The World – Special Olympics
Ann Hampton Callaway – On Union Street (A Christmas Toast) – Hope of Christmas – MCG Jazz
Duke Pearson – Sleigh Ride – Merry Ole Soul – Blue Note Records
Hour 3
Jimmy Smith – Jingle Bells – Verve Presents: The Very Best of Christmas Jazz – Verve Records
Bobby Timmons – Deck The Halls – Holiday Soul – Prestige Records
The NOLA Players – Holly And Ivy – Christmastime In New Orleans – Verve Records
Jack Jezzro – It’s Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas – Christmas Jazz Guitar – Greenhill Music
Dave Stryker – We Three Kings – Eight Track Christmas – Strikezone Records
Richie Cole – Jingle Bell Rock – RCP – Auteur Records
Count Basie Orchestra – Good King Wenceslas – A Very Swingin’ Basie Christmas – Concord Music Group
B3 Kings – The Twelve Bars of Christmas – Laughing All The Way – Cellarlive
Airmen of Note – Peanut Brittle Brigade March – Cool Yule – US Air Force
Pittsburgh Jazz Orchestra – It’s The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year – Joyful Jazz – MCG Jazz
Etta James – Merry Christmas Baby – 12 Songs of Christmas – Private Music
Hour 4
Doug Webb – Toyland – Home For Christmas – Rhombus Records
Jazz At Lincoln Center Orchestra With Wynton Marsalis – It’s Easy To Blame the Weather – Big Band Holidays – Blue Engine Records
Joey DeFrancesco – Merry Christmas Baby – Home For The Holidays – JD Music
Kim Pensyl – Early Snowfall – Early Snowfall – Summit Records
NOLA Players – Christmas in New Orleans – Christmas Time in New Orleans – Verve Records
US Army Blues – Santa Baby – Swinging In The Holidays – US Army
Benny Goodman – Jingle Bells – The Birth of Swing – RCA Bluebird
Ellis Marsalis – The Christmas Song – A New Orleans Christmas Carol – Elm Records
Dianna Krall – Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas – Jazz To The World – Special Olympics
King Curtis – What Are You Doing New Year’s Eve – Soul Christmas – U-5 Records
Vince Guaraldi Trio – Christmas Time is Here – Jazz Christmas Classics – U-5 Records
Gordon Goodwin’s Big Phat Band – I Heard the Bells on Christmas day – Wrap This! A Big Phat Christmas – MOC Records