Have Yourself a Soulful Little Christmas is an album of Christmas music by guitarist Kenny Burrell recorded in 1966 and released on the Cadet label.[1] It peaked at #15 on Billboard's Best Bets For Christmas album chart on December 7, 1968.[2]
Have Yourself a Soulful Little Christmas | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 1966 | |||
Recorded | October 1966 | |||
Studio | Tel Mar Studios, Chicago | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Label | Cadet LPS 798 | |||
Producer | Esmond Edwards | |||
Kenny Burrell chronology | ||||
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Reception
editReview scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [3] |
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [4] |
Allmusic awarded the album 4½ stars in a review by Michael G. Nastos that stated "With pensive, meditative, precise playing, it's a must-have and features a definitive jazz hit version of "Little Drummer Boy".[3]
Track listing
edit- "The Little Drummer Boy" (Katherine Davis, Henry Onorati, Harry Simeone) - 3:37
- "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" (Ralph Blane, Hugh Martin) - 3:27
- "My Favorite Things" (Oscar Hammerstein II, Richard Rodgers) - 3:34
- "Away in a Manger" (Traditional) - 3:06
- "Mary's Little Boy Chile" (Jester Hairston) - 2:34
- "White Christmas" (Irving Berlin) - 3:10
- "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen" (Traditional) - 3:51
- "The Christmas Song" (Mel Tormé, Robert Wells) - 3:05
- "Children Go Where I Send Thee" (Traditional) - 3:08
- "Silent Night" (Franz Gruber, Joseph Mohr) - 2:41
- "The Twelve Days of Christmas" (Traditional) - 2:17
- "Merry Christmas Baby" (Lou Baxter, Johnny Moore) - 3:22
Personnel
edit- Kenny Burrell – guitar
- Richard Evans – arrangement
References
edit- ^ All About Jazz Kenny Burrell discography accessed August 3, 2012
- ^ "Billboard Best Bets For Christmas." Billboard, vol. 80, no. 49, December 7, 1968, p. 82. worldradiohistory.com.
- ^ a b Nastos, M. G. Allmusic Review, accessed August 3, 2012
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 202. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.