Merry Ole Soul is a Christmas album by jazz pianist and arranger Duke Pearson, featuring performances recorded in 1969 and originally released on the Blue Note label.[1]
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| Released | 1969 | |||
| Recorded | February 25 & August 19, 1969 | |||
| Studio | Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey | |||
| Genre | Jazz, Christmas | |||
| Label | Blue Note | |||
| Producer | Duke Pearson | |||
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Reception
editThe AllMusic review awarded the album 2 out of 5 stars.[2]
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Track listing
edit- "Sleigh Ride" (Leroy Anderson, Mitchell Parish) - 6:25
- "The Little Drummer Boy" (Katherine K. Davis, Henry Onorati, Harry Simeone) - 5:47
- "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" (Ralph Blane, Hugh Martin) - 2:00
- "Jingle Bells" (James Pierpont) - 5:10
- "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town" (J. Fred Coots, Haven Gillespie) - 4:07
- "Go Tell It on the Mountain" (Traditional) - 3:44
- "Wassail Song" (Traditional) - 3:04
- "Silent Night" (Franz Gruber, Joseph Mohr) - 4:12
- "O Little Town of Bethlehem" (Phillips Brooks, Lewis Redner) - 1:14
- Recorded at Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, on February 25 (track 1) & August 19 (tracks 2-9), 1969
- A 2004 import CD reissue of the album on Toshiba EMI includes an outtake from the sessions, "Old Fashioned Christmas", as a bonus track.
Personnel
edit- Duke Pearson - piano, celeste (tracks 1, 3)
- Bob Cranshaw - bass (tracks 1–8)
- Mickey Roker - drums (tracks 1–8)
- Airto Moreira - percussion (tracks 4, 5, & 7)
References
edit- ^ Duke Pearson discography accessed September 13, 2010
- ^ a b Allmusic Review accessed September 13, 2010