Music post: Christmas jazz, Latin, and doo-wop

[resonant]

Because I do occasionally enjoy music composed after Queen Elizabeth was dead.



All 13 songs in one .zip, 49 MB.

Vince Guaraldi Trio, Linus and Lucy, from A Charlie Brown Christmas. Instrumental jazz.

Rockapella, Silver Bells, from Christmas. Doo-wop.

Benny Green, Silent Night, from Yule Struttin': A Blue Note Christmas. Slow and sweet. Piano.

Bobby Watson, Vauncing Chimes (Jingle Bells), from Yule Struttin'. Bright. Instrumental jazz.

Chick Corea, Greensleeves, album unknown. dark and lively. Piano jazz.

Duke Ellington, Sugar Rum Cherry, from Nutcracker Suite. The Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy, with hips. Jazz orchestra.

Ella Fitzgerald, Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas, from A Swingin' Christmas. Vocal and band.

George Winston, The Holly and the Ivy, from December. Solo piano.

Kevin Connolly, O Come, All Ye Faithful, from Snow Angels. Folk, two voices and guitar.

Nat King Cole, Deck the Hall, from The Christmas Song. Vocal and band.

Simon and Garfunkel, Comfort and Joy, album unknown. Duet.

Vocal Sampling, We Wish You A Merry Christmas/Rhumba Navideñe, from World Christmas. Nutty but fun. Latin, a capella.

Yomo Toro and the Boricua Allstars featuring Ruben Blades and Dave Valentin, Cascabel (Jingle Bells), from World Christmas. Danceable. Latin.

Comments

[http://users.livejournal.com/_inbetween_/]

She's dead? Oh no!

[deborah-judge.livejournal.com]

The Simon and Garfunkel version of 'Comfort and Joy' is realy eerie. Thanks!

[mecurtin.livejournal.com]

DLing as I type. Thank you!

[wickedwords.livejournal.com]

Downloading the zip file, thanks!

[rhi]

Snagging the zip file and thank you!

[lamardeuse.livejournal.com]

Yay! Downloading the zip - all I have is the Ellington and Fitzgerald. Thanks for broadening my horizons! :)

[amanuensis1.livejournal.com]

Hm! Trying to dl the Linus and Lucy but the download link is, like, recursive or something.

[flaming-muse.livejournal.com]

I snagged a bunch of them and put them in my holiday music playlist. Thank you! :)

[lobelia321.livejournal.com]

The Queen has died???!

O no. Does this mean Charles is King? And Camilla Parker Bowles his Consort?

Hmph.

[bibliokat.livejournal.com]

Took the zip, THANKS!

[wychwood]

Snagged the Simon & Garfunkel track, since I don't believe I've ever come across that before! Thanks.

[sage]

yay, thank you!

[ardent-muses.livejournal.com]

I was looking all over for recs for jazz Christmas music last night. And hey, you heard my psychic cry of frustration! :) I'm going to download the zip file. Thank you so much!

[lost-erizo.livejournal.com]

Snagging the zip for my christmas party - Thanks so much! Hope you and the kidlet and all your family have a wonderful holiday. :-)

[byandby.livejournal.com]

I snagged the zip file. Thank you!

[(Anonymous)]

Very lukry lurker downloading here. Thank you and merry Christmas!

[bluenose-zedpm.livejournal.com]

Whoops - forgot to log in. That's me - the lurky lurker. :)

I was just wishing

[kormantic.livejournal.com]

that I had Linus and Lucy.

You are so completely groovy.

[kittiec.livejournal.com]

Cool, thanks! I'm going to enjoy listening to these. :)