Playlist for 12-22-2020 WFCF - Twas 3 Nights Before Christmas!

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This was the "Jazz Greats" pre-Christmas show - plenty of holiday cuts but also new releases and more recent vinyl and cd presents! Thanks to all who tuned in! - Kendo

Hour One:

Duke Ellington - "Sugar Rum Cherry" - The Nutcracker Suite (1960)

Thelonious Monk - "Brilliant Corners" - Brilliant Corners (1956)

          3:15 Jazz Coffee Break

Modern Jazz Quartet - "Precious Joy" - Blues on Bach (1973)

Some unsurpassed versions of non-sacred here...

Frank Sinatra - "Christmas Waltz (alt. version)" - A Jolly Christmas from Frank Sinatra ()

John Patitucci - "Painting" - On the Corner (1989)

Swingle Singers - "Medley: Gloria in Excelsis Deo, O Christmas Tree..." - Jingle Bell Jam

George Kahn Quartet - "You and the Night and the Music" - Dreamcatcher (2020)

Manfredo Fest - "Good King Wenceslaus" - A Concord Jazz Christmas 2 (1996)

Dexter Gordon - "The Squirrel" - The Squirrel (1967)

Hour Two:

John Scofield - "Loose Canon" - Works for Me (2000)

Lou Donaldson - "One Cylinder" - Aligator Bogaloo (1967)

3D Jazz Trio - "Winter Wonderland" - Christmas in 3D (2020)*

Return to Forever - "Vulcan Worlds" - Returns (2008)

Carmen McRae - "The Christmas Song"

Look how young! lol Strong sophomore release.

John Patitucci - "On the Corner" - On The Corner (1989)

Kenny Burrell - "White Christmas" - Have Yourself a Soulful Little Christmas (1966)

Hour Three:

            ~ The Break Room ~

John Scofield - "Big J" - Works for Me (2000) - The Ride Home!

Tadd Dameron - "On a Misty Night" - The Magic Touch (1962)

Warren Wolf - "O Christmas Tree" - Christmas Vibes (2020)*

Frank Sinatra - "Jingle Bells" - A Jolly Christmas from Frank Sinatra (1957)

Duke Ellington - "Arabesque Cookie" - The Nutcracker Suite (1960)

Milt Jackson & Wes Montgomery - "Delilah" - Bags Meets Wes (1961)

Ramsey Lewis - "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town" - Sound of Christmas (1961)

Pretty swingin'!

Jimmy Smith - "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen" - Christmas '64 (1964)

Hour Four:

J & K - "Dontcha Hear Me Callin' To Ya?" - Stonebone (1969) CTI Moment

Bobby Timmons - "Deck the Halls" - Holiday Soul (1964)

Modern Jazz Quartet - "Rise Up In the Morning" - Blues on Bach (1973)

Stan Kenton - "Angels We Have Heard On High" - A Merry Christmas! (1961)

David Axelrod - "Everything Counts" - Heavy Axe (1974) [Orange Sunset - Jazz Dispensary]

Kenny Burrell - "The Little Drummer Boy" - Have Yourself a Soulful Little Christmas (1966)

Ramsey Lewis - "Merry Christmas, Baby" - Sound of Christmas (1961)

Dexter Gordon - "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" - God Rest Ye Merry Jazzmen (?)

Easy to feature albums by this guy - 
they're so solid!