Have Yourself a Soulful Little Christmas
1966 studio album by Kenny Burrell
Have Yourself a Soulful Little Christmas | ||||
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Studio album by Kenny Burrell | ||||
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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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]
Reception
Review 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
- "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
- Kenny Burrell – guitar
- Richard Evans – arrangement
References
- ^ 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.
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Years given are for the recording(s), not first release.
or
co-leader
- All Night Long (1956)
- Introducing Kenny Burrell (1956)
- Kenny Burrell (Blue Note album, 1956)
- Swingin' (1956–59)
- All Day Long (Prestige All-Stars, 1957)
- Earthy (1957)
- John Jenkins with Kenny Burrell (with John Jenkins, 1957)
- K. B. Blues (1957)
- Kenny Burrell (aka Blue Moods, Prestige, 1957)
- 2 Guitars (with Jimmy Raney, 1957)
- Blue Lights (1958)
- Kenny Burrell & John Coltrane (1958)
- Weaver of Dreams (1960–61)
- Bluesin' Around (1961–62)
- Bluesy Burrell (with Coleman Hawkins, 1962)
- Crash (with Brother Jack McDuff, 1963)
- Freedom (1963–64)
- Midnight Blue (1963)
- Guitar Forms (with Gil Evans, 1964–65)
- Soul Call (1964)
- Travelin' Light (and Shirley Scott, 1964)
- A Generation Ago Today (1966–67)
- Have Yourself a Soulful Little Christmas (1966)
- The Tender Gender (1966)
- Blues – The Common Ground (1967–68)
- Ode to 52nd Street (1967)
- Night Song (1968–69)
- Asphalt Canyon Suite (1969)
- God Bless the Child (1971)
- 'Round Midnight (1972)
- Both Feet on the Ground (1973)
- Sky Street (1974)
- Stormy Monday (1974)
- Up the Street, 'Round the Corner, Down the Block (1974)
- Ellington Is Forever (1975)
- Ellington Is Forever Volume Two (1975)
- Tin Tin Deo (1977)
- Handcrafted (1978)
- When Lights Are Low (1978)
- Moon and Sand (1979)
- Heritage (1980)
- Listen to the Dawn (1980)
- Groovin' High (1981)
- Togethering (1985)
- Sunup to Sundown (1991)
- Lotus Blossom (1995)
- A Night at the Vanguard (1959)
- On View at the Five Spot Cafe (with Art Blakey, 1959)
- Prime: Live at the Downtown Room (1976)
- Kenny Burrell Live at the Village Vanguard (1978)
- Kenny Burrell in New York (1978)
- A la Carte (1983)
- Ellington a la Carte (1983)
- One Night with Blue Note (1985)
- Generation (1986)
- Pieces of Blue and the Blues (1986)
- Guiding Spirit (1989)
- Then Along Came Kenny (1993)
Johnny
Hodges
- Blue Rabbit (and Wild Bill Davis, 1963)
- Sandy's Gone (1963)
- Mess of Blues (and Wild Bill Davis, 1964)
- Blue Notes (1966)
- Stride Right (and Earl Hines, 1966)
Milt
Jackson
- Bags & Flutes (1957)
- Bean Bags (with Coleman Hawkins, 1958)
- Soul Meeting (with Ray Charles, 1958)
- Vibrations (1960–61)
- Much in Common (with Ray Brown, 1964)
Jimmy
Smith
- House Party (1957–58)
- Softly as a Summer Breeze (1958)
- Six Views of the Blues (1958)
- The Sermon (1958)
- Home Cookin' (1958–59)
- Back at the Chicken Shack (1960)
- Midnight Special (1960)
- Any Number Can Win (1963)
- Blue Bash! (co-led, 1963)
- The Cat (1964)
- Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1964)
- Christmas '64 (1964)
- Monster (1965)
- Organ Grinder Swing (1965)
- Got My Mojo Workin' (1965)
- Hoochie Coochie Man (1966)
Stanley
Turrentine
- Jubilee Shout!!! (1962)
- Hustlin' (1964)
- Joyride (1965)
- Always Something There (1968)
- The Look of Love (1968)
- The Sugar Man (1971)
others
- Just Wailin' (Herbie Mann, Charlie Rouse and Mal Waldron, 1957)
- Little Big Horn (Nat Adderley, 1963)
- Funky (Gene Ammons, 1957)
- Jammin' in Hi Fi with Gene Ammons (1957)
- Bad! Bossa Nova (Gene Ammons, 1962)
- My Kinda Swing (Ernestine Anderson, 1960)
- Chet (Chet Baker, 1958–59)
- Baby Breeze (Chet Baker, 1964)
- West Side Story Bossa Nova (Bill Barron, 1963)
- Tony Bennett at Carnegie Hall (Tony Bennett, 1962)
- Dear Ella (Dee Dee Bridgewater, 1997)
- Please Please Please (James Brown and The Famous Flames, 1959)
- Try Me! (James Brown and The Famous Flames, 1959)
- Motor City Scene (Donald Byrd, 1960)
- A New Perspective (Donald Byrd, 1963)
- Up with Donald Byrd (Donald Byrd, 1964)
- 'Round Midnight (Betty Carter, 1962–63)
- Whims of Chambers (Paul Chambers, 1956)
- Bass on Top (Paul Chambers, 1957)
- Sonny Clark Quintets (Sonny Clark, 1958)
- Blossom Dearie Sings Comden and Green (Blossom Dearie, 1959)
- My Gentleman Friend (Blossomn Dearie, 1959)
- 'Round About Midnight at the Cafe Bohemia (Kenny Dorham, 1956)
- Quintessence (Bill Evans, 1976)
- The Individualism of Gil Evans (1964)
- Ph.D. (Art Farmer, 1989)
- Beyond the Blue Bird (Tommy Flanagan, 1990)
- The Cats (Tommy Flanagan, John Coltrane and Idrees Sulieman, 1957)
- No 'Count (Frank Foster, 1956)
- Yeah!!! (Aretha Franklin, 1965)
- Soul '69 (Aretha Franklin, 1968)
- Red Garland Revisited! (Red Garland, 1957)
- So Long Blues (Red Garland, 1979)
- Stepping Out (Red Garland, 1979)
- Reflections (Stan Getz, 1963)
- Getz Au Go Go (Stan Getz, 1964)
- What the World Needs Now: Stan Getz Plays Burt Bacharach and Hal David (Stan Getz, 1968)
- Take It from Me (Terry Gibbs, 1964)
- Dee Gee Days: The Savoy Sessions (Dizzy Gillespie, 1951)
- Cleopatra Feelin' Jazzy (Paul Gonsalves, 1963)
- Soul (Coleman Hawkins, 1958)
- The Hawk Relaxes (Coleman Hawkins, 1961)
- Cool Sax from Hollywood to Broadway (Eddie Harris, 1964)
- I Just Dropped by to Say Hello (Johnny Hartman, 1963)
- On the Trail (Jimmy Heath, 1964)
- Lady Sings the Blues (Billie Holiday, 1956)
- Loads of Love (Shirley Horn, 1962)
- Stormy Weather (Lena Horne, 1956–57)
- Bossa Nova Plus (Willis Jackson, 1962)
- The Message (Illinois Jacquet, 1963)
- Desert Winds (Illinois Jacquet, 1964)
- French Cookin' (Budd Johnson, 1963)
- Broadway Express (J.J. Johnson, 1965)
- Hollar! (Etta Jones, 1960–62)
- Love Shout (Etta Jones, 1962–63)
- Etta Jones Sings (Etta Jones, 1965)
- Porgy and Bess (Hank Jones, 1958)
- Here's Love (Hank Jones, 1963)
- Ain't Misbehavin' (Hank Jones, 1978)
- The Birth of a Band! (Quincy Jones, 1959)
- Quincy Plays for Pussycats (Quincy Jones, 1959–65)
- Detroit – New York Junction (Thad Jones, 1956)
- After Hours (Thad Jones, 1957)
- Piano (Wynton Kelly, 1958)
- Comin' in the Back Door (Wynton Kelly, 1963)
- It's All Right! (Wynton Kelly, 1964)
- Live at the Apollo (B.B. King, 1991)
- The Blue Yusef Lateef (1968)
- Laws' Cause (Hubert Laws, 1966–68)
- Melba Liston and Her 'Bones (1958)
- I'm Shooting High (Gildo Mahones, 1963)
- The Great Gildo (Gildo Mahones, 1963)
- Steppin' Out ("Brother" Jack McDuff, 1961–66)
- Screamin' ("Brother" Jack McDuff, 1962)
- Somethin' Slick! ("Brother" Jack McDuff, 1963)
- The Jazz Version of "How to Succeed in Business without Really Trying" (Gary McFarland, 1961)
- Soft Samba (Gary McFarland, 1964)
- The In Sound (Gary McFarland, 1965)
- The Big Band (Jimmy McGriff, 1966)
- A Little Juicy (Billy Mitchell, 1963)
- Fusion! Wes Montgomery with Strings (1963)
- Sweet Harmony (Maria Muldaur, 1976)
- Bossa Nova Carnival (Dave Pike, 1962)
- Interplay for 2 Trumpets and 2 Tenors (The Prestige All-Stars, 1957)
- Soul Samba (Ike Quebec, 1962)
- Midnight Oil (Jerome Richardson, 1958)
- Down to Earth (Freddie Roach, 1962)
- Mo' Greens Please (Freddie Roach, 1963)
- Alfie (Sonny Rollins, 1966)
- Bossa Nova Bacchanal (Charlie Rouse, 1962–65)
- Stable Mates (A.K. Salim, 1957)
- Once a Thief and Other Themes (Lalo Schifrin, 1965)
- Sylvia Is! (Sylvia Syms, 1965)
- Out of the Storm (Ed Thigpen, 1966)
- Soul Sauce (Cal Tjader, 1964)
- Warm Wave (Cal Jjader, 1964)
- What a Diff'rence a Day Makes! (Dinah Washington, 1959)
- Trombone Four-in-Hand (Dicky Wells, 1959)
- North, South, East....Wess (Frank Wess, 1956)
- Uhuru Afrika (Randy Weston, 1960)
- Soul Surfin' (Kai Winding, 1963)
- Rainy Day (Kai Winding, 1964–65)
- More Brass (Kai Winding, 1966)
- Baby, Baby, Baby (Jimmy Witherspoon, 1963)
- Blue Spoon (Jimmy Witherspoon, 1964)
- Suddenly the Blues (Leo Wright, 1962)
- Soul Talk (Leo Wright, 1963)