Christmas Swing

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PLAYLIST Christmas Songs ...
1. Fats Waller (piano & vocal) and His Rhythm – Swingin’ Them
Jingle Bells (J. Hancock)
Herman Autry (trumpet), Gene Sedric (tenor sax and clarinet), Al
Casey (guitar), Charles Turner (bass), Slick Jones (drums)
2. Bing Crosby (vocal) – White Christmas (Berlin) 02:55
with John Scott Trotter and His Orchestra and the Ken Darby
Singers
3. Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra – Christmas Night In Harlem
(Scott-Parrish)05:50
featuring Johnny Mercer(vocal) & Jack Teagarden (trombone &
vocal)
4. Bessie Smith (vocal) – At The Christmas Ball (traditional) 09:13
acc. by Joe Smith (cornet), Charlie Green (trombone), Fletcher
Henderson (piano)
5. Al Bowlly (vocal) – Every Day’s a Holiday (Coslow - Trivers) 12:35
6. Victoria Spivey (vocal) – Christmas Mornin’ Blues (Johnson) 15:05
acc. by Porter Grainger (piano), Lonnie Johnson (guitar)
7. Benny Goodman and His Orchestra – Jingle Bells (Pierpont) 18:23
featuring Benny Goodman (clarinet), Bunny Berigan (trumpet),
Arthur Rollini (tenor sax), Gene Krupa (drums), Fletcher Henderson
(arranger)
8. Bob Crosby (vocal) and His orchestra – Let It Snow, Let It Snow
(Styne - Cahn)21:19
9. Red Onion Jazz Babies – Santa Claus Blues (straight - Cahn)
24:14
Louis Armstrong (cornet), Aaron Thompson (trombone), Buster
Bailey (clarinet), Lil Armstrong (piano), Buddy Christian (banjo)
10. Count Basie and His Orchestra – Good Morning Blues
(Basie - Rushing) 26:54
featuring Jimmy Rushing (vocal), Count Basie (piano), Buck
Clayton (trumpet)
11. Benny Carter and His Swing Quintet – Jingle Bells
(traditional) 30:06
Benny Carter (clarinet & alto sax), Tommy McQuarter (trumpet),
Gerry Moore (piano), Albert Harris (guitar), Wally Morris (bass),
Al Craig (drums)
12. Louis Prima (trumpet & vocal) and His New Orleans Gang –
What Will Santa Claus Say 32:39
13. Clarence Williams’ Trio – Santa Claus Blues (Straight - Cahn)
35:48
Eva Taylor, Clarence Todd (vocal), Clarence Williams (piano
& vocal), Louis Armstrong (cornet), Buddy Christian (banjo)
14. Woody Herman and His Orchestra – Let It Snow, Let It Snow
(Style - Cahn) 39:06
featuring Woody Herman (clarinet and vocal), Sonny Berman
(trumpet), Bill Harris (trombone), Neal Hefti (arranger)
15. Dick Robertson (vocal) – Meet Me Under the Mistletoe
(Mysels - Robertson - Cogane) 42:16
16. Ozzie Ware (vocal) – Santa Claus Bring My Man Back
(P. Grainger) 45:02
acc. by Duke Ellington's Hot Five featuring Duke Ellington (piano)
and Barney Bigard (clarinet)
17. Dick Robertson (vocal) – I Want You for Christmas
(Washington Tobias) 48:01
acc. by Bobby Hackett (cornet) and others
18. Woody Herman (clarinet & vocal) and His Orchestra – Santa
Claus Is Coming to Town (Gillespie - Coots) 50:51
19. Fats Waller (piano) and His Rhythm – Swingin’ Them Jingle Bells
(J. Hancock) 53:25
Herman Autry (trumpet), Gene Sedric (tenor sax and clarinet),
Al Casey (guitar), Charles Turner (bass), Slick Jones (drums)
20. Clarence Williams’ Blue Five – Santa Claus Blues (Straight -
Cahn) 56:19
Eva Taylor (vocal), Louis Armstrong (cornet), Charlie Irvis
(trombone), Buster Bailey (soprano sax), Buddy Christian (banjo), Clarence Williams (piano)
21. Lena Horne (vocal) – Silent Night (Gruber - Mohr)58:54
acc. by Count Basie (organ), Harry Edison (trumpet) and others
unknowns
22. Lionel Hampton and His Orchestra – Gin for Christmas
(L. Hampton) 1:00:45
Lionel Hampton (drums), Ziggy Elman (trumpet), Toots Mondello
(alto sax), Ben Webster, Jerry Jerome (tenor sax), Clyde Hart
(piano), Al Casey (guitar), Artie Bernstein (bass)