JAZZ & BLUES CHRISTMAS

Putumayo Presents | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 14, 2008)
• Original Release Date: 2008
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Putumayo World Music
• ASIN: B001DHIXBM
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #84,705 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Christmas Celebration - B.B. King

2. Santa's Blues - Charles Brown

3. Wrap Yourself in a Christmas Package - Randy Greer & Ignasi Terraza Trio

4. Santa Baby - Emile - Claire Barlow

5. Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer - Ray Charles

6. Here Comes Santa Claus - The Ramsey Lewis Trio

7. Merry Christmas Baby - The Dukes of Dixieland

8. The Christmas Blues - Topsy Chapman & Lars Edegran

9. Xmas Baby - Riff Ruffin

10. All I Ask for Chirstmas - Mighty Blue Kings

Editorial Reviews

About the Artist

Putumayo World Music was established in 1993 to introduce people to the music of the world's cultures. The label grew out of Putumayo clothing company, founded by Dan Storper in 1975 and sold in 1997. Co-founder Michael Kraus joined Dan to launch Putumayo World Music and establish a non-traditional sales division. Putumayo World Music has become known primarily for its upbeat and melodic compilations of great international music characterized by the company's motto: "guaranteed to make you feel good!" Putumayo's CD covers feature the distinctive art of Nicola Heindl, whose colorful, folkloric style represents one of Putumayo's goals: to connect the traditional to the contemporary. By combining appealing music and visuals with creative retail marketing, Putumayo has developed a unique brand identity - a rarity in today's artist-based music industry.

Product Description

Putumayo delivers the perfect package of soulful jazz and blues to liven up the holiday season. A Jazz & Blues Christmas offers a memorable array of classic holiday songs by jazz and blues legends and lesser-known artists. B.B. King opens the album with "Christmas Celebration," a rollicking, up-tempo tune cheerfully punctuated with bursts of brass from an energetic horn section. Ray Charles tells the story of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer to a soulful beat. Ramsey Lewis plays "Here Comes Santa Claus," simulating the ring of sleigh bells on the upper registers of his keyboard. And, young Canadian chanteuse Emilie-Claire Barlow offers a new take on the old holiday favorite "Santa Baby."

With other exceptional tracks by rhythm and blues veteran Riff Ruffin, iconic blues crooner Charles Brown, jazz vocalist Topsy Chapman and the traditional New Orleans jazz band, The Dukes of Dixieland, A Jazz & Blues Christmas is sure to join Putumayo's other collections New Orleans Christmas and Christmas Around the World as Yuletide classics.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Perfect For Parties Album, February 16, 2011

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AvidOldiesCollector (Ottawa, Ontario, Canada) - See all my reviews

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Although containing just 10 tracks, which is skimpy by today's standards, this does provide you with over 33 minutes of some of the best jazz/blues Christmas tunes ever recorded, selected for the album by Dan Storper. In addition, it comes in a nice fold-out cardboard jewel case with thumbnail sketches on each artist/selection in English, Spanish and French, written by Roger Hahn, and with a catchy cover and CD graphic designed by Nicola Heindl.

There is also a re-listing of the tracks showing the songwriters and original albums from which they were culled, a link to the Putumayo World Music website, and an album discography of their various compilations to date, with reproductions of the covers.

The sound quality is perfect. Just a perfect inexpensive addition to any Christmas music collection.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Christmas Time Tunes Done Nicely, January 12, 2009

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Loaf (Denver, CO) - See all my reviews

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A great selection. To our ears better than the New Orleans Christmas but both are great!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars great Christmas tunes for the holidays., February 7, 2010

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harlequin (Texas) - See all my reviews

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I got one for myself and loved it, got another for a gift. It is a festive CD and great to listen to around Christmas! Loved it.