An NPR Jazz Christmas with Marian McPartland and Friends

Various Artists - Jazz - Bebop/Post-Bop/Avant-Garde | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 1, 1997)
• Original Release Date: November 1, 1997
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: National Public Radio
• ASIN: B00003GPLP
• Also Available in: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #249,597 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen - Marian McPartland

2. Jingle Bells - Jon Faddis, Peter Washington, Marian McPartland

3. Let It Snow - Keith Ingham

4. The Christmas Song - Nnenna Freelon, Marian McPartland

5. O Tannenhaum - Brad Mehldau, Marian McPartland

6. Away In A Manger - George Shearing

7. Silent Night - Joe Locke, Marian McPartland

8. Jesu Bambino - Jon Weber

9. Nina, Nana - Jon Weber

10. Good King Wenceslas - Marian McPartland

11. Cool Yule - Roseanna Vitro, Marian McPartland

12. Santa Claus is Coming To Town - Bob James, Marian McPartland

13. Silver Bells - Frank Kimbrough

14. Christmas Is Just Another Day - Marcia Ball

15. What Child Is This? - Marian McPartland

16. The Christmas Waltz - John Eaton

17. The Christmas Song - J.J. Johnson, Marian McPartland

18. Winter Wonderland - Michael Weiss

19. It Came Upon A Midnight Clear/Away In A Manger - Renee Rosnes

20. Silent Night - Darrell Grant

See all 22 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars NOT JUST FOR CHRISTMAS, January 6, 2002

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This review is from: An NPR Jazz Christmas with Marian McPartland and Friends (Audio CD)

This is one of the most wonderful jazz albums I own. Simply because all of the songs are called "Christmas songs" should not prevent you from buying it today.

Marian McPartland's N.P.R. show "Piano Jazz" is a fixture in my home. She has introduced me to some of the finest new jazz artists and re-introduced me to some old jazz friends. On this CD, you can hear her playing "God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen" and several others including a terrific duet with Brad Mehldau ("O Tannenbaum"). Her friends range from trumpeter Jon Faddis to pianist Bob James, from trombonist J.J. Johnson to the redoubtable George Shearing playing his special arrangement of "Away in a Manger."

This album is a jazz treasure and a Christmas treasure, too. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.