Yule Struttin': A Blue Note Christmas

Va-Yule Struttin' | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 4, 1990)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Blue Note Records
• ASIN: B000005HG7
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #107,168 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Vauncing Chimes

2. Silent Night

3. The Christmas Song

4. I'll Be Home for Christmas/Sleigh Ride

5. Winter Wonderland

6. A Merrier Christmas

7. A Merrier Christmas

8. O Tannenbaum

9. Jingle Bells

10. Chipmunk Christmas

11. God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen

12. Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas

13. Silent Night

14. The Little Drummer Boy

Editorial Reviews

Sixty minutes of jazzy Christmas wishes from Stanley Jordan, Lou Rawls, Chet Baker, Count Basie, Benny Green and Dexter Gordon.
No Track Information Available
Media Type: CD
Artist: YULE STRUTTIN-BLUE NOTE CHR
Title: YULE STRUTTIN-BLUE NOTE CHRIST
Street Release Date: 09/18/1997
Domestic
Genre: XMAS VOCAL COLLECTIONS

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I'm buying the CD because I wore out the tape, February 8, 2002

By A Customer

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This review is from: Yule Struttin': A Blue Note Christmas (Audio CD)

I own about 6 or more Christmas jazz CDs/tapes but this remains my favorite - so much so that we now have to buy it again because we wore our the tape.

For us it is perfect background music for mellow parties, opening presents, dinner, etc. I have wonderful memories of listening to this tape in the car during long drives to the family.

But the CD is NOT elevator music - it's a quality collection, worth listening to with the volume up. Some of my Christmas jazz CDs tend to be un-imaginative saxophone versions of tired Christmas classics. Not this CD - the songs are original and creative.

Lastly, it is "approachable" - the kind of jazz that non-experts (like me) tend to understand and enjoy.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great holiday listening, December 3, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Yule Struttin': A Blue Note Christmas (Audio CD)

I've had this CD for several years and it is my favorite Holiday collection - lots of fun, jazzy arrangements which are festive, original and sure to cure your holiday blues. Instrumental Talent - not breathy synthesized fru fru music. If you like music live, jazz or blues, this is for you.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Classic Blues & Jazz Lovers - Yule enjoy this Compilation, September 26, 2001

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Darren (Jersey Shore, NJ USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Yule Struttin': A Blue Note Christmas (Audio CD)

This is a jazzy blues yuletide compilation with classic jazz artists such as Chet Baker, Count Basie and Dexter Gordon playing some traditional holiday favorites. In addition, two versions of an original Thelonious Monk composition called "A Merrier Christmas" are also included. Contemporary jazz artists such as John Scofield and Benny Green also perform some compositions and vocal tracks by Lou Rawls and Dianne Reeves further add to the overall diversity of this compilation.

For those who can appreciate a more melancholic blend of yuletide jazz & blues, this is a great addition to the holiday collection.