Blue Note: Yule Be Boppin'

Va-Yule Be Boppin

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 23, 1997)
• Original Release Date: September 23, 1997
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Blue Note Records
• ASIN: B000002ULY
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #230,706 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Track Listings

1. Cool Yule - Kurt Elling

2. Santa Claus Is Coming to Town - Pat Martino

3. Jingle Bells - Dianne Reeves

4. I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm - Eliane Elias

5. Blue X-Mas - Bob Dorough, Tim Hagans, Stefon Harris, Greg Osby, Bobby Watson

6. You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch - Fareed Haque

7. Santa Baby - Javon Jackson

8. Be-Bop Santa Claus

9. I'd Like You for Christmas - Judi Silvano

10. Adeste Fideles/Little Drummer Boy - Jacky Terrasson

11. Zat You, Santa Claus? - Benny Green, Miles Griffith

12. Christo Redentor - Jack Walrath, Bobby Watson

13. Peach on Earth - Rachelle Ferrell

14. Christmas Time Is Here - Charlie Hunter

15. Carol of the Bells - Joe Lovano

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

For that hardened jazz boho on your list, this 15-piece slab serves up a lot of cool yule trimmings. There are goodies for baddies here, including Javon Jackson, who takes you on a drum-lead, saxophone-improv trip during "Santa Baby," exploring all the nooks and crannies of Santa's workshop. Bob Dorough reprises the cynical classic "Blue X-Mas" while Sweet Daddy Love and the Blue Note Ad Hoc Orchestra revisit that beatnik staple "Bebop Santa Claus." Other noteworthy tracks include Jacky Terrasson soulfully welding "Adeste Fideles" and "Little Drummer Boy" in a groovin' orgy of organ-chased gospel rhythms and sprite piano riffs. No hip set would be complete without "Zat You, Santa Claus?", here handled admirably by Benny Green and Miles Griffith (although no one can lay a finger on Louis Armstrong's version). Cool stuff, even for nonjazz stiffs. --Martin Keller

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5 stars Thanks for the speedy delivery, January 24, 2010

By	Music Man - See all my reviews

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I ordered this during the very busy Christmas period, but delivery was no problem, I received the CD in a very timely fashion. Thanks again.

5.0 out of 5 stars My favorite Christmas album, December 6, 2009

By	P. Conant (Colorado, USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I just love this album. It always makes me happy to pull this out in December - it puts me in the Christmas spirit without mirroring the sappy carols they pipe into the grocery store this time of year.

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5.0 out of 5 stars com"YULE"ation Cleric : Jive Jingle Jamboree, August 10, 2001

By	Mitch Mirthman (on the path in search of YULEtide Treasure) - See all my reviews

This cool cat Christmas from the current songsmiths at blue note records is a elaboration from a label thats been compiling since 1939.This IS a disc to leave in a mega player from first snowfall to final melt as it`s stylization adds surprisal celebration with each listen.What lounge lizard wouldn`t wish for acoustic bass, various sax,guitar, and drums with a mixture of the following thrown in here and about;bongos,viraphone,flute,tapping,bells,piano,chimes,trumpet,and vibes atop lyrical originality and rare boffo narration.~~Merrily Mix~1$1\2,2#1\2,3#,4#,5$,6$,7#,8%,9#,10#1\2,11#,12$,and 13#1\2 no bahhumbugs here~~Post Script: This is National YULEtide Treasure please tune this in and cherish it often*****SOLID*****