The Ramsey Lewis Trio

Sound Of Christmas

Argo Records 1961  – LPS-687

notes:

Sound of Christmas is an album of Christmas music by Ramsey Lewis' Trio 
featuring tracks recorded in 1961 and released on the Argo label
Allmusic awarded the album 3 stars stating "This is a pleasing,
 if rather brief (29 minutes) Christmas jazz album that was 
originally quite popular... fun and melodic, if not all that unique".

credits:

Arranged By [Orchestra], Conductor [Orchestra] – Riley Hampton (tracks: B1 to B5)
Double Bass – El Dee Young*
Drums – Red Holt
Piano – Ramsey Lewis
Strings – Abe Meltzer (tracks: B1 to B5), David Chausow (tracks: B1 to B5), 
Emil Podsada (tracks: B1 to B5), Harold Kupper (tracks: B1 to B5), 
Irving Kaplan (tracks: B1 to B5), Karl Fruh (tracks: B1 to B5), 
Leonard Chausow (tracks: B1 to B5), Oscar Chausow (tracks: B1 to B5),
 Sol Bobrou* (tracks: B1 to B5), Theodore Silavin (tracks: B1 to B5)
Supervised By – Ralph Bass

Recorded October, 1961, at Ter Mar Recording Studios, Chicago.
Engineer – Ron Malo

tracklist:

A1        Merry Christmas Baby
Written-By – Charles Brown
4:00
A2        Winter Wonderland
Written-By – Smith*, Bernard*
2:07
A3        Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
Written-By – Gillespie*, Coots*
2:20
A4        Christmas Blues
Written-By – Ramsey Lewis
2:48
A5        Here Comes Santa Claus
Written-By – Autry*, Aldeman*
2:38
B1        The Sound Of Christmas
Written-By – Lewis*, Hampton*
2:17
B2        The Christmas Song
Written-By – Torme*, Wells*
3:13
B3        God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
Arranged By – Ramsey Lewis
3:15
B4        Sleigh Ride
Written-By – Anderson*, Parish*
2:55
B5        What Are You Doing New Year's Eve
Written-By – Frank Loesser
3:26

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