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This unprecedented two-disc anthology of jazz and blues Christmas music is a fascinating, and highly entertaining showcase of rarely heard seasonal gems with a roster of talent that includes the undisputed Empress of the Blues Bessie Smith and pioneering bluesman Blind Lemon Jefferson. And there’s much, much more: bluesman Leroy Carr’s brilliant title track “Christmas in Jail,” the hyper jaunty highjinks of Jack Teagarden and Johnny Mercer, along with swinging gems from Benny Goodman and Duke Ellington’s Hot Five, all inarguably qualify this as the season’s finest musical stocking stuffer.
Tracklist:
| A | Santa Claus Blues | EVA TAYLOR & CLARENCE WILLIAMS’ BLUE FIVE |
| A | Santa Claus Blues | LOUIS ARMSTRONG & THE RED ONION JAZZ BABIES |
| A | At The Christmas Ball | BESSIE SMITH |
| A | Christmas Eve Blues | BLIND LEMON JEFFERSON |
| A | Papa Ain’t No Santa Claus (Mama Ain’t No Christmas Tree) | BUTTERBEANS & SUSIE |
| B | Christmas In Jail (Ain’t That A Pain) | LEROY CARR |
| B | The Wrong Way To Celebrate Xmas | EDWARD W. CLAYBORN (GUITAR EVANGELIST) |
| B | The Santa Claus Crave | ELZADIE ROBINSON |
| B | Christmas Mornin’ Blues | VICTORIA SPIVEY & LONNIE JOHNSON |
| B | Jingle Bells | BENNIE GOODMAN ORCHESTRA |
| C | Christmas Man Blues | BERTHA “CHIPPIE” HILL |
| C | Lonesome Christmas Blues | BLIND BLAKE |
| C | Santa Claus, Bring My Man Back | OZIE WARE & DUKE ELLINGTON’S HOT FIVE |
| C | Christmas Mornin’ Blues | KANSAS CITY KITTY & GEORGIA TOM |
| C | Santa Claus Blues | CLARENCE WILLIAMS’ TRIO & EVA TAYLOR |
| C | Christmas, Christmas Blues | CHARLEY JORDAN |
| D | Christmas And No Santa Claus | BUMBLE BEE SLIM |
| D | Christmas Night In Harlem | JACK TEAGARDEN & Johnny MERCER |
| D | Happy New Years Blues | MARY HARRIS |
| D | Happy New Year Blues | BLIND LEMON JEFFERSON |
| D | Christmas & New Year’s Blues | TAMPA RED |
Release Date: 23.10.2026
SECOND RECORDS is a label of I-DI GmbH
