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A painstakingly assembled set of classic Christmas-themed jazz performances, this spectrum-spanning set goes from straight ahead and modern into hard bop, some appearing on LP for the very first time, all of it breathtaking in its impeccable execution and communicative beauty. Populated by a who’s who of mid-century masters, Duke Ellington, John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Charlie Parker, Coleman Hawkins, Roland Kirk, familiar holiday fare is re-introduced and re-defined into dazzling new artistic contours that reflect a spontaneously crafted musical expression which elevates each track here.
This is Christmas at its coolest, swingin’ and satisfying, and whether it’s Dave Brubeck’s well-chilled, kicked back “Santa Claus is Comin’ to Town” or Miles Davis and Bob Dorough’s magnificently skewed meditation “Blue Xmas (To Whom It May Concern)”, it’s pure comfort and joy from start to finish.
Tracklist:
| A | White Christmas (Live) | CHARLIE PARKER QUINTET |
| A | Sleigh Ride | HERB GELLER QUARTET |
| A | Winter Wonderland | CHET BAKER QUARTET |
| A | The Christmas Song | CHARLIE FERGUSON ORCH. & MELLO-MOODS |
| A | Santa Claus Is Coming To Town | PAUL BLEY TRIO |
| B | We Free Kings | ROLAND KIRK QUARTET |
| B | Greensleeves | COLEMAN HAWKINS |
| B | Winter Wonderland | RED GARLAND TRIO |
| B | The Christmas Song | EDDIE “LOCKJAW” DAVIS |
| B | Santa Claus Is Comin’ To Town | DAVE BRUBECK QUARTET |
| C | Santa Claus Is Coming To Town | EDDIE “LOCKJAW” DAVIS |
| C | Greensleeves | JOHN COLTRANE |
| C | White Christmas | LIONEL HAMPTON |
| C | Jingle Bells | DUKE ELLINGTON |
| D | Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer | PONY POINDEXTER |
| D | Greensleeves | BILL SMITH QUARTET |
| D | Here Comes Santa Claus | RAMSEY LEWIS TRIO |
| D | Blue Xmas (To Whom It May Concern) | MILES DAVIS |
| D | Santa Claus Is Coming To Town | BILL EVANS |
Release Date: 23.10.2026
SECOND RECORDS is a label of I-DI GmbH