Name: Verve / Unmixed Christmas by Various Artists
Brand: Various Artists
SKU: 602577175770
Price: 9.9 USD
Availability: OnlineOnly
Rating: 3 (77 reviews)

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Verve Records had several producers and DJs remix a set of classic holiday songs from the label's impressive back catalog and the result was the album called Verve Remixed Christmas, and this set serves as a companion to that volume, containing the untouched mixes of the songs in their original versions. Remixed or no, there are some pleasant treats here, including Jimmy Smith's funky big-band soul-jazz approach to "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen," Nina Simone's stunningly intimate phrasing on "I Am Blessed," and Louis Armstrong's classic "What a Wonderful World" (is this really a Christmas song? No matter, it's great.) One could argue that none of these sides really needed to be remixed, and the proof of that is certainly here, but listening to this set in conjunction with the remixed versions is a lot of fun, and quite fascinating at points. ~ Steve Leggett

1. Good Morning Blues

by Count Basie

Leader: Count Basie; Performer
Primary Artist: Count Basie And His Orchestra
Count Basie; Main Performer
Performer: Buck Clayton
Count Basie
Jimmy Rushing; Performer
Piano: Count Basie; Performer
Trumpet: Buck Clayton; Performer
Vocals: Jimmy Rushing; Performer
Composer: Count Basie
James Rushing
Eddie Durham; Composer
Lyricist: Count Basie
Eddie Durham
James Rushing; Composer
Composer Lyricist: James Rushing
Count Basie
Eddie Durham; Other

2. 'Zat You, Santa Claus?

by Louis Armstrong, The Commanders

Performer: Louis Armstrong; Performer
Primary Artist: Louis Armstrong
The Commanders; Main Performer
Trumpet: Louis Armstrong; Performer
Vocals: Louis Armstrong; Performer
Composer: Jack Fox; Composer
Lyricist: Jack Fox; Composer
Producer: Milt Gabler; Production
Composer Lyricist: Jack Fox; Other

3. What Are You Doing New Year's Eve?

by Ella Fitzgerald

Primary Artist: Ella Fitzgerald; Main Performer
Performer: Frank Devol; Performer
Composer: Frank Loesser; Composer
Lyricist: Frank Loesser; Composer
Producer: Norman Granz; Production
Recording Arrangement: Frank Devol; Production
Composer Lyricist: Frank Loesser; Other

4. I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm

by Billie Holiday

Clarinet: Tony Scott; Performer
Primary Artist: Billie Holiday; Main Performer
Double Bass: Leonard Gaskin; Performer
Drums: Cozy Cole; Performer
Electric Guitar: Billy Bauer; Performer
Performer: Tony Scott
Leonard Gaskin
Billy Bauer
Cozy Cole
Charlie Shavers
Budd Johnson
Billy Taylor; Performer
Piano: Billy Taylor; Performer
Saxophone: Budd Johnson; Performer
Trumpet: Charlie Shavers; Performer
Composer: Irving Berlin; Composer
Lyricist: Irving Berlin; Composer
Producer: Leroy Lovett; Production
Composer Lyricist: Irving Berlin; Other
Unknown Contributor Role: Leroy Lovett; Other

5. What A Wonderful World

by Louis Armstrong

Composer: George Douglas
George David Weiss; Composer
Alto Saxophone: Sam Markowitz
Dan Trimboli; Performer
Baritone Saxophone: Raymond Stanfield; Performer
Lyricist: George Douglas
George David Weiss; Composer
Bass Guitar: Russell Savakus; Performer
Bass Guitar: Russell Savakus; Performer
Clarinet: Jerome Richardson
Sam Markowitz; Performer
Drums: Grady Tate; Performer
Flute: Dan Trimboli
Sam Markowitz
Jerome Richardson; Performer
Guitar: Allen Hanlon
Willard Suyker
Art Ryerson; Performer
Percussion: Warren Hard; Performer
Performer: Dan Trimboli
Sam Markowitz
Allen Hanlon
Jerome Richardson
Urbie Green
Joe Wilder
Grady Tate
Clark Terry
Hank Jones
J.j. Johnson
Unknown
Louis Armstrong
Raymond Stanfield
Russell Savakus
Art Ryerson
Warren Hard
Willard Suyker; Performer
Conductor: Tommy Goodman; Conductor
Piano: Hank Jones; Performer
Producer: Bob Thiele; Production
Recording: Bob Simpson
Eddie Brackett; Production
Primary Artist: Louis Armstrong; Main Performer
Strings: Unknown; Performer
Tenor Saxophone: Dan Trimboli
Jerome Richardson; Performer
Trombone: J.j. Johnson
Urbie Green; Performer
Trumpet: Louis Armstrong
Clark Terry
Joe Wilder; Performer
Vocals: Louis Armstrong; Performer
Studio Personnel: Eddie Brackett
Bob Simpson; Production
Composer Lyricist: George David Weiss
George Douglas; Other

6. Winter Wonderland

by Shirley Horn

Alto Saxophone: Jesse Davis; Performer
Composer: Richard B. Smith
Felix Bernard; Composer
Lyricist: Felix Bernard
Richard B. Smith; Composer
Bass Guitar: Christian Mcbride; Performer
Bass Guitar: Christian Mcbride; Performer
Drums: Billy Drummond; Performer
Flugelhorn: Don Sickler
Roy Hargrove; Performer
Guitar: Mark Whitfield; Performer
Producer: Don Sickler; Production
Performer: Stephen Scott
Ron Blake
Don Sickler
Billy Drummond
Jesse Davis
Roy Hargrove
Christian Mcbride
Mark Whitfield; Performer
Primary Artist: Shirley Horn; Main Performer
Piano: Stephen Scott; Performer
Tenor Saxophone: Ron Blake; Performer
Recording Arrangement: Don Sickler; Production
Composer Lyricist: Felix Bernard
Richard B. Smith; Other

7. God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen

by Jimmy Smith

Primary Artist: Jimmy Smith; Main Performer
Composer: Traditional
Bill Byers; Composer
Lyricist: Traditional
Bill Byers; Composer
Producer: Creed Taylor; Production
Composer Lyricist: Traditional
Bill Byers; Other

8. I Am Blessed

by Nina Simone

Primary Artist: Nina Simone; Main Performer
Composer: Bennie Benjamin
Sol Marcus; Composer
Lyricist: Bennie Benjamin
Sol Marcus; Composer
Producer: Hal Mooney; Production
Composer Lyricist: Bennie Benjamin
Sol Marcus; Other

9. Silent Night

by Dinah Washington

Performer: Dinah Washington; Performer
Primary Artist: Dinah Washington; Main Performer
Vocals: Dinah Washington; Performer
Composer: Franz Xaver Gruber
Joseph Mohr; Composer
Lyricist: Joseph Mohr
Franz Xaver Gruber; Composer
Producer: Bob Shad; Production
Composer Lyricist: Joseph Mohr
Franz Xaver Gruber; Other

10. The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire)

by Mel Tormé, Wally Stott & His Orchestra

Featured Artist: Wally Stott & His Orchestra; Main Performer
Primary Artist: Mel Torme; Main Performer
Performer: Wally Stott; Performer
Ensemble: Wally Stott & His Orchestra; Ensemble
Composer: Robert Wells
Mel Tormé; Composer
Lyricist: Mel Tormé
Robert Wells; Composer
Recording Arrangement: Wally Stott; Production
Composer Lyricist: Mel Torme
Robert Wells; Other

11. Chilly Winds Don't Blow

by Nina Simone

Double Bass: Lisle Atkinson; Performer
Primary Artist: Nina Simone; Main Performer
Drums: Bobby Hamilton; Performer
Flute: Rudy Stevenson; Performer
Guitar: Al Shackman
Rudy Stevenson; Performer
Harmonica: Al Shackman; Performer
Performer: Rudy Stevenson
Nina Simone
Lisle Atkinson
Bobby Hamilton
Al Shackman; Performer
Composer: William Lawrence Lovelock
Hermann Krasnow; Composer
Lyricist: Hermann Krasnow
William Lawrence Lovelock; Composer
Producer: Hal Mooney; Production
Recording Arrangement: Nina Simone; Production
Composer Lyricist: William Lawrence Lovelock
Hermann Krasnow; Other

Technical Specifications

Volume

1 volume only

Tracks

11 tracks available

Type

ALBUM

Format

Digital Media

Duration

36 minutes and 41 seconds

Explicit

None

Coverart

Available and up to 1500x1500 px

Booklet

Not available

Max Quality

CD Quality (Lossless)

16bit / 44.1 kHz

Stereo

Audio Extension

Lossless: FLAC, M4A, WAV, WV, AIFF

Lossy: AAC, MP3, M4A, MP4, OGA, OGG, OPUS, WMA

Archive Format

Available in these formats: ZIP, TAR, RAR

Lyrics

10/11 tracks have lyrics

Synchronized Lyrics

6/11 tracks have synced lyrics

Genres

Jazz, Holiday Music

Label

Verve Reissues

Music Distribution Service

UMG Global

Country

United States

Language

English (United States)

Popularity

Release Date

Sep 22, 2008

Track Preview

Available

Delivery Charge

Free

Delivery Method

Digital download link via Email or Personal Dashboard on this site

UPC

602577175770

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Verve / Unmixed Christmas

1. Good Morning Blues

2. 'Zat You, Santa Claus?

3. What Are You Doing New Year's Eve?

4. I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm

5. What A Wonderful World

6. Winter Wonderland

7. God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen

8. I Am Blessed

9. Silent Night

10. The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire)

11. Chilly Winds Don't Blow

Technical Specifications

Verve / Unmixed Christmas

Product information

Release options

1. Good Morning Blues

2. 'Zat You, Santa Claus?

3. What Are You Doing New Year's Eve?

4. I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm

5. What A Wonderful World

6. Winter Wonderland

7. God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen

8. I Am Blessed

9. Silent Night

10. The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire)

11. Chilly Winds Don't Blow

Technical Specifications