| Sound of Christmas | ||||
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| Studio album by Ramsey Lewis Trio | ||||
| Released | 1961 | |||
| Recorded | October 1961 | |||
| Studio | Ter-Mar Recording Studios, Chicago | |||
| Genre | Jazz, Christmas | |||
| Length | 29:05 | |||
| Label | Argo LP 687 | |||
| Producer | Ralph Bass | |||
| Ramsey Lewis chronology | ||||
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Sound of Christmas is an album of Christmas music by the Ramsey Lewis Trio, recorded in 1961 and released on the Argo label. The album rose to No. 8 on the Billboard Christmas LPs chart. Lewis recorded a second seasonal album, More Sounds of Christmas, in 1964.
Reception
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings |  |
Scott Yanow of AllMusic stated: "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".
Track listing
- "Merry Christmas Baby" (Lou Baxter, Johnny Moore) - 4:04
- "Winter Wonderland" (Felix Bernard, Richard B. Smith) - 2:11
- "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town" (J. Fred Coots, Haven Gillespie) - 2:25
- "Christmas Blues" (Skitch Henderson, Ramsey Lewis) - 2:50
- "Here Comes Santa Claus" (Gene Autry, Oakley Haldeman) - 2:41
- "The Sound of Christmas" (Riley Hampton, Lewis) - 2:22
- "The Christmas Song" (Mel Tormé, Robert Wells) - 3:18
- "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen" (Traditional) - 3:19
- "Sleigh Ride" (Leroy Anderson, Mitchell Parish) - 2:58
- "What Are You Doing New Year's Eve?" (Frank Loesser) - 3:27
Personnel
- Ramsey Lewis - piano
- El Dee Young - bass
- Issac "Red" Holt - drums
- String section arranged and conducted by Riley Hampton (tracks 6-10)
References
- Argo Records discography accessed October 8, 2012
- Billboard Christmas LPs. Vol. 79. Billboard Magazine. December 9, 1967. p. 92.
- ^ Yanow, S. "Ramsey Lewis: Sound of Christmas". allmusic.com. AllMusic.
- Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 887. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.