Together at Christmas (Etta Jones and Houston Person album)

2000 studio album by Etta Jones and Houston Person

Together at Christmas

Studio album by Etta Jones and Houston Person

Released

August 15, 2000

Recorded

March 24, 2000

Studio

M & I Recording Studios, NYC

Genre

Jazz

Length

54:07

Label

Highnote
HCD 7058

Producer

Houston Person

Etta Jones chronology

Easy Living
(2000)

Together at Christmas
(2000)

The Way We Were: Live in Concert
(2000)

Houston Person chronology

Soft Lights
(1999)

Together at Christmas
(2000)

The Way We Were: Live in Concert
(2000)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings

Together at Christmas is a Christmas album by vocalist Etta Jones and saxophonist Houston Person which was recorded in 2000 and released on the Highnote label.

Track listing

"Frosty the Snowman" (Jack Rollins, Steve Nelson) – 5:07
"Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" (Hugh Martin, Ralph Blane) – 5:54
"Jingle Bells" (James Pierpont) – 5:02
"I'll Be Home for Christmas" (Walter Kent, Kim Gannon, Buck Ram) – 3:27
"Winter Wonderland" (Felix Bernard, Richard B. Smith) – 4:42
"Silent Night" (Franz Xaver Gruber, Joseph Mohr) – 3:32
"Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!" (Jule Styne, Sammy Cahn) – 3:53
"What Are You Doing New Year's Eve?" (Frank Loesser) – 6:17
"Santa Claus Is Coming to Town" (J. Fred Coots, Haven Gillespie) – 3:07
"White Christmas" (Irving Berlin) – 4:20
"The Christmas Waltz" (Styne, Cahn) – 4:27
"The Christmas Song" (Robert Wells, Mel Tormé) – 4:19

Personnel

Etta Jones – vocals
Houston Person – tenor saxophone
Stan Hope – piano
George Kaye – bass
Chip White – drums

References

Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1149. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
Jazz Depot: HighNote discography accessed March 12, 2018
Enciclopedia del Jazz: Houston Person accessed March 12, 2018
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v t e Etta Jones
Studio albums	Don't Go to Strangers (1960) Something Nice (1961) So Warm (1961) Lonely and Blue (1962) Hollar! (1963) Love Shout (1963) Soul Summit Vol. 2 (1963) From the Heart (1964)

v t e Houston Person
Years given are for the recording(s), not first release, unless stated otherwise.
As leader or co-leader	Underground Soul! (1966) Chocomotive (1967) Trust in Me (1967) Blue Odyssey (1968) Soul Dance! (1968) Goodness! (1969) Person to Person! (1970) Truth! (1970) Houston Express (1971) Broken Windows, Empty Hallways (1972) Sweet Buns & Barbeque (1972) The Real Thing (1973) The Big Horn (1976) Stolen Sweets (1976) Wild Flower (1977) The Nearness of You (1977) Suspicions (1980) Very Personal (1980) Heavy Juice (1982) Always on My Mind (1985) The Talk of the Town (1987) Basics (1987) The Party (1989) Something in Common (and Ron Carter, 1989) Just Friends (and Buddy Tate, 1990) Now's the Time (and Ron Carter, 1990) Why Not! (1990) The Lion and His Pride (1991) Christmas with Houston Person and Friends (1994) Horn to Horn (with Teddy Edwards, 1994) Close Encounters (with Teddy Edwards, 1996) Person-ified (1996) The Opening Round (1997) My Romance (1998) Soft Lights (1999) Together at Christmas (with Etta Jones, 2000) The Way We Were: Live in Concert (with Etta Jones, 2000 ) In a Sentimental Mood (2000) Dialogues (and Ron Carter, 2000) Blue Velvet (2001) Sentimental Journey (2002) Social Call (2003) To Etta with Love (2004) You Taught My Heart to Sing (and Bill Charlap, 2004) All Soul (2005) Just Between Friends (2005) Thinking of You (2007) Mellow (2009 Moment to Moment (2010) Nice 'n' Easy (2011) So Nice (2011) Naturally (2012) The Melody Lingers On (2014) Chemistry (and Ron Carter, 2015) Something Personal (2015) Rain or Shine (2017) Remember Love (and Ron Carter, 2018)

Houston Person

Years given are for the recording(s), not first release, unless stated otherwise.

As leader
or co-leader

Underground Soul! (1966)
Chocomotive (1967)
Trust in Me (1967)
Blue Odyssey (1968)
Soul Dance! (1968)
Goodness! (1969)
Person to Person! (1970)
Truth! (1970)
Houston Express (1971)
Broken Windows, Empty Hallways (1972)
Sweet Buns & Barbeque (1972)
The Real Thing (1973)
The Big Horn (1976)
Stolen Sweets (1976)
Wild Flower (1977)
The Nearness of You (1977)
Suspicions (1980)
Very Personal (1980)
Heavy Juice (1982)
Always on My Mind (1985)
The Talk of the Town (1987)
Basics (1987)
The Party (1989)
Something in Common (and Ron Carter, 1989)
Just Friends (and Buddy Tate, 1990)
Now's the Time (and Ron Carter, 1990)
Why Not! (1990)
The Lion and His Pride (1991)
Christmas with Houston Person and Friends (1994)
Horn to Horn (with Teddy Edwards, 1994)
Close Encounters (with Teddy Edwards, 1996)
Person-ified (1996)
The Opening Round (1997)
My Romance (1998)
Soft Lights (1999)
Together at Christmas (with Etta Jones, 2000)
The Way We Were: Live in Concert (with Etta Jones, 2000 )
In a Sentimental Mood (2000)
Dialogues (and Ron Carter, 2000)
Blue Velvet (2001)
Sentimental Journey (2002)
Social Call (2003)
To Etta with Love (2004)
You Taught My Heart to Sing (and Bill Charlap, 2004)
All Soul (2005)
Just Between Friends (2005)
Thinking of You (2007)
Mellow (2009
Moment to Moment (2010)
Nice 'n' Easy (2011)
So Nice (2011)
Naturally (2012)
The Melody Lingers On (2014)
Chemistry (and Ron Carter, 2015)
Something Personal (2015)
Rain or Shine (2017)
Remember Love (and Ron Carter, 2018)

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