Sound of Christmas

Sound of Christmas
Sound of Christmas
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

Sound of Christmas is an album of Christmas music by the Ramsey Lewis Trio, recorded in 1961 and released on the Argo label.^[1] The album rose to No. 8 on the Billboard Christmas LPs chart.^[2] Lewis recorded a second seasonal album, More Sounds of Christmas, in 1964.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	^[4]

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".^[3]

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.
^ ^a ^b 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.

[1] Argo Records discography accessed October 8, 2012

[2] Billboard Christmas LPs. Vol. 79. Billboard Magazine. December 9, 1967. p. 92.

[Allmusic-3] Yanow, S. "Ramsey Lewis: Sound of Christmas". allmusic.com. AllMusic.

[Penguin-4] Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 887. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.

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