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The Christmas Show with Norah Jones and Mars Williams

By Jerome Wilson | The Outer View
December 27, 2023
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This holiday show features Christmas-related jazz, some of it warm and cozy, some of it anything but. Artists heard include

Norah Jones

piano
b.1979

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Mars Williams

saxophone
b.1955

" data-original-title="" title="">Mars Williams,

Benny Goodman

clarinet
1909 - 1986

" data-original-title="" title="">Benny Goodman,

3Divas Jazz Trio

multi-instrumentalist

" data-original-title="" title="">3Divas Jazz Trio, and

John Coltrane

saxophone
1926 - 1967

" data-original-title="" title="">John Coltrane.

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Jerry Granelli
drums
1940 - 2021
" data-original-title="" title="">Jerry Granelli Trio "Christmas Time Is Here" from The Jerry Granelli Trio Plays Vince Guaraldi and Mose Allison (RareNoise) 00:00
Host Speaks 4:23
3D Jazz Trio "I Wonder As I Wander" from Christmas in 3D (Self-Produced) 4:51
George Gee Swing Orchestra
band / ensemble / orchestra
" data-original-title="" title="">George Gee Swing Orchestra "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen" from Winter Wonderland (Self=Produced) 10:22
Host Speaks 16:13
Buselli-Wallarab Jazz Orchestra
band / ensemble / orchestra
b.1994
" data-original-title="" title="">Buselli-Wallarab Jazz Orchestra "Jingle Bells" from Carol of the Bells (Patois) 17:36
Matt Wilson
drums
b.1964
" data-original-title="" title="">Matt Wilson "The Chipmunk Song" from Matt Wilson's Christmas Tree-O (Palmetto) 20:47
Roland Kirk "We Free Kings" from Cool Blue Christmas: We Free Kings (Contrast) 25:28
Host Speaks 30:08
George Burton
piano
" data-original-title="" title="">George Burton "The Holly and the Ivy" from The Yule Log (Porge) 32:18
Doug Munro
guitar
b.1953
" data-original-title="" title="">Doug Munro "Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas" from A Very Gypsy Christmas (GotMusic) 36:28
Norah Jones "Christmastime" from I Dream of Christmas (Blue Note) 41:40
Host Speaks 45:40
Count Basie
piano
1904 - 1984
" data-original-title="" title="">Count Basie "Good Morning Blues" from Verve/Unmixed Christmas (Verve) 46:38
Benny Goodman "Santa Claus Came In the Spring" from Have Yourself a Swingin' Little Christmas (Bear Family) 49:52
Benny Benack III
trumpet and vocals
" data-original-title="" title="">Benny Benack III with the
Steven Feifke
piano
b.1991
" data-original-title="" title="">Steven Feifke Big Band "What Are You Doing New Year's Eve?" from Season's Swingin' Greetings (Cellar Music) 52:58
Host Speaks 57:51
Mars Williams "Carol of the Drum / Bells / O Come Emmanuel / Joy to the World" from Mars Williams Presents An Ayler Xmas, Vol. 2 (ESP) 1:01:44
Host Speaks 1:19:00
Diana Krall
piano and vocals
b.1964
" data-original-title="" title="">Diana Krall "White Christmas" from Christmas Songs (Verve) 1:19:44
Peggy Lee
vocals
1920 - 2002
" data-original-title="" title="">Peggy Lee "It's Christmas Time Again" from What a Wonderful Christmas (Hip-O) 1:24:11
Host Speaks 1:27:10
Chimytina "Greensleeves" from A Very Chimytina Christmas (Outside In) 1:29:31
John Coltrane "Greensleeves" from Cool Blue Christmas: We Free Kings (Contrast) 1:31:17
Host Speaks 1:41:15
Uptown Vocal Jazz Quartet
" data-original-title="" title="">Uptown Vocal Jazz Quartet "The Christmas Song" from Fools For Yule (HouseKat) 1:41:51
Debbie Duncan
vocals
" data-original-title="" title="">Debbie Duncan "Merry Christmas, Darling" from It Must Be Christmas (IGMOD) 1:44:13
Norah Jones "Blue Christmas" from I Dream of Christmas (Blue Note) 1:48:29
Chris Pasin
trumpet
" data-original-title="" title="">Chris Pasin "Christmas Time Is Here" from Baby It's Cold Outside (Planet Arts) 1:51:53

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