Merry Ole Soul
1969 studio album by Duke Pearson
Merry Ole Soul | ||||
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Studio album by Duke Pearson | ||||
Released | 1969 | |||
Recorded | February 25 & August 19, 1969 | |||
Studio | Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey | |||
Genre | Jazz, Christmas | |||
Label | Blue Note | |||
Producer | Duke Pearson | |||
Duke Pearson chronology | ||||
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Merry Ole Soul is a Christmas album by jazz pianist and arranger Duke Pearson, featuring performances recorded in 1969 and originally released on the Blue Note label.[1]
Reception
The AllMusic review awarded the album 2 out of 5 stars.[2]
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [2] |
Track listing
- "Sleigh Ride" (Leroy Anderson, Mitchell Parish) - 6:25
- "The Little Drummer Boy" (Katherine K. Davis, Henry Onorati, Harry Simeone) - 5:47
- "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" (Ralph Blane, Hugh Martin) - 2:00
- "Jingle Bells" (James Pierpont) - 5:10
- "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town" (J. Fred Coots, Haven Gillespie) - 4:07
- "Go Tell It on the Mountain" (Traditional) - 3:44
- "Wassail Song" (Traditional) - 3:04
- "Silent Night" (Franz Gruber, Joseph Mohr) - 4:12
- "O Little Town of Bethlehem" (Phillips Brooks, Lewis Redner) - 1:14
- Recorded at Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, on February 25 (track 1) & August 19 (tracks 2-9), 1969
- A 2004 import CD reissue of the album on Toshiba EMI includes an outtake from the sessions, "Old Fashioned Christmas", as a bonus track.
Personnel
- Duke Pearson - piano, celeste (tracks 1, 3)
- Bob Cranshaw - bass (tracks 1–8)
- Mickey Roker - drums (tracks 1–8)
- Airto Moreira - percussion (tracks 4, 5, & 7)
References
- ^ Duke Pearson discography accessed September 13, 2010
- ^ a b Allmusic Review accessed September 13, 2010
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Years given are for the recording(s), not first release.
leader
or
co-leader
- Profile (1959)
- Tender Feelin's (1959)
- Angel Eyes (1961–62)
- Dedication! (1961)
- Hush! (1962)
- Wahoo! (1964)
- Honeybuns (1965)
- Prairie Dog (1966)
- Sweet Honey Bee (1966)
- The Right Touch (1967)
- Introducing Duke Pearson's Big Band (1967–68)
- I Don't Care Who Knows It (1968–70)
- Now Hear This (1968)
- The Phantom (1968)
- How Insensitive (1969)
- Merry Ole Soul (1969)
- It Could Only Happen with You (1970)
Donald
Byrd
- Fuego (1959)
- At the Half Note Cafe (1960)
- Byrd in Flight (1960)
- The Cat Walk (1961)
- A New Perspective (1963)
- Fancy Free (1969)
- Kofi (1969–70)
- Electric Byrd (1970)
others
- Little Johnny C (Johnny Coles, 1963)
- Idle Moments (Grant Green, 1963)
- The Kicker (Bobby Hutcherson, 1963)
- Mean What You Say (Thad Jones and Pepper Adams, 1966)
only
- I'm Tryin' to Get Home (for Donald Byrd]], 1964)
- Lush Life (for Lou Donaldson, 1967)
- Am I Blue (for Grant Green, 1963)
- Boss Horn (for Blue Mitchell, 1966)
- Heads Up! (for Blue Mitchell, 1968)
- A Slice of the Top (for Hank Mobley, 1966)
- Standards (for Lee Morgan, 1967)
- Rough 'n' Tumble (for Stanley Turrentine, 1966)
- A Bluish Bag (for Stanley Turrentine, 1967)
- The Return of the Prodigal Son (for Stanley Turrentine, 1967)
- The Look of Love (for Stanley Turrentine, 1968)