Sound Of Christmas - Ramsey Lewis

 

God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen

Sound Of Christmas

Ramsey Lewis Trio

Supervison: Ralph Bass

Engineer: Ron Malo

Cover Photo: Garrett-Howard

Cover Design: Don Bronstein

Recorded October, 1961, at Ter Mar Recording Studios, Chicago

Argo LP 687X

Ramsey Lewis - Piano

El Dee Young - Bass

Red Holt - Drums

Accompanying the trio on Side 2 were the following strings: David Chausow, Abe Meltzer, Harold Kuiper, Leonard Chausow, Irving Kaplan, Karl Fruh, Sol Bobrou, Oscar Chausow, Emil Posada, Theodore Silavin

The Orchestra was arranged and conducted by Riley Hampton

From Billboard - December 4, 1961: The Ramsey Lewis Trio has a sock album here for the Christmas season that could appeal to both pop and jazz fans. The trio is backed with strings, which adds a stylish touch to their fine work. Tunes include such Christmas items as "Here Comes Santa Claus," "Sleigh Ride" and "Winter Wonderland," plus two originals, "Christmas Blues" and "The Sound Of Christmas."

Merry Christmas Baby

Winter Wonderland

Santa Claus Is Coming To Town

Christmas Blues

Here Comes Santa Claus

The Sound Of Christmas

The Christmas Song

God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen

Sleigh Ride

What Are You Doing New Year's Eve