Christmas With McGriff

 

Christmas With McGriff

Christmas With McGriff

Produced & Directed by Juggy Murray

Cover Design: Frank Lerner

Cover Photo: Dick Litwin

Sue Records 1018

1963

From the back cover: Organist Jimmy McGriff and his trio of accompanists, saxophonist Rudolph Johnson, rhythm guitarist Larry Frazier and drummer Willie "Saint" Jenkins, have happily supplied us with the best of the aforementioned elements necessary for appreciation at Christmastime. And, most important, they have done so with good, jazz-oriented taste. This, their first seasonal offering, is a bright, rhythmic approach to a choice collection of pop and novelty standouts. On the pop end they offer a driving, new interpretation of the classic "White Christmas" and an intriguingly slow revamping of the charming "Winter Wonderland." On the novelty side they contagiously amble over "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus," finger-snap their way through a frisky reading of "Santa Claus Is Coming To Town," take a toe-tapping, low-keyed ride with "Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer" and rock with a bossa nova flavor on "Jingle Bells." In addition, there are two McGriff originals, with can go on to assume yearly importance – the solid rhythmic twist'er "Hip Santa," and the captivating "Christmas With McGriff" – which picks up steam along the way. – Ira Howard (Editor, Cash Box)

White Christmas

Christmas With McGriff

I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus

Hip Santa

Winter Wonderland

Santa Claus Is Coming To Town

Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer

Jingle Bells