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
I will never listen to the song God rest ye merry gentlemen again without thinking of this performance I always like Ramsey Lewis but now I like him even more
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