• Source: Merry Ole Soul

      • 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.


      Reception


      The AllMusic review awarded the album 2 out of 5 stars.


      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)


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