Christmas Jazz Jam

Christmas Jazz Jam
Studio album by Wynton Marsalis
Released	October 9, 2009
Recorded	January 6–7, 2009
Genre	Christmas music, jazz
Length	68:31
Label	Compass Productions
Producer	Jeff Jones
Wynton Marsalis chronology

Christmas Jazz Jam is a Christmas album by Wynton Marsalis that was released in 2009 by Compass Productions. Musicians on the album include Wessell Anderson on alto saxophone, Vincent Gardner and Wycliffe Gordon on trombone, Victor Goines on saxophone and clarinet, and Herlin Riley on drums.

In 2009 the album reached peak positions of number six on Billboard's Jazz Albums chart, number nine on the Top Holiday Albums chart, and number nineteen on the Top Independent Albums chart. In 2010 the album reached number 125 on the Billboard 200.[1]

Background and composition

Christmas Jazz Jam marked Marsalis' first holiday album in twenty years. For the album, Marsalis assembled a group of ten musicians to perform uncredited arrangements of twelve holiday standards.[2] Following "Mary Had a Baby" are traditional New Orleans jazz-style renditions of "Jingle Bells" (James Pierpont) and "Blue Christmas" (Billy Hayes, Jay W. Johnson).[2]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Los Angeles Times	[2]

Kirk Silsbee of the Los Angeles Times awarded the album three of four stars and called the arrangements "smart yet not ostentatious".[2]

Track listing

Wynton Marsalis performing in 2009

"Santa Claus Is Coming to Town" (John Frederick Coots, Haven Gillespie) – 4:50
"Mary Had a Baby" – 4:03
"Jingle Bells" (James Pierpont) – 4:43
"Blue Christmas" (Billy Hayes, Jay W. Johnson) – 5:24
"Go Tell It on the Mountain" (John Wesley Work, Jr.) – 7:08
"O Christmas Tree" (Ernst Anschutz) – 7:25
"O Little Town of Bethlehem" (Phillips Brooks) – 7:21
"Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" (Johnny Marks) – 6:05
"The Christmas Song" (Mel Torme, Robert Wells) – 5:30
"Good King Wenceslas" (Thomas Helmore, John Mason Neale) – 6:49
"Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" (Hugh Martin, Ralph Blane) – 7:08
"Greensleeves" (traditional) – 2:05

Charts

In 2009 Christmas Jazz Jam reached peak positions of number six on Billboard's Jazz Albums chart, number nine on the Top Holiday Albums chart, and number nineteen on the Top Independent Albums chart. In 2010 the album reached number 125 on the Billboard 200.[1]

Chart (2009)	Peak position
Billboard's Jazz Albums	6
Billboard's Top Holiday Albums	9
Billboard's Top Independent Albums	19
Chart (2010)	Peak position
Billboard 200	125

Personnel

Wycliffe Gordon

Wynton Marsalis – trumpet
Victor Goines – soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone, clarinet
Walter Blanding – soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone
Wessell Anderson – alto saxophone
Paul Nedzela –baritone saxophone, bass clarinet
Vincent Gardner – trombone
Wycliffe Gordon – trombone, tuba
Reginald Veal – double bass
Herlin Riley – drums
Dan Nimmer – piano
Don Vappie – banjo, guitar, vocals
Roberta Gumbel – vocals
Jeff Jones – producer
Joanne Levey – assistant producer
Jason Dale – engineer
Justin Gerrish – assistant engineer
Fernando Lodeiro – assistant engineer
Evan Manners – assistant engineer
Shinobu Mitsuoka – assistant engineer

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References

"Christmas Jazz Jam: Charts & Awards". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved November 4, 2011.
Silsbee, Kirk (December 10, 2010). "Holiday jazz CDs". Los Angeles Times. Tribune Company. ISSN 0458-3035. OCLC 3638237. Retrieved November 4, 2011.

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[Charts-1] "Christmas Jazz Jam: Charts & Awards". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved November 4, 2011.

[Silsbee-2] Silsbee, Kirk (December 10, 2010). "Holiday jazz CDs". Los Angeles Times. Tribune Company. ISSN 0458-3035. OCLC 3638237. Retrieved November 4, 2011.