Verve Unmixed Christmas
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Verve Unmixed Christmas
| 1 | Good Morning Blues / Count Basie Orchestra Take A 3:16 |
| 2 | 'Zat You Santa Claus? / Louis Armstrong 2:50 |
| 3 | What Are You Doing New Year's Eve? / Ella Fitzgerald 3:36 |
| 4 | I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm / Billie Holiday 3:59 |
| 5 | What a Wonderful World / Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra & Chorus 2:19 |
| 6 | Winder Wonderland / Shirley Horn 4:10 |
| 7 | God Rest Ye Merry Gentleman / Jimmy Smith 4:21 |
| 8 | I Am Blessed / Nina Simone 2:58 |
| 9 | Silent Night / Dinah Washington 2:25 |
| 10 | The Christmas Song / Mel Tormé 2:47 |
| 11 | Chilly Winds Don't Blow / Nina Simone 4:03 |
Editorial Reviews
Verve Records had several producers and DJs remix a set of classic holiday songs from the label's impressive back catalog and the result was the album called Verve Remixed Christmas, and this set serves as a companion to that volume, containing the untouched mixes of the songs in their original versions. Remixed or no, there are some pleasant treats here, including Jimmy Smith's funky big-band soul-jazz approach to "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen," Nina Simone's stunningly intimate phrasing on "I Am Blessed," and Louis Armstrong's classic "What a Wonderful World" (is this really a Christmas song? No matter, it's great.) One could argue that none of these sides really needed to be remixed, and the proof of that is certainly here, but listening to this set in conjunction with the remixed versions is a lot of fun, and quite fascinating at points. Steve Leggett, All Music Guide
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