Columbia’s Jingle Bell Jazz, 1980 re-release

Jingle Bell Jazz is a collection of jazz versions of Christmas songs recorded between 1959 and 1962 by some of the most popular artists on the Columbia label. It was first issued October 17, 1962. The album was reissued twice on LP, in 1973 and 1980, with a track alteration and different cover art. These reissues replace side 2, track 3, originally “Frosty the Snowman” by The Dukes of Dixieland, with “Deck the Halls” by Herbie Hancock, recorded in 1969.

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Playlist:


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Side one, track one:

jinglebells


Side one, track two:

whitechristmas


Side one, track three:

winterwonderland


Side one, track four:

christmassong


Side one, track five:

rudolph


Side one, track six:

we3


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Side two, track one:

santabrubeck

 


Side two, track two:

deck1


Side two, track three:

deck


Side two, track four:

bell


Side two, track five:

marlowe


Side two, track six:

miles


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