Holiday Soul (Don Patterson album) explained

Holiday Soul
Type:Studio
Artist:Don Patterson
Cover:Holiday Soul (Don Patterson album).jpg
Released:1964
Recorded:November 25, 1964
Studio:Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
Genre:Jazz, Christmas
Length:37:35
Label:Prestige
PR 7415
Producer:Ozzie Cadena
Chronology:Don Patterson
Prev Title:Patterson's People
Prev Year:1964
Next Title:Satisfaction!
Next Year:1965

Holiday Soul is an album of Christmas music by organist Don Patterson recorded in 1964 and released on the Prestige label.[1]

Reception

Allmusic writer Kurt Edwards awarded the album 3 stars stating "The group put their own warm spin on winter classics, staying true to the melodies while giving themselves room to stretch out a bit. It adds up to a hopeful, fun record, perfect for any holiday party, no matter your affiliation" and noting the album "manage[s] to capture the best of the season's feeling".[2] Don Patterson's most commercially successful album was 1964's Holiday Soul, which reached #85 on the Billboard 200 in 1967.[3] Holiday Soul was reissued in 2015 on the LP format only.

Track listing

  1. "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" (Johnny Marks) - 3:10
  2. "What Are You Doing New Year's Eve?" (Frank Loesser) - 5:20
  3. "You're All I Want for Christmas" (Seger Ellis, Glen Moore) - 2:50
  4. "Silent Night" (Franz Gruber, Joseph Mohr) - 2:50
  5. "O Holy Night" (Adolphe Adam, John Sullivan Dwight) - 3:15
  6. "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town" (J. Fred Coots, Haven Gillespie) - 5:30
  7. "Merry Christmas Baby" (Lou Baxter, Johnny Moore) - 6:00
  8. "Jingle Bells" (James Pierpont) - 8:40

Personnel

Notes and References

  1. http://www.jazzdisco.org/prestige-records/catalog-7400-series/#pr-7415 Prestige Records discography
  2. Edwards, K. Allmusic Review, accessed March 22, 2013
  3. Web site: Artist Search for "don patterson".