1969 studio album by Duke Pearson
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.[1]
The AllMusic review awarded the album 2 out of 5 stars.[2]
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Allmusic | ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png) ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png) ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/11px-Star_empty.svg.png) ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/11px-Star_empty.svg.png) [2] |
- "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
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Years given are for the recording(s), not first release. |
As leader or co-leader | |
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With Donald Byrd | |
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With others | |
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Arranger only | - I'm Tryin' to Get Home (for Donald Byrd]], 1964)
- Lush Life (for Lou Donaldson, 1967)
- Am I Blue (for Grant Green, 1963)
- Boss Horn (for Blue Mitchell, 1966)
- Heads Up! (for Blue Mitchell, 1968)
- A Slice of the Top (for Hank Mobley, 1966)
- Standards (for Lee Morgan, 1967)
- Rough 'n' Tumble (for Stanley Turrentine, 1966)
- A Bluish Bag (for Stanley Turrentine, 1967)
- The Return of the Prodigal Son (for Stanley Turrentine, 1967)
- The Look of Love (for Stanley Turrentine, 1968)
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