In November 1964, “Verve” label released “Christmas ’64”, album by Jimmy Smith. It was recorded April – September 1964, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Creed Taylor.
Personnel:
- Jimmy Smith – organ, arrangements
- Kenny Burrell – guitar
- Quentin Warren – guitar
- Art Davis – double bass
- Grady Tate – drums
- Billy Hart – drums
- George Devens – percussion
- Ernie Royal, Danny Stiles, Joe Wilder, Bernie Glow – trumpet
- Joe Newman – flugelhorn
- Paul Faulise, Tommy Mitchell – bass trombone
- Chauncey Welsch, Jimmy Cleveland – trombone
- Jim Buffington, Earl Chapin, Donald Corrado, Morris Secon – French horn
- Harvey Phillips – tuba
- Margaret Ross – harp
- Billy Byers – arrangements, conductor
- Al Cohn – arrangements
- Rudy Van Gelder – engineer
- Val Valentin – director of engineering
- Bob Irwin – mastering
- Hollis King – art direction
- Sherniece Smith – art producer
- Acy Lehman – design
- Howell Conent – photography
Track listing:
- God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen – traditional
- Jingle Bells – James Pierpont
- We Three Kings of Orient Are – John Henry Hopkins Jr.
- The Christmas Song – Mel Tormé, Bob Wells
- White Christmas – Irving Berlin
- Santa Claus Is Coming to Town – J. Fred Coots, Haven Gillespie
- Silent Night – Franz Gruber, Josef Mohr
- God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
