The Feeling of Jazz – Bill & Kent's Annual Christmas Special, 12-19-2021

By David Woodworth

Published February 14, 2022 at 7:59 AM CST

The Feeling of Jazz, Annual Christmas Special (Program No. 20) airing December 19, 2021 featured Kent Lindquist and co-host Bill Satterlee presenting jazz renditions of some familiar Christmas tunes by artists like Count Basie, Ray Brown, Dave Brubeck, Louis Armstrong and more. Engineered by Dave Woodworth.

8 p.m. Hour – Music by Title, Artist, Album, Composer, Time length

1. Jingle Bells, Count Basie Big Band, Yule Struttin', James Lord Pierpont, 3:20 min.

2. Let it Snow, Ray Brown Trio, Santa's Boy, An All-Star Jazz Christmas, 3:16 min.

3. Winter Wonderland, Chet Baker, Yule Struttin', Felix Bernard, 4:27 min.

4. God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen, Roy Hargrove, A Merry Jazzmas, (unknown) Public Domain, 5:53 min.

5. Santa Claus is Coming to Town, Dave Brubek-Jerry Mulligan, Santa's Bag, John Frederick Coots and Haven Gillespie, 3:54 min.

6. I'll Be Home For Christmas, McCoy Tyner, Jingle Bell Jazz, Walter Kent-Kim Gannon-Sam "Buck" Ram, 5:50 min.

7. White Christmas, Louis Armstrong, Christmas Swing Classics, Irving Berlin, 2:37 min.

8. Our Little Town (based on Oh Little Town of Bethlehem), The Heath Brothers, Jingle Bell Jazz, J. & P. Heath, 7:06 min.

9. Christmas Time is Here, Vince Guaraldi Trio, Jingle Bell Jam, Vince Guaraldi, 6:08 min.

10. Sleigh Ride, Ella Fitzgerald, Holiday Jazz, Leroy Anderson, 2:58 min.

11. Silver Bells, Jimmy McGriff-Hank Crawford, Santa's Bag, Evans-Livingston, 4:34 min.

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<b><i>The Feeling of Jazz</i></b>, Kent & Bill's Annual Christmas Special (Program No. 20), Hour-2 aired 12-19-2021

9 p.m. Hour – Music by Title, Artist, Album, Composer, Time length

1. We Three Kings of Orient Are, Winton Marsalis, Jingle Bell Jazz, John Henry Hopkins, Jr., 9:12 min.

2. Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas, Jeanie Bryson, Santa's Bag An All-Star Jazz Christmas, Hugh Martin-Ralph Blane, 5:24 min.

3. Away in a Manger, George Shearing, Christmas with The George Shearing Quintet, W.J. Kirkpatrick, 3:29 min.

4. Winter Wonderland, Red Garland Trio, All Kinds of Weather Songs, Barnard-Smith, 5:18 min.

5. Deck the Halls, Herbie Hancock, Jingle Bell Jazz, Thomas Oliphant (Public Domain), 5:01 min.

6. I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm, Billy Holiday, Have a Swingin' Christmas, Irving Berlin, 2:57 min.

7. Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, Pony Poindexter, Jingle Bell Swing, Gene Autry, 2:32 min.

8. The Christmas Song, Dexter Gordon, Jingle Bell Jazz Christmas Classics, Bob Wells-Mel Tormé, 5:21 min.

9. Good King Wenceslas, Mel Tormé, Santa's Boy An All-Star Jazz Christmas, John Mason Neale-Thomas Helmore, 4:09 min.

10. Silent Night, Nat King Cole, Christmas Nat King Cole Gift Collection, Mel Tormé, 2:06 min.

11. Jingle Bells, Duke Ellington, Jingle Bell Jazz, James Lord Pierpont, 3:03 min.