Merry Christmas Baby
Context
On Holiday Soul, a Christmas album recorded in trio with Pat Martino and Billy James, Patterson covers «Merry Christmas Baby» (Lou Baxter, Johnny Moore) over six minutes. The trio treats the seasonal standards warmly and leaves room for long solos.
In the genealogy of jazz
This track belongs to Soul jazz, boogaloo. Among the origins and influences of Soul jazz, boogaloo: Hard bop, Jump blues, R&B, Gospel.