Santa Claus Is Coming to Town

Don Patterson · 1964 · Standard de Noël swingué en trio d'orgue

Context

On Holiday Soul, a Christmas album recorded in trio with Pat Martino and Billy James, Patterson performs “Santa Claus Is Coming to Town” (J. Fred Coots, Haven Gillespie) in a little over five minutes. The whole remains a festive record, conceived for end-of-year evenings.

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.

By the same artist

• Merry Christmas Baby (1964)
• What Are You Doing New Year's Eve? (1964)

Sources

• EN: Holiday Soul (Don Patterson album)

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