Merry Ole Soul

Merry Ole Soul
Studio album by Duke Pearson
Released	1969
Recorded	February 25 & August 19, 1969
Genre	Jazz
Label	Blue Note
Duke Pearson chronology
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Merry Ole Soul is a Christmas album by American pianist and arranger Duke Pearson featuring performances recorded in 1969 and released on the Blue Note label.^[1]

Reception

The Allmusic review awarded the album 2 stars.^[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]

Track listing

1. "Sleigh Ride" (Leroy Anderson, Mitchell Parish) - 6:25
2. "The Little Drummer Boy" (Katherine K. Davis, Henry Onorati, Harry Simeone) - 5:47
3. "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" (Ralph Blane, Hugh Martin) - 2:00
4. "Jingle Bells" (James Pierpont) - 5:10
5. "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town" (J. Fred Coots, Haven Gillespie) - 4:07
6. "Go Tell It on the Mountain" (Traditional) - 3:44
7. "Wassail Song" (Traditional) - 3:04
8. "Silent Night" (Franz Gruber, Joseph Mohr) - 4:12
9. "O Little Town of Bethlehem" (Phillips Brooks, Lewis Redner) - 1:14

• Recorded at Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ on February 25 (track 1) & August 19 (tracks 2-9), 1969
• A 2004 import CD reissue of the album on Toshiba EMI includes a bonus track, "An Old Fashioned Christmas".

Personnel

• Duke Pearson - piano, celeste
• Bob Cranshaw - bass (tracks 1-8)
• Mickey Roker - drums (tracks 1-8)
• Airto Moreira - percussion (tracks 2-8)

References

1. Duke Pearson discography accessed September 13, 2010
2. Allmusic Review accessed September 13, 2010