Holiday Soul (Don Patterson album)

Holiday Soul
Holiday Soul
Studio album by Don Patterson
Released	1964
Recorded	November 25, 1964
Studio	Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
Genre	Jazz, Christmas
Length	37:35
Label	Prestige ; PR 7415
Producer	Ozzie Cadena
Don Patterson chronology

Last updated October 24, 2021

Holiday Soul is an album of Christmas music by organist Don Patterson recorded in 1964 and released on the Prestige label.^[1]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[2]

Allmusic writer Kurt Edwards awarded the album 3 stars stating "The group put their own warm spin on winter classics, staying true to the melodies while giving themselves room to stretch out a bit. It adds up to a hopeful, fun record, perfect for any holiday party, no matter your affiliation" and noting the album "manage[s] to capture the best of the season's feeling".^[2] Don Patterson's most commercially successful album was 1964's Holiday Soul, which reached #85 on the Billboard 200 in 1967.^[3]

Track listing

"Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" (Johnny Marks) - 3:10
"What Are You Doing New Year's Eve?" (Frank Loesser) - 5:20
"You're All I Want for Christmas" (Seger Ellis, Glen Moore) - 2:50
"Silent Night" (Franz Gruber, Joseph Mohr) - 2:50
"O Holy Night" (Adolphe Adam, John Sullivan Dwight) - 3:15
"Santa Claus Is Coming to Town" (J. Fred Coots, Haven Gillespie) - 5:30
"Merry Christmas Baby" (Lou Baxter, Johnny Moore) - 6:00
"Jingle Bells" (James Pierpont) - 8:40

Personnel

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References

↑ Prestige Records discography accessed March 28, 2013
1 2 Edwards, K. Allmusic Review, accessed March 22, 2013
↑ "Artist Search for "don patterson"".

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[1] Prestige Records discography accessed March 28, 2013

[Allmusic-2] 1 2 Edwards, K. Allmusic Review, accessed March 22, 2013

[3] "Artist Search for "don patterson"".

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v t e Don Patterson
Years given are for the recording(s), not first release.
As leader or co-leader	Goin' Down Home (1963) The Exciting New Organ of Don Patterson (with Booker Ervin, 1964) Hip Cake Walk (with Booker Ervin, 1964) Patterson's People (with Sonny Stitt and Bookler Ervin, 1964) Holiday Soul (1964) Tune Up! (1964–69) Satisfaction! (1965) The Boss Men (with Sonny Stitt and Billy Jones, 1965) Soul Happening! (1966) Mellow Soul (1967) Four Dimensions (1967) Boppin' & Burnin' (1968) Opus De Don (1968) Funk You! (1968) Oh Happy Day (1969) Brothers-4 (with Sonny Stitt, 1969) Donny Brook (with Sonny Stitt, 1969) The Return of Don Patterson /The Genius of the B-3 (1972) These Are Soulful Days (1973) Movin' Up! (1977) Why Not... (1978)
With Sonny Stitt	Boss Tenors in Orbit! (and Gene Ammons, 1962) Feelin's (1962) Low Flame (1962) Shangri-La (1964) Soul People (and Booker Ervin, 1964–69) Night Crawler (1965) Parallel-a-Stitt (1967) Soul Electricity! (1968) Black Vibrations (1969)
With others	I Only Have Eyes for You (Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, 1962) Trackin' (1962) Introducing Eric Kloss (1965) Love and All That Jazz (Eric Kloss, 1966)