More Sounds Of Christmas

Ramsey Lewis is one of the most-respected living keyboard players in jazz and related genre. He was born in Chicago, Illinois, in 1935. He enjoyed huge jazz hits with three million-selling tunes during the 1960s: The In Crowd, Wade In The Water and Hang On Sloopy, and continues to tour and record to this day. 1964’s More Sounds Of Christmas was the follow-up to 1961’s successful Sounds Of Christmas. The album mainly features Ramsey’s trio: Ramsey on piano / celeste, El Dee Young on bass / cello and Steve McCall on drums, with occasional appearances by bassist Cleveland Eaton, drummer Isaac Holt and various string players. More Sounds Of Christmas features memorable versions of White Christmas, We Three Kings, Jingle Bells and Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer. Jingle Bells in particular has been a perennial Christmas favourite since its release. This is the first time More Sounds Of Christmas has been reissued as a stand-alone LP or CD since 1964.