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01. NATIONAL JAZZ TRIO OF SCOTLAND - Oh Xmas Tree
02. NATIONAL JAZZ TRIO OF SCOTLAND - God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
03. NATIONAL JAZZ TRIO OF SCOTLAND - Hark the Herald Angels Sing
04. NATIONAL JAZZ TRIO OF SCOTLAND - Carol of the Birds
05. NATIONAL JAZZ TRIO OF SCOTLAND - Winter Wonderland
06. NATIONAL JAZZ TRIO OF SCOTLAND - Jingle Bells
07. NATIONAL JAZZ TRIO OF SCOTLAND - I Saw Three Ships
08. NATIONAL JAZZ TRIO OF SCOTLAND - Good King Wenceslas
09. NATIONAL JAZZ TRIO OF SCOTLAND - The Christmas Song
10. NATIONAL JAZZ TRIO OF SCOTLAND - In the Bleak Mid-Winter
11. NATIONAL JAZZ TRIO OF SCOTLAND - Oh Come All Ye Faithful
12. NATIONAL JAZZ TRIO OF SCOTLAND - We Three Kings
ARTIST
TITLE
The National Jazz Trio of Scotland's Christmas Album
FORMAT
LP

LABEL
CATALOG #
KK 070LP KK 070LP
GENRE
RELEASE DATE
11/27/2012

2013 repress. Limited deluxe LP version with die-cut front cover; repress of 200 copies. It's a debut that isn't really a debut, by a trio that isn't a trio; a Christmas album that's unlike almost any other Christmas album, and quite possibly jazz for people with an especially subtle and sophisticated concept of what jazz might be. Yes -- the songs all look familiar, but it's unlikely you've ever heard such a spooked version of "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen," or "The Christmas Song" sounding so exquisitely bittersweet. Melodies are taken apart and rebuilt with the daring of Anita O'Day or Sheila Jordan, and delicate, looping, sampled arrangements throw frosty new light on lyrics we've always taken for granted -- or perhaps never properly heard. When you think of the National Jazz Trio Of Scotland, think Moondog plays Bacharach, and you're pretty much there. Bill Wells (piano, keyboards and samples), Aby Vulliamy (vocals), Lorna Gilfedder (vocals), Kate Sugden (vocals) and Gerard Black (vocals).