Diverse Jul Christmas In Jail Vinyl

This unprecedented two-disc anthology of jazz and blues Christmas music is a fascinating, and highly entertaining showcase of rarely heard seasonal gems with a roster of talent that includes the undisputed Empress of the Blues Bessie Smith and pioneering bluesman Blind Lemon Jefferson. And there’s much, much more: bluesman Leroy Carr’s brilliant title track “Christmas in Jail,” the hyper jaunty highjinks of Jack Teagarden and Johnny Mercer, along with swinging gems from Benny Goodman and Duke Ellington’s Hot Five, all inarguably qualify this as the season’s finest musical stocking stuffer.