That Holiday Feelin'

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That Holiday Feelin'

Studio album by

Joe Williams

Released

November 6, 1990

Studio

Giant Studios, New York City, NY

Genre

Christmas

Length

46:51

Joe Williams chronology

In Good Company
(1989)

That Holiday Feelin'
(1990)

Ballad and Blues Master (live)
(1992)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Entertainment Weekly	A^[2]

That Holiday Feelin' is a Christmas album by jazz singer, Joe Williams, released by Verve on November 6, 1990.

Critical reception

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Scott Yanow of AllMusic writes, "One of the better Christmas jazz sets, Joe Williams is heard in quartets and quintets with pianist Norman Simmons, in several tender duets with pianist Ellis Larkins." AllMusic rated the album 3 stars out of 5.^[1]

Ron Givens of Entertainment Weekly rates this album an "A" and writes, "From the world of jazz, singer Joe Williams has delivered a warm and cozy greeting card of an album with That Holiday Feelin’. His style is casual and relaxed, so effortlessly conversational that it feels like a chat with an old friend."^[2]

Track listing

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No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Christmas Rainbows"	Bill Wallace	5:13
2.	"Winter Wonderland"	Richard B. Smith Felix Bernard	4:22
3.	"Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas"	Hugh Martin Ralph Blane	4:38
4.	"What Are You Doing New Year's Eve?"	Frank Loesser	3:56
5.	"Kissing By The Mistletoe"	John Leslie McFarland	3:19
6.	"Silent Night"	Franz Gruber Joseph Mohr	2:46
7.	"Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!"	Jule Styne Sammy Cahn	4:36
8.	"Silver Bells"	Ray Evans Jay Livingston	3:04
9.	"Christmas Waltz"	Jule Styne Sammy Cahn	4:04
10.	"The Christmas Song"	Mel Tormé Robert Wells	4:42
11.	"A Child Is Born"	Alec Wilder Thad Jones	6:11
Total length:			46:51

Musicians

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Joe Williams – vocals
Kenny Burrell – acoustic guitar (track 10), electric guitar (tracks 2, 3, 7)
Bobby Watson – alto saxophone (tracks 2, 3, 5, 7, 9)
Seldon Powell – baritone saxophone (tracks 2, 3, 5, 7, 9)
Bob Cranshaw – bass (tracks 1, 2, 7, 10)
Paul West – bass (tracks 3, 5, 9, 11)
Dennis Mackrel – drums (tracks 1 to 3, 5, 7 to 11)
Ted Dunbar – electric guitar (tracks 3, 5, 9, 11)
Ellis Larkins – piano (tracks 4, 6, 8)
Norman Simmons – piano (tracks 1 to 3, 5, 7, 9 to 11)
Frank Wess – tenor saxophone (tracks 2, 3, 5, 7, 9)
Al Grey – trombone (tracks 2, 3, 5, 7, 9)
Clark Terry – trumpet (tracks 2, 3, 5, 7, 9)
Joe Wilder – trumpet (tracks 2, 3, 5, 7, 9)^[3]

Production

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Executive producer – Richard Seidel
Producer – Bob Porter
Product Manager – Sheila Mathis
Recorded by Malcolm Addey
Recorded by (Assistant) – Ron Allaire
Arranged by Joe Williams, Norman Simmons
Horns arranged by Bobby Watson (tracks 2, 3, 5, 7, 9)^[3]

References

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^ ^a ^b Yanow, Scott. Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
^ ^a ^b Givens, Ron (7 December 1990). "EW Review". EW. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
^ ^a ^b That Holiday Feelin' Credits (liner notes). Joe Williams. Verve. 1990. 843 956-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

v t e Joe Williams
Years given are for the recording(s), not first release, unless stated otherwise.
Studio albums	Count Basie Swings, Joe Williams Sings (1955) The Greatest!! Count Basie Plays, Joe Williams Sings Standards (1956) One O'Clock Jump (1956 & 1957) A Man Ain't Supposed to Cry (1957) Everyday I Have the Blues (1957 & 1959) Memories Ad-Lib (1958) Together (1961) The Heart and Soul of Joe Williams and George Shearing (1971) Nothin' but the Blues (1983) In Good Company (1989) That Holiday Feelin' (1990)
Live albums	Count Basie at Newport (1957) Joe Williams Live! A Swingin' Night at Birdland (1962) At Newport '63 (1963) Joe Williams Live (1973)

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