Holiday songs help brighten the darkest of times – at least for a little while. And this trio’s joyously rousing take on the classic “Santa Claus is Coming to Town” can’t help but deck the halls and make those spirits bright. The song, officially known as “Santa Claus is Comin’ to Town,” was written by…
Joe Farrell “Quartet” (1970)
Joe Farrell (1937-86) never set the jazz world on fire. But following a series of fine records for the star-making CTI Records label, it looked like he might. By 1970, Farrell was a veteran of the Maynard Ferguson band (1960-61), George Russell (1964-66), Jaki Byard (1965) and the Thad Jones-Mel Lewis big band (1966-70). Fronting…