Joseph Alessi, Mark H. Lawrence, Carle Lenthe, M. Dee Stewart Trombones Under the Tree Summit Records – 1991 I’m not sure how or when I discovered this gem of an album, but each time it comes up in my Christmas playlist it gets my attention. It’s just a really great …
Ghost of Christmas Jazz Past I imagine there’s something just a bit intimidating about recording a Christmas album with a jazz piano trio these days. There must be this feeling of Vince Guaraldi hovering over your shoulder like a Ghost of Christmas Jazz Past. I am glad, however, that Rick …
Giddy-up b/w A Christmas Dream The Dumbells EG Records (1980) Side One: 01 Giddy-up (Inc. “Sleigh Rides”) (2:50) (L. Anderson arr. Dumbells) Side Two: 02 A Christmas Dream (3:20) (Dumbells) About While it is hard to pin down exactly who specifically is …
Andy Cirzan‘s annual compilations are legendary and have made him a movie star of sorts… Each year he joins the folks at the Sound Opinions radio show to share some of his extensive Christmas collection, mostly from rare and strange 45rpm singles. After the show airs he makes his …
Christmas Music & Jazz I have often likened my love of Christmas music to my love of jazz. Each form has a repertoire of common songs–standards–that allow for nearly infinite opportunities for creative interpretation. Jingle Bells is a very simple song, and yet there are many, many variations on how …
So this morning I was trying to find something to play around the house and decided to search Google Play Music for a Johnny Mathis album to listen to. And to my pleasant surprise I noticed that this little gem had been added to their library. This great album was …
