Docbop Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 When I worked at the church I made a Funky Holiday MixCD with lots of tunes I liked, they'd play it in the bookstore now and then. I can't find a copy of the CD but I'll start this off with a few of the tunes. So here's a few of the tunes I can remember maybe others can add some of theirs faves. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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jazzpiano88 Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 Take 6: Love this. They should sue JC for copyright infringement based on his whole shtick. This track is great, but is one and done for 365 days. En Vogue is the new Rick Astley on this cut. Can't play it at a party beyond the into without the guests turning to violence. Babyface.. Nice sounding track, but why? I often wonder what if Coltrane had done a rework of Rudolph, or Frosty the Snowman. He could have done a medley: My favorite Snowmen, and Jazz would have been changed. The Ronnettes. Love it! Probably one of the best of the obligatory Christmas releases. Quote J a z z P i a n o 8 8 -- Yamaha C7D Montage M8x | CP300 | CP4 | SK1-73 | OB6 | Seven K8.2 | 3300 | CPSv.3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Docbop Posted December 16, 2022 Author Share Posted December 16, 2022 34 minutes ago, JazzPiano88 said: Take 6: Love this. They should sue JC for copyright infringement based on his whole shtick. This track is great, but is one and done for 365 days. JC, Jacob Collier talks about Take 6 and they are an influence on his harmony. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D. Gauss Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 Wrote, recorded and shot this during lockdown after not cutting my hair or shaving for almost year: 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Zeger Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 I will never tire of this since first seeing it in a 2006 episode of Studio 60 On The Sunset Strip, and I don’t celebrate Christmas. It’s that great. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D. Gauss Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 brand new as of yesterday... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eric Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 Some of my favorites might be jarring to others, as I think one is on the "Top 5 Most Hated" list or something like that. Here are a few I really like, going with the YouTube links based on the thread's flow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tusker Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 Thanks for the great music!! At this time of year my family enjoys Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra's Big Band Holidays I and II. Duke Ellington's Nutcracker Suite and Cyrus Chestnut's A Charlie Brown Christmas have already been played. I expect that Voces8's Christmas album will be on solid rotation shortly. The young people at UNT's One O'clock Lab Band are understandably on a different skill level from the Wynton Marsalis professionals but still fun to watch ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MathOfInsects Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 Shameless self-promotion: 2 Quote Now out! "Mind the Gap," a 24-song album of new material. www.joshweinstein.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D. Gauss Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 The one that pays my December rent most every year: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GovernorSilver Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 Take 5 with Stevie on lead vocals. The more traditional arrangements music from Handel's Messiah started sounding so bland to me after I heard this one 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RABid Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 The only version of 12 Days of Christmas that I can listen to. 1 1 Quote This post edited for speling. My Sweetwater Gear Exchange Page Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reezekeys Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 19 hours ago, JazzPiano88 said: Take 6: Love this. They should sue JC for copyright infringement based on his whole shtick. Ahh, the JC hate rears its head again! "Shtick"? Maybe the Singers Unlimited should sue Take 6. Or, the Hi-Lo's should sue the Singers Unlimited (I know, SU were formed by two of the Hi-Lo's). Anyway, I still listen to this every so often, and not only in December: And this from June Lee, always a trip to behold. I can't imagine the ears you need to do this: https://youtu.be/oGFGTrbemAs 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzpiano88 Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 1 hour ago, Reezekeys said: Ahh, the JC hate rears its head again! "Shtick"? Oxford: shtick -- a person's special talent, interest, or area of activity. (Emph. mine). It's what he does. Quote J a z z P i a n o 8 8 -- Yamaha C7D Montage M8x | CP300 | CP4 | SK1-73 | OB6 | Seven K8.2 | 3300 | CPSv.3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reezekeys Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 OK I'll go with that, maybe I'm just the sensitive type! 🙂 To me, the word implies a bit of a dismissive 'tude, as in "gimmicky." And as far as "what he does", I would argue his vocal arranging is one of the many things he does! Hmm.. just checked that Oxford dictionary and found your definition, also this one that you didn't mention: "a gimmick, comic routine, style of performance, etc. associated with a particular person." (Emphasis mine!). Anyway, I know how mentioning JC here seems to stir things up a bit. I like his vocal stuff, others don't - fair enough. Happy Holidays! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Zeger Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 For the members of my tribe 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElmerJFudd Posted December 17, 2022 Share Posted December 17, 2022 Quote Yamaha CP88, Casio PX-560 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D. Gauss Posted December 17, 2022 Share Posted December 17, 2022 a tribute to those liverpool lads... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill5 Posted December 17, 2022 Share Posted December 17, 2022 Not going to post links but some of my favs: Anything by Vince G but esp of course the Charlie Brown stuff Mostly because my follks played it when I was a kid, Ray Conniff's Christmas album: https://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B0000024RK/rayconniffintern Manheim Steamroller's Silent Night and Deck the Halls McCartney's Wonderful Christmas Time Andy Williams - It's The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year Boston Pops Orchestra - Sleigh Ride Judy Garland - Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas Jon Anderson - Save All Your Love John Denver & The Muppets - Twelve Days of Christmas Gene Autry - Rudolf the Rednosed Reindeer The Royal Guardsman- Snoopy vs The Red Baron Nat King Cole - The Christmas Song I want to add Springsteen's Santa Claus is Comin to Town but it's been so overplayed for so long that it ruined it for me. Speaking of overplayed, I'd rather hear fingernails on a chalkboard over Grandma got run over by a reindeer (which was mildly funny when it first came out) Outside of all that, simple instrumental versions of the classics, secular or not Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GovernorSilver Posted December 17, 2022 Share Posted December 17, 2022 Iconic tune from Charlie Brown Christmas featuring the drummer from Vince Guaraldi's original trio. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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16251 Posted December 17, 2022 Share Posted December 17, 2022 Quote AvantGrand N2 | ES520 | Gallien-Krueger MK & MP | https://soundcloud.com/pete36251 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Docbop Posted December 17, 2022 Author Share Posted December 17, 2022 The Black and White of the holiday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moonglow Posted December 17, 2022 Share Posted December 17, 2022 Almost enjoy the cartoon as much as the song. Another fave: 2 Quote "We don't stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing." - George Bernard Shaw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marino Posted December 18, 2022 Share Posted December 18, 2022 My humble contribution 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tusker Posted December 18, 2022 Share Posted December 18, 2022 5 hours ago, marino said: My humble contribution Bravo!! 👏 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D. Gauss Posted December 18, 2022 Share Posted December 18, 2022 everyday is Christmas time... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redknife Posted December 18, 2022 Share Posted December 18, 2022 Quote Chris Main gear: Yamaha C7, Kronos 2 88, Moog Sub 37, CK61, Kurzweil PC2x, Pearl epro, Mac/Logic/AUs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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