X-mas X-ing : The Acme Brass Co.
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$15.00
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X-mas X-ing: The Acme Brass Co.
Christmas Classic with Classic Jazz
Jazz greats mix it up with Santa Claus. Five brass players and a jazz rhythm
section cross Christmas Classics with Classic Jazz.
1. JINGLE DUKE Listen
2. THE CHILD Listen
3. THE 12 BARS OF CHRISTMAS Listen
4. HAVE YOURSELF A SENTIMENTAL CHRISTMAS
5. NO MORE BLUE CHRISTMAS BOSSA
6. SILENT MILES
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8. BLUESETTE ISABELLA
9. GOOD KING TRANE
10. LI’L DECKIN’
11 SNOWBIRD
12. WHAT ARE YOU DOING THE REST OF NEW YEAR’S EVE?
I 3. SANTA MONK
A unique strand of "American" music parallels the "melting pot" or "tossed salad" metaphors
for American society. This American brand of music mixes, blends, and often juxtaposes songs, fragments, and styles into new pieces. Many of my musical heroes are masters of the form:
Charles Ives, Spike Jones, Frank Zappa, and Peter Schickele (in his "discoveries" of the works
of P.D.Q. Bach.)
A similar tradition exists in the jazz world where composers write fresh themes over another
song's chord progression and soloists quote bits of tunes during an improvisation.
With this CD, I've set out to create something with a foot in both the jazz and traditional schools,
using Christmas melodies as the starting point. These selections don't sound like traditional
shopping-mall carols, and I doubt they'd show up in any church service, but I hope the
arrangements will entertain and gratify you while providing interest as entirely new creations built
upon the tried-and-true.
(From the Liner Notes by Tom Kamp)
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