Christmas Jazz Standards
Course Lessons
- O Tannenbaum
- Christmas Time is Here
- Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
- Let It Snow
- Winter Wonderland
- The Christmas Song
Course Objectives #
Christmas is always better with some jazz. In this course I will be covering 6 Jazz Christmas standards. The first few are easier and then they get harder.
I walk you through how to think about the form and chord changes. I also cover arranging and chord substitutions.
I start with the standard chord changes as found in the original recordings of Nat King Cole, Dean Marti, and Bing Crosby. I then talk about making substitutions to make the changes more spicy.
Tunes covered #
- O Christmas Tree — in the style of Vince Guaraldi (mostly)
- bass line + melody
- rootless voicings (piano trio style)
- stride piano
- Christmas Time is Here — Guaraldi (of course)
- Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas — Frank Sinatra
- Let It Snow — Dean Martin
- Winter Wonderland — Bing Crosby
- The Christmas Song — Nat King Cole
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