Double Bass X-mas Jazz Tunes- Suggestions?

[rasbass]

I booked a jazz combo gig for Dec where the venue's booking fellow told me he'd like to hear some seasonal tunes mixed in with our mainstream jazz tunes. We have have Santa Clause is Coming to Town, Christmas time is Here (the Charlie Brown 3/4 ballad) and an arrangement of Oh Christmas Tree.

Any other suggestions?

 

[mdcbass]

The Christmas Song (Nat King Cole)
Let it Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!
Baby Its Cold Outside
Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer as a samba

 

[SirMjac28]

The entire Charlie Brown Christmas album it's one of the best jazz albums of all time.

 

[svlilioukalani]

I saw Victor Wooten with Bala Fleck do the 12 days of Chrismas in 12 keys and 12 time signatures. The hardest piece of music in western music. Different key and time for each day.

 

[Jhengsman]

Is there any Christmas standard which has not been recorded in just about any genre you can think of"

 

[KUNGfuSHERIFF]

http://asylumstreetspankers.bandcamp.com/album/a-christmas-spanking

 

[tyb507]

My 4yo is currently obsessed with Brian Setzer Orchestra's live x-mas album...it's pretty hard swinging and awesome...maybe not combo fare.

+1 that anything from the Charlie Brown Christmas is a winner.

 

[rasbass]

Thanks for the comments. I think I'll start with Rudolph as a samba and "You're A Mean One, Mr. Grinch."

 

[Ed Fuqua]

I'm pretty sure there's a Wynton Marsalis holiday rekkid that has WE THREE KINGS as a minor blues. A piano trio I used to work with did an arrangement of WINTER WONDERLAND that was based on the Nina Simone line and feel from her recording of MY BABY JUST CARES FOR ME.

And THE CHRISTMAS SONG was written by Mel Torme, not Nat Cole.

 

[bass81800]

O Tannenbaum (O Christmas Tree) swings!

 

[Damon Rondeau]

Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas -- shares similarity space with The Christmas Song.

The Colorado book has some ideas for a jazzed-over Jingle Bells.

O Holy Night has such a gorgeous melody -- like a lot of Christmas tunes, I guess -- it's beautiful ballad material.

I'll Be Home For Christmas

Merry Christmas Baby

Happy Christmas (War is Over)

Do You Hear What I Hear?

The one I can't abide anymore, though, is Little Drummer Boy. Don't play that one.

 

[rasbass]

Had not thought to look in the way back of the CO RB. Thanks for that tip.

 

[Don Kasper]

I booked a jazz combo gig for Dec where the venue's booking fellow told me he'd like to hear some seasonal tunes mixed in with our mainstream jazz tunes. We have have Santa Clause is Coming to Town, Christmas time is Here (the Charlie Brown 3/4 ballad) and an arrangement of Oh Christmas Tree.

Any other suggestions?

"This Christmas" by Donny Hathaway...

 

[scott reed]

A couple ballads:

"Christmas Love Song" (Mandel, Bergman,Bergman) - Tony Bennett

"I'm Christmasing With You" (Clewer, Waldman) - Patti LaBelle

Or you could go the "Frosty the Snowman", "Jingle Bell Rock" route!

 

[KTFunkAlive]

I'm pretty sure there's a Wynton Marsalis holiday rekkid that has WE THREE KINGS as a minor blues. A piano trio I used to work with did an arrangement of WINTER WONDERLAND that was based on the Nina Simone line and feel from her recording of MY BABY JUST CARES FOR ME.

And THE CHRISTMAS SONG was written by Mel Torme, not Nat Cole.

Yeah, Crescent City Christmas Card. Love it.

 

[geoffbassist]

I've used the Abersold Christmas Jazz book a lot over the years and it has some decent material in there. I'm on a christmas show now until Christmas eve and I'm pretty sure I will never want to hear any more christmas music for the rest of my life by the end of the run

 

[Paul Warburton]

The Christmas waltz......

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8n1yapgYn8o&feature=youtu.be

 

[chicagodoubler]

The best one-

 

[Ed Fuqua]

 

[Sam Evans]