The Christmas Song (Chestnuts ... ) - Simon/Traut/Rodby

Posted by: fred simon on 23 December 2013

I can't believe it's taken me this long, but here is my first YouTube video!

Just in time for the holidays, it's the lovely old chestnut The Christmas Song, arranged and recorded back in the late 1900s by me, guitarist Ross Traut, and bassist Steve Rodby, engineered and mixed by Rich Breen; it was released by Columbia Records on A Jazzy Wonderland, which, due to some quirk in the space-time continuum, is still in print.

http://youtu.be/Ntxj2308EAo

Enjoy!

All the best to you and yours,
Grateful Fred

Posted on: 23 December 2013 by bishopla

Thanks Fred, very nice.

 

Merry Christmas,

 

Larry

Posted on: 24 December 2013 by fred simon

Thanks, Larry.

Posted on: 24 December 2013 by joerand

Wow! The guitarist is really good!

 

Oh, and so is the pianist . Nice job, Fred.

 

Festive yet soothing. Happy holidays.

Posted on: 24 December 2013 by Ebor

Love it - thanks for posting Fred. Just about to order a copy of Jazzy Christmas, following your shameless (but thoroughly justified) plug!

 

Have a merry one,

 

Mark

Posted on: 24 December 2013 by fred simon
Originally Posted by joerand:

Wow! The guitarist is really good!

 

Oh, and so is the pianist . Nice job, Fred.

 

Festive yet soothing. Happy holidays.

 

Thanks! Yes, the guitarist, Ross Traut, is terrific. If you like this, you will totally dig the two guitar and bass duo albums he and Steve Rodby made: The Great Lawn, and The Duo Life, both on Columbia, and, sadly, both out of print. But you should be able to find somewhere, eBay, etc. ... well worth the hunt.

Posted on: 24 December 2013 by fred simon
Originally Posted by Ebor:

Love it - thanks for posting Fred. Just about to order a copy of Jazzy Christmas, following your shameless (but thoroughly justified) plug!

 

Have a merry one,

 

Mark

 

 

Thanks, Mark! Actually, that whole compilation is excellent, featuring tracks by Tony Bennett, Nancy Wilson, several of the Marsalis family, Grover Washington, Jr., Richard Tee, Joey DeFrancesco, and Harry Connick, Jr. singing on one track, but also playing superb Herbie Hancock-inspired piano on a Branford Marsalis quartet track.