Filed under: instrumental jazz
Me performing “Christmastime is Here” with Carolyn and Jodie at the MENC Holiday Concert last year.
It’s the transcription of the Vince Guaraldi Trio version. I’m playing my arch-nemesis, the Kawai baby grand, which has the worst action of any piano I’ve ever played, and is near impossible to play anything fast. Somehow I survived!
Duration : 0:7:4
Some music is best …
Some music is best when you can sit back and just soak it all in. This is one of those songs, and yours is one of those performances. The acoustics of the hall just add to the sound of the video instead of detracting. Thanks for warming my musical soul on a cold night (34 degrees now); I think I’ll click play again!
that was awesome!!! …
that was awesome!!!!!!!!
I love this song …
I love this song and you all played it very well. Thank you for sharing!
this was really …
this was really great pretty much flawless. i have a question… where did you find the music to this version? i have the guaraldi version, but not the proper recorded version. it came in the charlie brown book, and that’s the best version i can find, after searching the net for a long time. are you just playing it by ear? if you did find the music for it, it’d be great if you could write back where you found it. thanks so much! you’re very talented
Well you kick some …
Well you kick some pretty good . That on the drums needs to go though. She’s too stiff. Maybe a good dickin’ before the show would loosen her up. holler at me if you need hand!
i hate kawai pianos.
i hate kawai pianos.
This makes me wish …
This makes me wish I finished my piano lessons….darnit!
Thanks very much. …
Thanks very much. I’ve played through all of the songs at one time or another, but not necessarily with a trio–more like family parties.
I would like to do O Tannenbaum! If they’re doing a holiday concert this year that I’m free for, I’ll try to put together a trio.
Ever since this was …
Ever since this was uploaded I’ve had it playing in the background when I had to write my term papers. I really appreciate you putting this up.
Have you ever considered playing the Vince Guaraldi trie version of O Tannenbaum?
EXCELLENT! I wish I …
EXCELLENT! I wish I was there.
very inspiring. …
very inspiring. excellent job!
me too. we should …
me too. we should wear santa hats today in remembrance of christmas. <3!
This particular …
This particular hall really sucks the life out of any bass-ranged instruments.
I think we had talked about amplifying the bass… I think someone told her she could borrow a pickup, but then they ended up not having it. Oh well!
Sounds sooo …
Sounds sooo beautiful! The only problem I noticed is that you can’t hear the bass. I envy the heck out of you for the piano part…wow! I would love to be able to play like that.
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Fabulous, fantastic …
Fabulous, fantastic, terrific and all this with a Kawai piano and shakey cameraman! Hope you revideotape this song professionally and repost it for 2008. PS - kudos to the two lady musicians. You’ve all got talent!! Thank you and belated Merry Christmas.
Ty this helped my …
Ty this helped my dad with playing those triplets in the begining of the song. He was having trouble with that timing cause it is kind of weird..
nice
nice
Somehow this …
Somehow this reminds me of the Violent Femmes..
this is EXACTLY how …
this is EXACTLY how i would play the Gauraldi stuff if i could. Blessed are you man
Very nice! Helps …
Very nice! Helps put me in the Christmas Spirit.
Guaraldi if he was …
Guaraldi if he was SQUARE
amazing piano
amazing piano
wow, very well done …
wow, very well done.
5 stars
MERRY CHRISTMAS …
MERRY CHRISTMAS FRIEND