2703 Stanley Clarke, George Duke, and Everette Harp - O Tannenbaum

From: Jazz to the World; Year: 1995; Genre: Jazz/Christmas Music

Here's a great piece of cool jazz for the Holiday; one from the 1995 compilation benefit album for the Special Olympics: Jazz to the World. For those who don't speak German, this is the original title for the traditional German song in English speaking countries changed to "O Christmas Tree." Originally the song was more or less an ode to a fir tree (a Tannenbaum), which is also the favoured kind of tree to use as a Christmas tree; probably for that reason about a century ago the song got associated with the Christmas Holiday.
Anyway, this is an awesome piece of music from three of the premier jazz musicians of our time.

Hear a very jazzy version of O'Tannenbaum on YouTube.



My song pick a year ago today: Louis Armstrong - Christmas Night in Harlem

My song pick two years ago today: The Beatles - Please Please Me

My song pick three years ago today: John Denver - Please Daddy (Don't Get Drunk This Christmas)

My song pick four years ago today: Mykola Leontovych - Shchedryk (The Carol of the Bells)

My song pick five years ago today: Steeleye Span - Edwin

My song pick six years ago today: Trans-Siberian Orchestra/Savatage - Christmas Eve/Sarajevo 12/24

My song pick seven years ago today: Jethro Tull - Ring Out Solstice Bells