great arrangement! could you please put it online for free? maybe as a bonus for all the owners of a teaching dvd of yours?
please please? or just for me? 

Lovely take on this classic Adam. Well done.

The swing phrasing is there, the walking bass line is great, and the brass section like harmonies were executed brilliantly! This piece of music makes me smile just a little bit more. Thanks for the music man.

Title says it all!   Trivia: this was recorded exactly one week (+/- a couple of hours) before the 1979 tornado.  I have no idea why I remember that.....



The Little Drummer Boy - 1978-79 S.H. Rider ACAP

Do You Hear What I Hear (Chill Out Christmas)

The famous Christmas song Winter Wonderland was first published in 1934. The composer was Felix Bernard (1897-1944) and the lyricist was Richard B. Smith (1901-1935). Probably the most popular versions of this classic Christmas song, Winter Wonderland, were recorded to high acclaim by the Andrews Sisters and Perry Como.

The lyrics of Winter Wonderland have undoubtedly contributed to the magical vision of snow at Christmas together with the tradition of building snowmen and therefore turning fantasy into reality by creating a real Winter Wonderland.

Winter Wonderland

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The Living Sisters - "Jingle Bells"

Free Download track from (50min of) Perfect Instrumental Carols as a gift to you, my soundcloud listeners! - read more-> I think a free track just happens to be a perfect excuse to add a ‘buy’ link below for your delectation - so if you feel like hearing a new take on some stylish seasonal sounds, i.e. for around 50 minutes of this sort of thing, feel free to click and buy from any links!

bit.ly/pianocarols (opens iTunes £7.99 / US $9.99)

"A relaxed jazzy feel, understated but undeniably christmassy!”

Other links to buy:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Perfect-Instrumental-Carols-Lj-Rich/dp/B006DKFX1C (£7.99 same price as iTunes)

http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/ljrich3 ($9.09 - cheaper!)

Those of you who stream, please type LJ Rich in to your favoured  streaming service. 
May your holiday season have some lovely moments - LJ

Buy Xmas Carols!

Deck The Halls (Free Download) Piano Instrumental Christmas Carol

Hey Gang!  

Here's one of the tunes from "A Christmas Guitar Celebration" by yours truly.   I hope that you Enjoy this jazz / blues version of "Rudolph" - a modern Christmas Classic!!!

Happy Holidays!



Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer  -  Solo Fingerstyle Guitar

Christmas Carols With The Stars

Twelve Days Of Christmas

Coldplay - Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas

Julie Lee
The versatile mezzo-soprano inhabits songs inspired by all forms of Americana music. Her music steps the listener back in time to a period where everything had so much more sentiment. As songwriter, her songs have been recorded by Alison Krauss, Pam Tillis, Ron Block, Mark Erelli and more. Julie is also a well established visual artist and has actually been doing that longer than she’s been a tunesmith. Those two lives have remained mostly separate until a mysterious scrap of paper she used in one of her art pieces inspired the beginnings of a song. Her newest project, Julie Lee & The Baby Daddies was produced and engineered by Phil Harris at PH Balanced Recordings in 2011. Lee has toured extensively as a solo artist in Europe and in the States, had several publishing and record deals, released 6 albums, and made a humble living as an artist extraordinaire.
http://www.julielee.org/fr_home.cfm

Mike Farris
In music there are those special artists that seem to transcend genre and defy categorization. From time to time one hears a voice that can stop you dead in your tracks and shake your very foundation to the core. Mike Farris is that artist and he has that voice. He formed his first group, The Screamin’ Cheetah Willies, in 1990 and they released three major-label albums and had sustained success on the U.S. rock charts in the 1990s. In June of 2007, Farris released the critically acclaimed Salvation in Lights, which married old time roots gospel sounds with his own unique arrangements inspired by New Orleans, Stax Records, and The Blues. The music was both spiritual and personal for Mike as it dealt with individual struggle, but it also had a commonality that music fans from all walks of life could enjoy. In 2008 he won the Americana Music Association’s “New & Emerging Artist of the Year” award and started to make a name for himself as a dynamic performer. Mike continues to amaze audiences, whether it’s a solo performance or with any one of his many configurations. His voice connects and mesmerizes in such a way that it does not matter if the songs are his own compositions or from 200 years ago. As Mike puts it: “this music…. it’s so beyond us, we only perpetuate it…we are just cooks in the kitchen.”
http://www.mikefarrismusic.com/

Rod McGaha
A past winner of the Louis Armstrong Jazz Award for Outstanding Jazz Trumpeter and the Oak Lawn Jazz Festival All Star Award, McGaha has joined the ranks of some of the most promising up and coming jazz players today. McGaha is an artist able to bring many gifts to his music. As a trumpeter, composer, vocalist, lyricist and producer, McGaha is unique in his ability to combine a wide variety of influences into an eclectic, globally conscious blend which rings totally fresh. Raised in Chicago, McGaha’s father was a huge jazz buff who turned him on to Miles and Louis Armstrong at an early age, He began playing both guitar and trumpet around fourth grade, but eventually focused on the horn due to a high school teacher’s great influence. After playing in numerous school bands and clubs around town, McGaha began his professional career right out of high school touring with the Duke of Earl himself, Gene Chandler. Later, while attending Northeastern University in Chicago and then DePaul University on scholarship, his eyes were opened to traditional jazz for the first time. Famed trumpeter Clark Terry (who played with Duke Ellington and Count Basie) discovered McGaha at a local festival and took the young performer under his wing. While McGaha’s extensive resume as a sideman includes gigs and tours with top pop and soul names like Kenny Rogers, Bebe and Cece Winans, The O’Jays, Take 6 and Lou Rawls, he is also a highly decorated jazz performer. His song “Wish I Knew” was recorded by Shelby Lynne and is featured in the movie “Two If By Sea”. McGaha has played his music all over the world, with stops in Egypt, Nigeria, Europe and Japan. Nashville is very lucky to be able claim him as our own now.
http://rodmcgaha.instantencore.com/web/splash.aspx

Julie Lee- vocals, banjo ukulele
Mike Farris- vocals
Rod McGaha- trumpet
Ethan Ballinger- electric guitar
Ben DeBerry- electric bass
Jon Radford- drums 

An East Nashville Christmas was made at PH Balanced Recordings by Phil Harris, who produced, recorded, mixed, and mastered the entire album over the last year. 
Robert Trapp was the assistant engineer, and Antonia Cove was the executive producer. 
www.eastnashvillechristmas.com

Go Tell It On The Mountain (Julie Lee, Mike Farris, & Rod Mc Gaha)

tracklist:

01 Edison Male Quartette - Sleigh Ride Party JingleBells (1898)
02 Dinah Shore and Buddy Clark - Baby It's Cold Outside (1949)
03 Vaughn Monroe - let it snow (1945)
04 Arthur Fiedler and the Boston Pops Orchestra - Sleigh Ride (1949)
05 Benny Goodman Orchestra - Jingle Bells (1935)
06 Bobby Helms - Jingle Bell Rock (1957)
07 Brenda Lee - Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree (1958)
08 Vince Guaraldi Trio - O Tannenbaum (christmas tree)(1965)
09 Gene Autry - Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (1949)
10 Gene Autry - Frosty The Snow Man (1950)
11 Perry Como- Its Beginning To Look Like Christmas (1951)
12 Gene Autry - up on the house top (1953)
13 The Robert Shaw Chorale -  Carol Of The Bells (1946)
14 Bing Crosby and Carol Richards - silver bells (1951)
15 concert singer of cary - we wish you a merry christmas
16 Bing Crosby and  Frank Sinatra - deck the halls
17 Bing Crosby with Andrews Sisters - Mele Kalikimaka (Hawaiin Christmas song) (1950)
18 Gene Autry - Here Comes Santa Claus (1947)
19 Judy Garland -  Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas (From Meet Me in St. Louis) (1944)
20 Jimmy Boyd - I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus (1952)
21 Bing Crosby - I'll Be Home For Christmas (1943)
22 Richard Himber and his Hotel Ritz-Carlton Orchestra - Winter Wonderland (1934)
23 Bing Crosby - White Christmas (1942)
24 Nat King Cole - The Christmas Song (1961)
25 Harry Reser & Tom Stacks - Santa Claus Is Coming to Town (1934)


19 Jimmy Boyd - I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus (1952)

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Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer - Solo Fingerstyle Guitar

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