O Holy Night
O Holy Night
as performed by the Beantown Swing Orchestra
$95
From the Beantown Swing Orchestra 2011 holiday album A Beantown Christmas, what starts as a traditional-sounding orchestral jazz arrangement of the Christmas classic warps into a Duke Ellington style R&B swinger. Reflective and introspective moments balance against soulful bluesy cries in this powerhouse arrangement that has a little something for everyone in the band. Several trumpet mutes are needed, and the opening saxes include flute and clarinet doubles – FFCCA. The album features a string section, but this copy has been reorchestrated to not need them. Vocal range is Bb2 to F4