![]() ![]() Likewise, each time the band starts to perform his lighthearted, whimsical arrangement live, he thinks he’ll screw it up.Ĭharming humility aside, Goodwin and company nailed it with a magnificent version that came across like the emotional centerpiece of a show that mostly featured dynamic, alternately sensual/soulful and explosive arrangements of well-known carols and chestnuts a la “Little Drummer Boy” (done as an otherworldly super-hip Latin romp), “Hark The Herald Angels Sing,” “Winter Wonderland” (featuring a fun drums and brass call and response) and “Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas.” Besides the Williams piece, one of the show’s most unexpected delights was a tasty Latin-tinged rendition of “A Christmas Carol,” a relatively obscure (think: new and fresh!) piece from the 1992 musical “Scrooged,” made all the more poignant because of the recent passing its legendary composer, Leslie Bricusse. Gordon Goodwin - God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen - YouTube. He cited fond memories of hearing Alpert’s classic “Taste of Honey” riding on the bus to school.Īnd although The Phat Band recorded John Williams’ iconic “Home Alone” theme “Somewhere in My Memory” on their 2015 holiday collection A Big Phat Christmas, Goodwin said that anytime he’s had the opportunity to meet with the legendary film composer and conductor, he gets tongue tied. ![]() Joe Sample, Quincy Jones, Marcus Miller, Brian McKnight, Gordon Goodwin. ' God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen ' is an English traditional Christmas carol. There were two beautiful key moments during the rousing, emotional and ultra-entertaining Christmas show by Gordon Goodwin’s Big Phat Band at Vibrato Grill Jazz where the storied composer, arranger and leader of what is perhaps the hippest big band in existence set aside his stature as a 4-time Grammy winning industry vet and offered the kind of childlike reflection that pairs perfectly with his 18 piece ensemble’s ongoing blasts of holiday cheer.Īfter the delightfully funked out, swinging jam through the opener “Carol of the Bells” (featuring a fiery tenor sax solo by Eric Marienthal) and a sassy romp through “Santa Baby” fueled by the soloing energy of Brian Scanlon (tenor sax) and Mike Rocha (trumpet), Goodwin – leading on piano and keyboards at stage left – mentioned just how remarkable it was that he and his storied ensemble were playing at the club owned by the legendary Herb Alpert. God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen Lyrics by Take 6 from the He Is Christmas album. ![]()
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