Dave Brubeck: Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town
Track
Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town
Artist
Dave Brubeck (piano)
CD
Jingle Bell Jazz (Columbia CK 40166)
Musicians:
Dave Brubeck (piano), Paul Desmond (alto sax), Eugene Wright (bass), Joe Morello (drums).
Composed by J. Fred Coots and Haven Gillespie
.Recorded: New York, June 2, 1961
Rating: 92/100 (learn more)
Eight maids a-milking aptly describes Santa's Christmas Eve pace when he's on schedule. With all the world's children awaiting his visit, you'd think it would get pretty hectic. But Mrs. Claus & the elves have computerized everything down to the nanosecond, what with their little Gantt charts, PERT networks, SCADA systems and critical path methods. Mrs. C. is a stickler for scientific management. So Brubeck's no-nonsense tempo here is apt. Besides, recorded amidst the far-out metrics of Time Further Out, this chance to relax in familiar 4/4 was no doubt welcome. Only the diatonic door chimes ring untrue.
Reviewer: Alan Kurtz
Tags: holiday
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