I was exploring the archives of an old hard drive when I found this arrangement I had made for the now-defunct Mountainside Jazz Orchestra, a college-era project of my friends and me. I think we played it exactly once for a company Christmas party and I recall it not going very well…

I cleaned up the arrangement (poor engraving surely didn’t help with accurate reading the first time) and swapped out the Double Bass part with a Bari Sax, which I think is more in the spirit of the original, acapella vibe of the Pentatonix (2015) version.

 

Credits:
Flugelhorn/Trumpet: Bobby St. Mute

Trumpet: Sydney Gordon

Trombone: Jared Ramos

Alto Sax: Steven Ramos

Tenor Sax: Alex Thomson

Baritone Sax: Derek Crane

Producer and Mix Engineer: Bobby St. Mute

Recording Engineer: David Devaney at Counterpoint Studios (SLC, UT)

Mastering Engineer: Zac Bryant at Nine Moon Audio

"That's Christmas to Me" originally performed by Pentatonix (2015)

Arranged by Bobby St. Mute (2024)

Video Production: Andrew Pincock

Album Art Photography: Derek Crane

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