This is the most incredible jazz version of Jingle Bells that I’ve ever heard. I’m not exaggerating. My mouth dropped open the first time I heard it. This arrangement is NOTHING like the tired old version we grew up hearing. That version is for kid’s to sing.
The trio of ladies singing the 2nd part sound like the Andrews Sisters (R.I.P.). I’m sure that early fifties jazz sound is what Buble wanted to achieve.
I’d like to perform this arrangement in my Church’s Christmas special. I can recruit some ladies from the choir and some high school band members for the brass. It’ll be the most ambitious project I’ve attempted. It’s going to take a lot of my time between now and Dec.
I’m terrible at identifying brass instruments.
I bought the Buble sheet music from music notes .com. It has his part and the 2nd female trio’s part. There’s multi bar rests where the piano doesn’t play. That’s the brass part. I’ll have to figure it out on the keyboard. It’s primarily the melody. I should be able to pick out the notes and transcribe the brass in MuseScore. I can get my child directors help too.
So, lend me your ear.
What brass instruments are in this wonderful arrangement?
Bublé’s version is based on the Bing Crosby-Andrew Sisters version, so it’s actually early/mid 40s jazz he’s imitating there. As for the brass, I assume it’s trumpet, trombone, and sax.
Ah, that’s why the version sounds so familiar. I heard Bing’s version in my childhood.
I’m going to talk to the choir director next week. See if he thinks we have enough time to rehearse. I know we can recruit some high school band members for trumpet, trombone and sax. Marching band uses those Instruments.
I just checked sheet music plus and they have two printed, arrangements of Buble’s Jingle Bells. One is a Jazz Augmented big band with vocal and the other is Small jazz group with vocal.
The small group arrangement would be perfect for Church. I’m more confident we can pull it off with the printed score.
I may only play guitar. It depends on who’s willing to sing. The best voice needs to do Buble’s part. That’s probably not me unless our tenor is too busy with other songs.
I haven’t studied Jazz bands and I’m not that familiar with their composition.
I do listen casually and enjoy this style.
I’d grown accustomed to thinking of Jingle Bells as a kid’s song. I’ve played guitar for small groups of kids singing Jingle Bells!, Jingle Bells!, at the top of their lungs. You can count on any kid knowing it
It’s cool to stumble across a version adults can enjoy.
Nitpick: The sax is a woodwind. So called because it uses a reed in the mouthpiece to produce sound. I took up sax in the sixth grade and became very familiar with sticking a reed into my mouth to moisten it.
Just FYI: Those backups are the Puppini Sisters (not actually sisters), who specialize in close-harmony swing music, including adapting modern songs to the style. YouTube them a bit if you like them in this Jingle Bells. They’re one of our favorites (we’ve seen them live, even).
I know, but for the purposes of this question, I rather doubt the OP is making a distinction. I assume “horn section” was meant, but even there you can get to nitpicking as to what is a horn and what isn’t.
You can count on any kid knowing it