Carol of the Bells - Medium Up Swing - A minor.Angels We Have Heard on High - Funk - G Major.* To be clear, while I enjoy reharmonizing tunes with unexpected substitutions, extended, and altered chords that advanced jazz pianists enjoy, this collection is for ‘regular’ pianists, teachers, and students looking to add a little zest to Christmas favorites. Here then, are my modified lead sheets compiled into one fake book that I hope you will as a springboard to bringing your own twists to holiday gigs, recitals, and lessons. Along the way, I scribbled in *reasonable (not overly complex or esoteric) jazz chord substitutions, meter, groove and key changes likely to be enjoyed by casual listeners. Having spent more than 30 years making a living solely as a performing jazz pianist, I spent much of December dashing about from corporate parties to concerts to home singalongs to worship services with a big pile of Christmas sheet music books. Piano Solo - Level 3 - Digital Download Arranged by Bradley Sowash.
