The happy ear

The happy ear
Musical pills to bring happiness to our ears

sábado, 24 de diciembre de 2016

Judy Garland + Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis & Cécile McLorin Salvant - Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas

Los estadounidenses han incorporado la Navidad a todas sus expresiones artísticas, especialmente al cine y a la música. Muchas canciones navideñas se han convertido en auténticos clásicos. Un buen ejemplo es "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas". Una canción que interpretó por primera vez Judy Garland en la película Cita en San Luís de 1944. El tema ha sido después versionado por infinidad de artistas (Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald, James Taylor, Carpenters, Bing Crosby, Michael Bublé, Diana Krall, etc.). Os traigo dos versiones: la original de Judy Garland y una versión de la Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra con Wynton Marsalis y la colaboración especial de Cécile McLorin Salvant.

Americans have integrated Christmas into all their artistic expressions, especially cinema and music. Many Christmas songs have become authentic classics. "Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas" is a good example. A song introduced by Judy Garland in the 1944 film "Meet Me in St. Louis". The theme has been later performed by a lot of artists (Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald, James Taylor, Carpenters, Bing Crosby, Michael Bublé, Diana Krall, etc.). I give you two versions: Judy Garland's original and a cover by the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis and the special collaboration of Cécile McLorin Salvant.

Judy Garland - Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas

Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis + Cécile McLorin Salvant - Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas