Dave Brubeck's Christmas Album

[Hot Ptah]

We have a lot of Christmas albums at my house, but not that many of them are listenable all the way though. I just noticed that Dave Brubeck has a Christmas album. Has anyone heard it? Is it worth getting? Can it be listened to all the way through without pain?

[Kevin Bresnahan]

If you truly enjoy Christmas music and have lot of it, Brubeck's disc would fit in wonderfully. But be aware - it is solo piano. If you like solo piano, it great.

Do you have Oscar Peterson's Telarc CD? I find myself grabbing that disc more often than Brubeck's.

[AndrewHill]

If you truly enjoy Christmas music and have lot of it, Brubeck's disc would fit in wonderfully. But be aware - it is solo piano. If you like solo piano, it great.

Do you have Oscar Peterson's Telarc CD? I find myself grabbing that disc more often than Brubeck's.

I have the Brubeck, Peterson and Shearing Christmas albums all on Telarc. I got them all last year in Half Price's Christmas bargain bin. Out of the three, I like Peterson's the best and maybe the reason why is that his sounds the jazziest out of the three. The Shearing is a little stiff at times, but enjoyable enough. I reach for the Brubeck the least, I think because it just doesn't grab me the way the other two do, in a way that puts you in the holiday spirit. I mean, its played well, its just that it doesn't sound very Christmas-like, if that makes any sense.

Edited December 22, 2007 by Holy Ghost

[John Tapscott]

I have it and agree with all the above comments. It's nice enough but somewhat one-dimensional. It's quite reflective and low-key, maybe the CD you play late on Christmas Eve. One of the reasons I like the Dave McKenna "Christmas Ivory" CD so much is because it touches all the emotions of the season from joyous to reflective to bluesy.

[Bright Moments]

the brubeck is very nice.

[Hot Ptah]

Thanks for the comments. I have the Peterson and like it. I also like Marcus Roberts' Christmas album, better than almost all of his regular albums. I think I will try the Brubeck album. There should be a glut of very inexpensive holiday CDs at Half Price Books shortly.

[AndrewHill]

Thanks for the comments. I have the Peterson and like it. I also like Marcus Roberts' Christmas album, better than almost all of his regular albums. I think I will try the Brubeck album. There should be a glut of very inexpensive holiday CDs at Half Price Books shortly.

Actually, I noticed at my location that they have an entire cart of holiday cd's out right now. You should be able to land one for about $6 or so.