Paul Edis was doing his annual Jazzy Christmas, this year on YouTube without his other nine accomplices. Also, on Kansas Smitty's F/b page, Giacomo Smith was talking to pianist Kit Downes about the late Bill Evans - a pianist dear to both Paul and Kit's hearts.
Paul, as it said on the tin, dealt out the Xmas classics as well as the Xmas cracker jokes. Kit talked rather than played although he did give us a couple of splendid Evansian examples with My Heart Sings (also the title of Peter Pettinger's Evans' biography) and My Romance.
As I flipped back and forth between channels I wished that Paul could have been zoomed into the conversation. However, that was mere wishful think although a thought for the future...
Back in Lapland, we heard Paul's seasonal selection in the form of Let it Snow, Let it Snow, Let it Snow; Driving Home For Christmas; Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas; Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree; I'll Be Home For Christmas; Walkin' in the Air; Winter Wonderland and O Tannenbaum.
This latter tune, which the Dixielanders know as Maryland My Maryland and trade unionists as We'll Keep the Red Flag Flying Now featured Paul on flute, clarinet, keys and vocal - Paul certainly kept the jazz flag flying!
Two excellent live streams which, for me, complemented each other.
Lance (Screenshot of Paul courtesy of Jerry)
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