Friday, December 6, 2024

An overlooked (Christmas) cover tune CLI

Ordinarily, I wouldn't expect to hear "Silent Night" played as a calypso.  David Grisman plays it in that style on the mandolin, however, giving the carol an unusual, carefree feel.  Bob Gurland adds to the arrangement's easy-going vibe by joining in on voice trumpet.  If I'd never heard "Silent Night" before this rendition, I might have thought it originated on a tropical island.