PUBLISHED: Dec 23, 2016
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Ron Escheté Trio with Todd Johnson on 6-string electric bass and Paul Humphrey on drums at Musicians Institute in 1994.
Silent Night is a popular Christmas carol, composed in 1818 by Franz Xaver Gruber to lyrics by Joseph Mohr in the small town of Oberndorf bei Salzburg, Austria. It was declared an intangible cultural heritage by UNESCO in 2011.The song has been recorded by a large number of musicians from every music genre. Here it is as a jazz 3/4 bossa nova.