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Christmas Treats

by Jen Hodge All Stars

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The merry bells are ringing today, But they don't mean nothing to me. I hear the children singing today, But I'm as blue as I can be. Ol' Santa Claus forgot my address, That's one thing I can plainly see. It may be Christmas to some folks; It's just December 25th to me! No money, no honey to buy a present for me. Nobody, no toddy to make things pleasant for me. Last night my stocking I hung, Just like when I was young, But this morning there was vacancy. No mingling, no jingling coin. No pickin' on chicken, pork chop, or tenderloin. Soon I'll hear New Year's chimes; That just means more hard times. Bad luck, you're hard to lose; I got the Santa Claus blues.

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The Jen Hodge All Stars' "Christmas Treats" EP features 3 carols in original swinging traditional jazz arrangements and a new rendition of the 1924 tune "Santa Claus Blues", which was the earliest example I have been able to find of a commercial Christmas song. I used a different lineup of musicians for each track, through which I aimed to both showcase the amazing community of musicians we have here in Western Canada's traditional jazz scene, and give the whole recording the feel of a "jazz family gathering" in the spirit of getting together at Christmas. Of the 15 musicians involved in this little project, the youngest was 18 and the oldest was 89. We all learn a lot from one another all the time, and I think that is a very special, unique, and invaluable characteristic of what we foster here in this particular musical community. I hope that feeling comes through when you listen to these treats! :)

-Jen

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released December 1, 2016

Personnel:
Track 1: Lloyd Arntzen, soprano saxophone; Josh Roberts, guitar; Don Ogilvie, guitar; Kelby MacNayr, drums; Jen Hodge, bass.
Track 2: Bonnie Northgraves, trumpet; Ben Henriques, tenor saxophone; Dave Taylor, guitar; Nick James, drums; Jen Hodge, bass.
Track 3: Kayden Gorden, trumpet; Joseph Abbott, clarinet; Sky Lambourne, trombone; Arnt Arntzen, guitar; Aaron Levinson, tambourine; Jen Hodge, bass.
Track 4: Brad Shigeta, trombone; Sky Lambourne, trombone; Arnt Arntzen, guitar; Aaron Levinson, tambourine; Jen Hodge, bass & vocals.

All arrangements by the Jen Hodge All Stars.

Recorded by Andrew Smith at Vancouver Live Sound, Vancouver, BC, October 2nd & November 4th, 2016.
Mixed by Andrew Smith & Randy Richard Kramer.
www.vancouverlivesound.com

Mastered by Tony Chamberlist at Brown Bag Music / Treetops Studio.

Graphic Design by Pomona Lake.
Illustrations by Shawna Mauchline.

Produced by Jen Hodge.

www.jenhodgebass.com

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Jen Hodge is a versatile Canadian bass player and bandleader based in NYC.

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