White Christmas

I knew I had to hear (and write) about this song from the moment I saw it on the list of mp3s because I love jazz covers of other songs. Furthermore, Parker's rendition of one of my favorite Christmas carols was something I didn't want to miss. And it didn't dissapoint. As I partially expected, the song isn't just White Christmas, but a medly of christmas carols with Parker's improvisation thrown in. The song begins with a verse of White Christmas but then breaks off and plays little portions of many carols. In between, Parker improvises scales that help the songs string together seamlessly.