Video: Brett Mitchell plays jazz

Brett Mitchell during a recording session at home in Colorado in December 2020

Published September 15, 2020 Updated December 6, 2020

DENVER — Returning to one of his first musical loves, Brett Mitchell has released several new videos of solo piano arrangements by jazz greats Dave Brubeck, Bill Evans, George Shearing, and Vince Guaraldi, recorded at home in summer and fall 2020.

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STRANGE MEADOW LARK

To commemorate the 100th anniversary of his birth, Mr. Mitchell has recorded Dave Brubeck’s ‘Strange Meadow Lark’ from his Quartet’s classic 1959 album, Time Out.

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I LOVES YOU, PORGY

Mr. Mitchell has recorded Bill Evans's solo arrangement of 'I Loves You, Porgy' from George Gershwin's 1935 opera, Porgy and Bess.

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QUIET NOW

To commemorate the 40th anniversary of Bill Evans's passing on September 15, 1980, Mr. Mitchell has also recorded Denny Zeitlin's 'Quiet Now' as performed by Evans at the 1968 Montreux Jazz Festival.

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OVER THE RAINBOW

Mr. Mitchell has also recorded George Shearing’s solo arrangement of 'Over the Rainbow' by Harold Arlen from the 1939 film, The Wizard of Oz.

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LINUS AND LUCY

To celebrate the 70th anniversary of Peanuts—which began running as a daily comic strip on October 2, 1950—Mr. Mitchell has released a new performance of Vince Guaraldi's 'Linus and Lucy.'

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GREAT PUMPKIN WALTZ

To celebrate Halloween, Mr. Mitchell has released a new performance of Vince Guaraldi's 'Great Pumpkin Waltz’ from the 1966 Peanuts animated television special, It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown.

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THANKSGIVING THEME

To celebrate Thanksgiving, Mr. Mitchell has released a new performance of Vince Guaraldi's 'Thanksgiving Theme’ from the 1973 Peanuts animated television special, A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving.

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