One of the most gifted musicians he had ever met

Dubbed "The White Art Tatum" by Art Tatum himself, Johnny Costa is one of those pianists that you don't hear often of but stand out amongst the titans of jazz. I love his style and the way he infuses harmonic 'color' into his playing. Fred McFeely Rogers (the creator of Mister Rogers' Neighbourhood) had said that Costa was one of the most gifted musicians he had ever met. The name of the song is 'I'll Be Home For Christmas' composed by Walter Kent with lyrics by Kim Gannon.

The notes that you see in parentheses ”( )” are either notes I'm not sure were played or some personal additions. The notes you see with 'x' are ghost notes. Note that some voicings require quite a bit of stretch (he had big hands).

Here's where you can buy the transcription from: https://buymeacoffee.com/pianodigitalscores/e/481238
or the MIDI file: https://buymeacoffee.com/PianoDigitalScores/e/481239

Original video/recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vKCyszXflDY&list=RDvKCyszXflDY&start_radio=1

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