December 12

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Santa Baby Piano

By Thomas Gunther

December 12, 2024

swing piano

about this post

In this post, you’ll find

  • my video performance (hand view with sheet music)
  • links to the sheet music for my solo piano arrangement
  • important practice tips


About the song Santa Baby

Vocalist Eartha Kitt made “Santa Baby” famous. Her version is heavily infused with a bluesy vibe, which inspired me to arrange it in a classic blues piano style.

About the Sheet Music and Arrangement Of "Santa Baby"

The sheet music is comprehensive and includes fingering suggestions and pop chord symbols. You can also see it in my performance video.

I’ve added a fully notated solo passage that is inspired by classic blues and boogie-woogie piano solos.

You can purchase the beautifully written sheet music at “Sheet Music Direct”.

For whom this arrangement was written for

I wrote this arrangement for intermediate-level pianists who enjoy playing swing and blues piano in the tradition of the great blues and swing musicians.
 I paid great attention to detail when notating the music. However, following notation conventions, I wrote the swinging eighth notes as straight eighths.

Practice Tips for how to learn the arrangement

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Thomas Gunther

About the author

PopJazzKeys.com founder Thomas Gunther is a highly versatile Chicago-based jazz pianist, keyboardist, music producer, and educator. He was born and raised in Germany, where he earned a Master’s Degree in Teaching and Performing Jazz and Popular Music from the State University of Music and Performing Arts Stuttgart.

After relocating to Chicago, Thomas quickly became the principal pianist for the Chicago Jazz Ensemble, which was directed by the esteemed music arranger and composer William Russo (arranger for the Stan Kenton Orchestra). In this role, he had the opportunity to collaborate with renowned artists such as Randy Brecker, Body DiFranco, Archie Shepp, Jon Faddis, Cassandra Wilson, and Orbert Davis.

Today, Thomas is an integral part of the Chicago music scene, performing solo and with various groups both as a sideman and as a leader. In addition to his performance career, he has produced, arranged, and recorded a substantial body of work, serving both in leadership roles and as a collaborator.

Thomas also provides music arranging and orchestration services for ensembles of all sizes, including contributions to the Chicago Jazz Philharmonic. As an educator, he shares his expertise as an Adjunct Professor at Columbia College Chicago. For more information about Thomas, visit https://www.ThomasGunther.com.