Saturday, December 20, 2025

Carla Bley - Jesus Maria



Carla Bley - piano, composer

Steve Swallow - bass, chimes

Tobias Weidinger - trumpet, flugelhorn (lead), glockenspiel

Axel Schlosser - trumpet, flugelhorn (soloist), chimes

Christine Chapman - horn

Adrian Mears - trombone

Ed Partyka - bass trombone, tuba

Lead sheet with words

A little boy, recently relocated in the United States,  whose name was Jesus Maria, came home from school crying.  Some children made fun of his name.  His mother tried to explain why the second part of his first name was Maria.  This is what she said. 

Lyrics:

Jesus was a baby in a far off land. 

Mary was his mother she took care of him till he grew to be a full grown man.

His destiny to be a savior who was soon to die.

Jesus don't you cry that's the reason why you have a girl's name

cause we named you after both of them,  

Mary and her baby never cease to be in our memory.  

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