Jazz versions of popular rock and pop songs.

[malicous]

So which are the decent ones out there? Some of my favorites are:

the sound of silence - Barney Kessel
tears in heaven - Jeff Berlin
get up, stand up - Lee Retinour & Dave Grusin
paint it black - Stone Jazz
it's my life - Paul Anka

[dougjwray]

Oscar Peterson, Milt Jackson, Ray Brown and Louis Hayes did a blazing, up-tempo version of the Stones' "Satisfaction."

[KJung]

I can't come up with the guys name, but there's a CD out of jazz versions of lots of Rolling Stones tunes by one of the sax players that tours with them. Charlie and Keith are on some cuts..... totally smoking. Sorry I can't come up with the name of the disc, but I assume someone will know.

Street Fightin' Man as a fast hard bop!!!!!! What's not to like

Edit: I found it.... Tim Ries....The Rolling Stones Project. It's quite amazing.

[Bruce Lindfield]

Paranoid Android by Brad Meldhau trio!!

Smells like Teen Spirit by Bad Plus!

My favourite was a whole album of Jimi Hendrix tunes by the band "Acoustic Ladyland" - Sax,Piano, Double Bass and Drums!

[KJung]

Also, IMO the ultimate... Herbie Hancock New Standards.... burning.

[Ed Fuqua]

Jarrett, Haden and Motian doing Dylan's MY BACK PAGES, Mehldau doing BLACKBIRD....

[GrooveWarrior]

Originally Posted by KJung

Also, IMO the ultimate... Herbie Hancock New Standards.... burning.

I gotta say +1 on that!!

Also:
Detroit Rock City - Alex Skolnick Trio (Funny since Alex used to be the guitarist with Testament, and now he is a jazzer!)
Carry on Wayward Son - Brian Bromberg on solo DB!
Shining Star - Brian Bromberg from the same album (Wood II)
It's Your Thing - BWB (Rick Braun, Kirk Whalum, Norman Brown, oh yeah, and Christian McBride)
Up For The Down Stroke - BWB (same album - buy it, it rules!)
Pick Up The Pieces - Candy Dulfer
Walking On The Moon (Police) - by Christian McBride - man, oh man!
Ain't It Funky Now - George Duke (McBride on bass again)
Blackbird - Jaco
Wind Cries Mary - Jamie Cullum
John Scofield's tribute to Ray Charles called "That's What I'd Say"
Papa Was A Rollin' Stone - Lee Ritenour (from the Overtime CD w/Melvin Davis on bass)
Kashmir - Lenny White (absolutely killer!)
Frankenstein - Marcus Miller (Then listen to the version by Overkill. That's just a good time.)
Julia (Lennon/Beatles) - Medeski, Scofield, Martin, & Wood (maybe the most beautiful song ever!)
Pick Up The Pieces & My Girl - Melvin Sparks
Do It Again, Lovely Day, & Fire & Rain - Phillip Saisse Trio
Rick Braun does Shining Star, Walk On The Wild Side, Daughters, and Groove Is In The Heart on his "Yours Truly" CD.
Crosstown Traffic - Soulive w/Robert Randolph (smokin')
Lenny - Soulive
Jesus Children of America - Soulive


Just off the top of my head.

[phxlbrmpf]

I recall someone mashing together "Come as You Are" and the intro of "Smells like Teen Spirit" and moving it to 5/4 time, with a jazzy feel. I actually kind of liked it. Does anyone remember the artist/song title?

[Passinwind]

Originally Posted by KJung

Also, IMO the ultimate... Herbie Hancock New Standards.... burning.

I was lucky enough to see the supporting tour for that one.

There are a few Miles Davis pop music covers that no one's mentioned yet: Time After Time and Human Nature. Some like, some hate, what ya gonna do?

[malicous]

Wow! What a lot of good stuff. I think I will be blowing a lot of money on i-tunes after hearing all of these great jazz covers.

[Bruce Lindfield]

Originally Posted by Passinwind

There are a few Miles Davis pop music covers that no one's mentioned yet: Time After Time and Human Nature. Some like, some hate, what ya gonna do?

Well it certainly wasn't the "high point" of his career!!

[malicous]

Originally Posted by Bruce Lindfield

Well it certainly wasn't the "high point" of his career!!

I actually like time after time. Then again, I lilke bitches brew more than his older swinging stuff too.

[prsbass]

Originally Posted by phxlbrmpf

I recall someone mashing together "Come as You Are" and the intro of "Smells like Teen Spirit" and moving it to 5/4 time, with a jazzy feel. I actually kind of liked it. Does anyone remember the artist/song title?

I think that's "Bad Plus"
They also do the best IronMan cover I've ever herd. If you haven't listened to these guys I suggest a check out I'm going to see them live next week.
They cover one song per album and they have about 5 albums out.

[Passinwind]

Originally Posted by Bruce Lindfield

Well it certainly wasn't the "high point" of his career!!

I know, and certainly agree, but seeing him play it shortly before he died pretty much was one of the high points of my concert going experiences. I own plenty of Miles sides, have heard nearly all of the others, and saw him play half a dozen times or so. I never have heard him play trumpet better than what I heard that night...go figure!

[malicous]

One that i forgot was Come Together done by Marcus Miller.

[SnakeAnthony]

Brad Mehldau's Trio does a cover of Radiohead's 'Exit Music (For A Film)' thats pretty awsome.

[MattL920]

Originally Posted by prsbass

I think that's "Bad Plus"
They also do the best IronMan cover I've ever herd. If you haven't listened to these guys I suggest a check out I'm going to see them live next week.
They cover one song per album and they have about 5 albums out.

Nope the come as you are / smells like teen spirit was Charlie Hunter. But the Bad Plus's version of Iron Man is still awesome

[MattL920]

... and speaking of great jazz versions of rock and pop songs, I saw Brad Mehldau a couple weeks ago, and he closed his set with an unbelievably good version of Black Hole Sun.

[peteroberts]

Nope the come as you are / smells like teen spirit was Charlie Hunter.

Yep, it was on an album called
Bing, Bing, Bing
and it's actually 6/8 time signature.

I love Charlie Hunter!

[Alvaro Martín Gómez A.]

Originally Posted by crhoton

Also:
Detroit Rock City - Alex Skolnick Trio (Funny since Alex used to be the guitarist with Testament, and now he is a jazzer!)

Not only DRC. Click here. Great album!