Interesting jazzy covers of rock or pop tunes?

[Paul S]

I am looking for some unusual covers and stumbled across this - Deep Purple playing Smoke on the Water, jazz style. Not sure about Ian Gillan's voice these days but the music is great!

[url="http://youtu.be/BLUusW_P7II"]http://youtu.be/BLUusW_P7II[/url]

Anyone have any favourites they have found? I quite like the Pink Turtle stuff but am trying to find things that can easily translate to 2 x guitar, bass + drums.

[ezbass]

This always makes me smile.

http://youtu.be/OBmM79YadYM

[uncle psychosis]

Don't have time to post links just now but you should check out The Bad Plus.

Off-the-wall jazz trio covers of Nirvana, Aphex Twin, ABBA, film themes, all sorts. They're fantastic.

Brad Mehldau also does an incredible version of Exit Music From A Film.

[chaypup]

Not really jazz but I love this cover of 'Is This Love?'

[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=31OJYXW3V5M"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=31OJYXW3V5M[/url]

[RandomBass]

Another band is Nouvelle Vague, who I started listening to back in about 2005 when I was living in Hamburg. They cover pretty much everything and anything, with what can only be described as a Jazzy/Easy Listening/Bossa Nova vibe. Very cool to my ears.

Cheers

Geoff

Edited October 14, 2013 by RandomBass

[RandomBass]

[quote name='ezbass' timestamp='1381693462' post='2242514']
This always makes me smile.

[media]http://youtu.be/OBmM79YadYM[/media]
[/quote]

Oh god, brilliant. Never seen that one before. Must suggest to my band....

[blamelouis]

[quote name='chaypup' timestamp='1381698816' post='2242645']
Not really jazz but I love this cover of 'Is This Love?'

[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=31OJYXW3V5M"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=31OJYXW3V5M[/url]
[/quote]

That is brilliant !
Who is it ?

[Fat Rich]

[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=68wJIQbCtlI"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=68wJIQbCtlI[/url]

[chaypup]

[quote name='blamelouis' timestamp='1381740251' post='2242899']
That is brilliant !
Who is it ?
[/quote]
[url="https://www.facebook.com/kcrobertsandtheliverevolution"]https://www.facebook.com/kcrobertsandtheliverevolution[/url]

Edited October 14, 2013 by chaypup

[paul h]

Does this qualify? Rock Swings by Paul Anka

[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fUgvtHSrD9E"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fUgvtHSrD9E[/url]

[Lowender]

You can do any song in a swing style. Just walk over the changes and play ding ding a ding on the ride cymbal. But it will probably sound just as lame as those examples. (Though the Metallica piece is a parody and it's brilliant. That guy has a lot of great videos. )

Edited October 14, 2013 by Lowender

[Earbrass]

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JRgg5k7G6Vg[/media]

and if you liked that.....
(ok, not pop/rock, but.... wait for the changes at about 2.35 & 3.45 - Monty Alexander is playing the piano and the melodica)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OxZsdWIuQRs

Edited October 14, 2013 by Earbrass

[Japhet]

Try this; [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hoG6iiwqAyQ"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hoG6iiwqAyQ[/url]

Edited October 14, 2013 by Japhet

[uncle psychosis]

A "jazzy" cover:

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fNpidAAMQSo[/media]

Some "jazz" covers:

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q9hOSZGMXlI[/media]

[uncle psychosis]

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZ6Xo1mYSJg[/media]

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_4fiMIxO2E[/media]

[Paul S]

Some interesting stuff there. Not much would translate to 2 guitars, bass a drums, but enjoyable to listen to. I like the idea of a bossanova 'Enter Sandman and particularly like the slowed down reggae version of Beat Crazy (at least I imagine that is what it is). Anyone have any simpler favourites?

[lowdown]

[quote name='paul h' timestamp='1381746467' post='2243008']
Does this qualify? Rock Swings by Paul Anka
[/quote]

Of course it does - by a country mile, and you know it does, you teaser.


[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZIY7jhg2CrA"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZIY7jhg2CrA[/url]



[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jXphoapoLUY[/media]

Edited October 15, 2013 by lowdown

[Hector]

Go nuts: [url="http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL746CBE9FDA2E589B"]http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL746CBE9FDA2E589B[/url]

[Guest bassman7755]

It would be rude not to give dirty loops a mention in this thread ...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nsqh9jHkHlM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KjVGJ3YFDc8

[steve-bbb]

[url="http://youtu.be/Z8g0keED2fI"]http://youtu.be/Z8g0keED2fI[/url]

[paul_5]

Not Jazzy, but certainly interesting...

http://youtu.be/u7QaKxfa2kI

[xilddx]

[quote name='bassman7755' timestamp='1381853492' post='2244578']
It would be rude not to give dirty loops a mention in this thread ...

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nsqh9jHkHlM[/media]

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KjVGJ3YFDc8[/media]
[/quote]

Baby is quite simply f***ing awesome.

[AntLockyer]

So yesterday I had my world rocked by KC Roberts, I was totally inspired to start a funk outfit with a brass section etc.

Today I'm now totally inspired by Dirty Loops and I have no idea what to do with that inspiration

[hollywoodrox]

Metallica jazz style , that totally owns, love it

[KevB]

Just to allay anyone's fears, I saw Deep Purple last night and they are not doing the jazz-lite version of SOTW live, though after the first 5 or 6 songs Gillan did say 'Well that concludes the jazz part of the show...'