Bilbo Posted July 29, 2014 Share Posted July 29, 2014 We all heard Herbe Hancock's 'New Standards' CD a while back, where he @Jazzed' up a few pop songs but there are loads of interesting takes on non-Jazz tunes that deserve a look. No time boundaries, just some interesting takes on songs not originally written for Jazz performance. Some favourites of mine include: Medeski, Martin, Wood and Scofiled - Julia (a Beatles tune) - the recorded version is stunning Vijay Iyer - Human Nature - energetic take Ben Allison - Philadelphia (Neil Young) and 'We've Only Just Begun' (The Carepnters - the arrangement of this is amazing) The Bad Plus - Roundabout (Yes - really interesting take on the old prog classic) Keith Jarrett/Charlie Haden - 'Some Day I'll Fly Away' (Randy Crawford - beautiful version) There are loads more. Anyone got any favourites of their own? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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