Recommend a tune to cover..

[bubinga5]

I have a new Funk/Jazz/Latin?soul venture going..

We wil be playing originals written by me and our Clav player....plus a few covers...I have asked the other musicians to come up with a song we could cover..The twist is its not going to be played in its original Genre...for example earlier we played a Heatwave tune in a Latin style and it worked very well..Mostly down to our phenomenal drummer..

Pick any of these genres and mix and match..Soul tune done Jazz..Funk done Latin...

I have a few ideas but would love any suggestions you could put forward..

Thanks

[Paul S]

[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k85FgA1Bptk"]Rio de Janeiro Blue[/url] doesn't seem to get mentioned much but I think is a lovely latin tune, especially this version by Richard Torrence (the guy who wrote it!) rather than the Randy Crawford version. Doesn't look like he has done too well on it. I keep trying to talk out lot into doing it but I guess it doesn't fit in.

[OldGit]

Cross genre stuff is a particular favourite of mine. Here's some ideas we were looking at for a similar project.

You may want to get onto Spotify ..

Some used but good examples
Got to get you into my life: Earth Wind and Fire
Take 5: Tito Puente (in 4/4 )

CCS (note, not CSS): I Want You back, Whole lotta love and Wade in the Water.
A bit big band as is but some good ideas.

Donna Summer: State of Independence

Police: Invisible Sun, Beds too big, If you love Somebody Set Them Free

Louis Jordan, just about anything but Reet Petite and Gone is a favourite

Ry Cooder: Down in Hollywood

Jefferson Airplane: White Rabbit