Jazz Musicians Playing the Music of Rush

[Alex Sanguinetti]

On the subject of Jazz guys doing POP TUNES, what do you think about this JAZZ version of Sade´s Song:

Please listen to Herbie´s beautiful solo starting at 1:20

Of course the rest of the soloists are amazing too...

 

[jda]

There’s plenty of great straight 8th note jazz.

That like the mid 60s Watermelon Man Cantelope Island era got the tag "Soul Jazz" I believe..

 

[Paul Blood]

That like the mid 60s Watermelon Man Cantelope Island era got the tag "Soul Jazz" I believe..

I’ll add Tito Puente, Poncho Sanchez and host of other Latin Jazz artists.

 

[Paul Blood]

On the subject of Jazz guys doing POP TUNES, what do you think about this JAZZ version of Sade´s Song:

Please listen to Herbie´s beautiful solo starting at 1:20

Of course the rest of the soloists are amazing too...

Very nice!

 

[jda]

what was the guy Eddie Harris ... here is Bill Stewart doing his interp of that era w/ Mike Brecker

"Time is of the Essence" Lp
@Paul Blood

Time Is of the Essence - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

3 drummers -massive Elvin presence on that Lp - a must have bitd)

 

[jda]

What do you mean?

couldn't think of his name..
then I remembered
referencing

Soul Jazz

"Renaissance Man (for Eddie Harris)"

a tune dedicated to him

Time Is of the Essence - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[996]

My Dad called this Satchmo's Paradox, based on an interviewer who asked Louis Armstrong what jazz was. Louis said, "If you have to ask, you'll never know".

 

[Alex Sanguinetti]

On the subject of playing popular songs by Jazz players, "Bein' Green" by German Jazz trumpet player Till Broenner (listen to the beautiful string arr. and trumpet solo!)

 

[Paul Blood]

On the subject of playing popular songs by Jazz players, "Bein' Green" by German Jazz trumpet player Till Broenner (listen to the beautiful string arr. and trumpet solo!)

I remember Buddy Rich sang that song too.

 

[Alex Sanguinetti]

COMPARE THIS:
FIRST Listen the JAZZ VERSION (please!)

Rock Original:

To @Paul Blood :

 

[jda]

the Bill Evans version.. almost works.

bout as well as that

 

[Alex Sanguinetti]

Yes, that one has been extensively done by many, here, let´s us said, with another aesthetic:

 

[jda]

Find the Reverse
Rock musician doing a jazz standard

 

[Mcdonap]

I loved it!
Thanks for posting.

 

[Paul Blood]

Find the Reverse
Rock musician doing a jazz standard

Rod Stewart kind of made a come back with his renditions of the Great American Song Book Standards.

 

[Paul Blood]

Find the Reverse
Rock musician doing a jazz standard

Niel Peart with the Buddy Rich Big Band. I’m pretty sure Eric Clapton has done a few standards too, not sure on that though…. Didn’t Charlie Watts lead a jazz big band for a while? And course Steve Smith has done both styles quite well.

 

[GetAgrippa]

I like this easy listening version. I really like jazz funk fusion and though I like this I’d call it rock pop fusion more than jazz rock fusion. Kind of what I’d expect in some elevator music version of a Rush song. But hey that’s just my opine and I appreciate others may see it differently.

 

[Paul Blood]

I like this easy listening version. I really like jazz funk fusion and though I like this I’d call it rock pop fusion more than jazz rock fusion. Kind of what I’d expect in some elevator music version of a Rush song. But hey that’s just my opine and I appreciate others may see it differently.

Maybe because they’re no distorted electric guitar, it sounds smoother. But in my opinion, it’s definitely jazz due to the improvisation section and interaction between the rhythm section and soloist , and there’s probably some harmonic movement that is not normally found in standard rock and modern pop. I think some of those elements would have to be toned down a bit to make on the Muzak elevator play list

 

[ravenson]

Gunther Shuller lives !!

 

[Push pull stroke]

the Bill Evans version.. almost works.

bout as well as that

Not my fave. The orchestration of the original tune is sparse for a reason.