RDK Posted November 30, 2006 Report Share Posted November 30, 2006 "Alone Again (Naturally)" Gene Ammons kills on this on his album "Goodbye." Dewey Redman also covers this on 'Musics." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Gould Posted November 30, 2006 Report Share Posted November 30, 2006 "Alone Again (Naturally)" Gene Ammons kills on this on his album "Goodbye." Dewey Redman also covers this on 'Musics." I beg to differ, Ray. No one, and nothing can redeem that steaming pile. (And yes, I have the Ammons CD) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B. Clugston Posted November 30, 2006 Report Share Posted November 30, 2006 Roland Kirk has transformed many a pop horror into listenable jazz. He does wonders with Bread's "Make it With You" on the Brotherman in the Fatherland disc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stereojack Posted December 1, 2006 Report Share Posted December 1, 2006 "Alone Again (Naturally)" Gene Ammons kills on this on his album "Goodbye." Dewey Redman also covers this on 'Musics." I beg to differ, Ray. No one, and nothing can redeem that steaming pile. (And yes, I have the Ammons CD) Dan, I beg to differ with you. -_- I hated the tune until I heard Sarah Vaughan sing it - absolutely divine! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Gould Posted December 1, 2006 Report Share Posted December 1, 2006 "Alone Again (Naturally)" Gene Ammons kills on this on his album "Goodbye." Dewey Redman also covers this on 'Musics." I beg to differ, Ray. No one, and nothing can redeem that steaming pile. (And yes, I have the Ammons CD) Dan, I beg to differ with you. -_- I hated the tune until I heard Sarah Vaughan sing it - absolutely divine! Well, mileage has been known to vary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RDK Posted December 1, 2006 Author Report Share Posted December 1, 2006 "Alone Again (Naturally)" Gene Ammons kills on this on his album "Goodbye." Dewey Redman also covers this on 'Musics." I beg to differ, Ray. No one, and nothing can redeem that steaming pile. (And yes, I have the Ammons CD) Not horrible, Dan, but I've got a little pop ditty that you might enjoy on my upcoming BFT (others, though, might not think so highly of it). Actually, it's the one track I'd bet you'd easily identify. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Gould Posted December 1, 2006 Report Share Posted December 1, 2006 "Alone Again (Naturally)" Gene Ammons kills on this on his album "Goodbye." Dewey Redman also covers this on 'Musics." I beg to differ, Ray. No one, and nothing can redeem that steaming pile. (And yes, I have the Ammons CD) Not horrible, Dan, but I've got a little pop ditty that you might enjoy on my upcoming BFT (others, though, might not think so highly of it). Actually, it's the one track I'd bet you'd easily identify. Are you programming Gene Harris' version of "Ode to Billy Joe"? Then I'm in! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stefan Wood Posted December 1, 2006 Report Share Posted December 1, 2006 Cyndi Lauper's "Time after Time" (as done by Miles Davis)??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PHILLYQ Posted December 1, 2006 Report Share Posted December 1, 2006 "Sunny" by Bobby Hebb was so saccharine it would give me a toothache if I heard it, and it was a BIG pop hit in its time. Pat Martino turned it into a tour de force that still gives me chills whenever I hear it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DTMX Posted December 1, 2006 Report Share Posted December 1, 2006 Don Braden's version of Saving All My Love For You from Organic. Of course, I haven't heard Lester Bowie's and Hank Crawford's takes on the same song... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PHILLYQ Posted December 1, 2006 Report Share Posted December 1, 2006 Don Braden's version of Saving All My Love For You from Organic. Of course, I haven't heard Lester Bowie's and Hank Crawford's takes on the same song... Lester Bowie's is excellent! With Brass Fantasy he also did a cool cover of "My Way" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy Berger Posted December 1, 2006 Report Share Posted December 1, 2006 Cyndi Lauper's "Time after Time" (as done by Miles Davis)??? I haven't paid attention to the lyrics and haven't heard it in a long time, but my recollection is that this isn't a horrible song. Guy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dmitry Posted December 1, 2006 Report Share Posted December 1, 2006 Cyndi Lauper's "Time after Time" (as done by Miles Davis)??? Why is this a horrible song? I think it's quite nice. If we are just talking about ANY pop songs made into jazz, then -- Rahsaan - YOU ARE THE SUNSHINE OF MY LIFE Bill Evans - MASH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RDK Posted December 1, 2006 Author Report Share Posted December 1, 2006 It doesn't have to be a horrible pop song, but I wasn't gonna bring up "Alone Again" without prefacing it with that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted December 1, 2006 Report Share Posted December 1, 2006 "I Got Rhythm" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ep1str0phy Posted December 1, 2006 Report Share Posted December 1, 2006 Ha! Both Lester Bowie and Rahsaan were great with crappy pop tunes. Take your pick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted December 1, 2006 Report Share Posted December 1, 2006 What's the definition of a "crappy" pop tune? Most of the songs listed here stike me as pretty decent songs. It's the records of them, the hit versions, that are annoying as hell. "Alone again..." is not at all a bad song, but Gilbert O'Sullivan's record of it pissed me off from Day One, and things haven't changed since. OTOH, there's any number of insipid pop songs that have been made into great records. You think to youself, "man, what a great song", but when you try and do something with it other than cover it outright, there ain't nothing there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazzmoose Posted December 1, 2006 Report Share Posted December 1, 2006 "I Got Rhythm" There's a jazz version of this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RDK Posted December 1, 2006 Author Report Share Posted December 1, 2006 What's the definition of a "crappy" pop tune? Most of the songs listed here stike me as pretty decent songs. It's the records of them, the hit versions, that are annoying as hell. "Alone again..." is not at all a bad song, but Gilbert O'Sullivan's record of it pissed me off from Day One, and things haven't changed since. OTOH, there's any number of insipid pop songs that have been made into great records. You think to youself, "man, what a great song", but when you try and do something with it other than cover it outright, there ain't nothing there. "She loves you yeah yeah yeah" I can never decide if this is one of the best pop songs ever or one of the worst. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazz Kat Posted December 1, 2006 Report Share Posted December 1, 2006 Both Sides Now, Pat Martino Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidewinder Posted December 1, 2006 Report Share Posted December 1, 2006 'Sunshine Superman' - saved by Eric Kloss. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Skid Posted December 1, 2006 Report Share Posted December 1, 2006 Grant Green's take on Bacharach's "Wives and Lovers" (Matador) is interesting. And "Wives and Lovers" definitely qualifies as a "Horrible Pop Song"! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spontooneous Posted December 1, 2006 Report Share Posted December 1, 2006 Pretty much every tune Billie Holiday recorded with Teddy Wilson. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hot Ptah Posted December 1, 2006 Report Share Posted December 1, 2006 Pretty much every tune Billie Holiday recorded with Teddy Wilson. Like "Mandy is Two"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Magnificent Goldberg Posted December 1, 2006 Report Share Posted December 1, 2006 I think one of the least interesting pop songs has to be "Lollipops and roses". Harold Mabern does a superb version - a BURNING version - on his album "Fantasy". He also does great versions of the Sesame Street theme, and "You belong to me", another that doesn't seem to offer much, (though Jimmy McGriff did a decent version with David Newman and Rusty Bryant on board), as well as Earth Wind & Fire's "Fantasy" and Donnie Hathaway's "Harlem Dawn" and another Pop classic, "The sidewinder". Oh yes, and try David Newman's version of "Goldfinger"! Or the Secret Agent Men's (featuring Dr Lonnie) version of the Alfred Hitchcock TV series theme. And, incidentally, Hank Crawford's version of "Saving all my love for you" was pretty good. It doesn't come up to Braden's version, which is 100% classic. MG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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