Over The Top Performances Of Standards.

[Hardbopjazz]

Can you name some?

Roger Williams performance of Autumn Leaves is one.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CGwFjbyAFm4&feature=player_detailpage

Edited April 8, 2014 by Hardbopjazz

[danasgoodstuff]

Billy Stewart, "Summertime"! It's over the top of 'over the top'.

[Rooster_Ties]

Always liked Sun Ra's upbeat (almost double-time), almost march-like version(s?) of "Round Midnight".

Whether they qualify as "over the top", or not - they're certainly not the norm.

[Joe]

Not sure if it's "over the top," but I've always loved the exaggerations to which Sonny Rollins, Don Cherry, Bob Cranshaw and Billy Higgins subjected "Dearly Beloved" (Kern / Mercer).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KnrmxAHVOk0

[johnblitweiler]

Sid Vidious singing one of everybody's lest favorite stgandards:

[david weiss]

I always thought this took the cake.....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rW8PMTDcFJY

[jlhoots]

Eric Dolphy / Ken McIntyre: Who's Got The Last Laugh Now

[clifford_thornton]

Byard Lancaster, "Over The Rainbow."

Cecil Taylor "What's New" - although I guess it's more weightily beautiful and burning than "over the top."

Tchicai/Workman/Graves - "Everything Happens To Me" - a favorite. From the Mohawk LP.

[GA Russell]

Otis Redding - Try a Little Tenderness

[BillF]

My vote goes for Bill Harris and Ben Webster's "destruction" of "Just One More Chance" on Bill Harris and Friends.

[duaneiac]

A somewhat related question -- Has there ever been an under the top performance of "You'll Never Walk Alone"? That song almost begs to be overdone.