Jazz+ Posted October 18, 2017 Share Posted October 18, 2017 I have enjoyed playing Jammin by Bob Marley in solo piano and small groups for many years. It is a sort of perfect tune, imo. It has a catchy melody, jazzy R@B-ish chord vamps like Sunny and that great tempo 125 Reggae shuffle. Was that tune an rarity for Marley? When I survey his repertoire it seems to be stylistically unique from his other compositions. Is there another Reggae tune with that catchy jazzy shuffle quality that is both bright and R&B-ish? Find 660 of my jazz piano arrangements of standards for educational purposes and tutorials at www.Patreon.com/HarryLikas Harry was the Technical Editor of Mark Levine's "The Jazz Theory Book" and helped develop "The Jazz Piano Book." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazz+ Posted October 18, 2017 Author Share Posted October 18, 2017 .... This reminds me of the time I was looking for another Mercy Mercy Mercy by Zawinul. I concluded that that perfect tune doesnt really have a companion piece that is very similar. Find 660 of my jazz piano arrangements of standards for educational purposes and tutorials at www.Patreon.com/HarryLikas Harry was the Technical Editor of Mark Levine's "The Jazz Theory Book" and helped develop "The Jazz Piano Book." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Zeger Posted October 18, 2017 Share Posted October 18, 2017 Of the Marley hits, maybe Is This Love & Waiting In Vain? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Outkaster Posted October 19, 2017 Share Posted October 19, 2017 Waiting in Vain no. Not many songs like that all. There is a lot more to Reggae them Bob Marley. "Danny, ci manchi a tutti. La E-Street Band non e' la stessa senza di te. Riposa in pace, fratello" noblevibes.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Zeger Posted October 19, 2017 Share Posted October 19, 2017 Waiting in Vain no. Not many songs like that all. There is a lot more to Reggae them Bob Marley. I defer to the gentleman in the reggae band. I was looking for commonly known reggae tunes that might fit. Not sure how many people would recognize a jazz cover of Burning Spear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Lobo Posted October 19, 2017 Share Posted October 19, 2017 Of course you know that Monty Alexander has done jazz versions of much of Marley songbook, as well as other reggae tunes. But if you're looking for commonly known reggae tunes that people will recognize, I don't think you could get more recognizable than "No Woman No Cry" and "Stir It Up." Monty does a good job on both of those. There's also Toots & the Maytals "Pressure Drop." These are only my opinions, not supported by any actual knowledge, experience, or expertise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
analogika Posted October 20, 2017 Share Posted October 20, 2017 If youre just looking for reggae-style hits to cover, rather than just songs that specifically sound like Jammin, theres mostly Bob Marley, some of the UB40 stuff (most of which was moderately well-known before they covered it and turned it into pop hits) - Kingston Town, Red Red Wine, plus some of their original stuff, Sunshine Reggae, Sweat by Inner Circle (at least until that particular weaponised ear worm is formally banned by the Geneva Convention), maybe Do You Really Want to Hurt Me by Culture Club...yeah, I went there. "The Angels of Libra are in the European vanguard of the [retro soul] movement" (Bill Buckley, Soul and Jazz and Funk) The Drawbars | off jazz organ trio Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Outkaster Posted October 20, 2017 Share Posted October 20, 2017 Do You Really Want to Hurt Me by Culture Club is a great song. People think "Red Red wine is easy to cover for a band and it's not. That band know s a lot about Reggae as they started out playing a lot of it. Mikey Craig is a wicked bass player. It's an odd tune because the bass has move the song...it's also not intuitive but people love it when we play it. Jazz and Reggae don't mix that well I have always thought. "Danny, ci manchi a tutti. La E-Street Band non e' la stessa senza di te. Riposa in pace, fratello" noblevibes.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Threadslayer Posted October 20, 2017 Share Posted October 20, 2017 Two words: Boy George Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect. -Mark Twain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
analogika Posted October 20, 2017 Share Posted October 20, 2017 People think "Red Red wine is easy to cover for a band and it's not. That band know s a lot about Reggae as they started out playing a lot of it. Mikey Craig is a wicked bass player. I'm not knocking UB40 - their first album, "Signing Off", is absolutely marvellous. Not too fond of their later stuff though, except for "Rat in My Kitchen". "The Angels of Libra are in the European vanguard of the [retro soul] movement" (Bill Buckley, Soul and Jazz and Funk) The Drawbars | off jazz organ trio Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DulceLabs.com Posted October 20, 2017 Share Posted October 20, 2017 "Master Blaster" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Lobo Posted October 21, 2017 Share Posted October 21, 2017 Speaking of Stevie Wonder, at the jam I attend, a couple of the guys like to pull out "Boogie On Reggae Woman" which has a nice jazzy shuffle and is fun to solo over. These are only my opinions, not supported by any actual knowledge, experience, or expertise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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