chigson Posted December 12, 2018 Share Posted December 12, 2018 I'm not familiar with it as much as I'd like to, but it feels that in 20th century more songs were turned to 'jazz' compared to nowadays. E.g. cartoons, movies songs and many others. I don't encounter this tradition in modern jazz musicians. Maybe I'm wrong and someone can point me where to look? if you can't tell the difference, does it matter? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Song80s Posted December 12, 2018 Share Posted December 12, 2018 I think the challenge is many jazz songs have more than 3 or 4 major chords. Why fit in, when you were born to stand out ? My Soundcloud with many originals: [70's Songwriter] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Mullins Posted December 12, 2018 Share Posted December 12, 2018 There seem to be a lot of covers of Radiohead songs (most notably by Brad Mehldau.) Yamaha CK88, Arturia Keylab 61 MkII, Moog Sub 37, Yamaha U1 Upright, Casio CT-S500, Mac Logic/Mainstage, iPad Camelot, Spacestation V.3, QSC K10.2, JBL EON One Compact www.stickmanor.com There's a thin white line between fear and fury - Stickman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenWaB3 Posted December 12, 2018 Share Posted December 12, 2018 Not considered modern any more, although compared to the old "Standards" they are, but Beatles tunes are very open to Jazz interpretations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
area51recording Posted December 12, 2018 Share Posted December 12, 2018 This is a good idea though.....anyone have a good reharm for that sweet 1-5-6-4 thing? Because that would cover a LOT of ground.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Muscara Posted December 12, 2018 Share Posted December 12, 2018 People do it all the time, though maybe not as much as in the days of GASB/Standards. I have a few ideas of my own but haven't worked them out yet. "I'm so crazy, I don't know this is impossible! Hoo hoo!" - Daffy Duck "The good news is that once you start piano you never have to worry about getting laid again. More time to practice!" - MOI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod S Posted December 12, 2018 Share Posted December 12, 2018 A few years back there were a lot of 80s song turned Jazz here in Brazil. You'd hear it a lot in restaurants. Everything from Michael Jackson, Eurythmics, Duran Duran, U2, Madonna, Simple Minds, Van Halen, Kim Carnes, Nena, Prince and so forth. There were some 90s tunes as well, but 80s by large was the popular choice. Korg Kronos X73 / ARP Odyssey / Motif ES Rack / Roland D-05 / JP-08 / SE-05 / Jupiter Xm / Novation Mininova / NL2X / Waldorf Pulse II MBP-LOGIC American Deluxe P-Bass, Yamaha RBX760 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Real MC Posted December 12, 2018 Share Posted December 12, 2018 I'd be into reharmonizing some Nickleback songs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marino Posted December 12, 2018 Share Posted December 12, 2018 I know it's not going to be of much help, but I've been working on jazzyfying Italian songs for a while now. I have included a few in my jazz records, and now I would be ready to do an entire album of this material - if only someone would help me to produce it. Italian melodic pop from the late 60s on offers a good choice of material. Of course, knowing the lyrics and the overall tone of each song helps a lot in choosing an expressive direction for reharmonization. The mood of an arrangement can go from extreme intensity: [video:youtube] to downright sabotage: [video:youtube] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mighty Motif Max Posted December 12, 2018 Share Posted December 12, 2018 Postmodern Jukebox is pretty good for adaptations of all sorts of music into different genres. [video:youtube] - last song is the best [video:youtube] [video:youtube] [video:youtube] [video:youtube] Yamaha: Motif XF8, MODX7, YS200, CVP-305, CLP-130, YPG-235, PSR-295, PSS-470 | Roland: Fantom 7, JV-1000 Kurzweil: PC3-76| Hammond: SK Pro 73 | Korg: Triton LE 76, N1R, X5DR | Emu: Proteus/1 | Casio: CT-370 | Novation: Launchkey 37 MK3 | Technics: WSA1R Former: Emu Proformance Plus & Mo'Phatt, Korg Krome 61, Roland Fantom XR & JV-1010, Yamaha MX61, Behringer CAT, Kurzweil PC4 (88) Assorted electric & acoustic guitars and electric basses | Roland TD-17 KVX | Alesis SamplePad Pro | Assorted organs, accordions, other instruments Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickd Posted December 13, 2018 Share Posted December 13, 2018 Lots of jazz versions of Stevie Wonder songs, and Googling for an example brought me to this interesting article https://www.theguardian.com/music/2010/jun/17/stevie-wonder-jammin-jazz-set Robert Glasper has also done some great Radiohead covers: [video:youtube] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chigson Posted December 13, 2018 Author Share Posted December 13, 2018 Good points! I've listened to both Mehldau and Glasper's covers before, thanks for pointing it out To develop on a subject -- what are some songs that you thing should be performed by jazz musicians? if you can't tell the difference, does it matter? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Harrison Posted December 15, 2018 Share Posted December 15, 2018 Herbie Hancock: The New Standard https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-new-standard-mw0000645371 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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