Rooster_Ties Posted October 1, 2007 Report Share Posted October 1, 2007 (edited) Heard a couple tunes the other day on a Muzak-type thing in a restaurant, that got me thinking about jazz standards since about 1965 or so (plus or minus). More specifically, pop tunes that have become jazz standards, from tunes written after when The Beatles really took off, and pop music really changed more dramatically (and quickly) than in times past. (Pop music, and rock music too, for that matter. And Soul, and any other form of "popular"/"populist" music you can think of.) 1965 isn't a hard-cutoff date, but rather "mid-60's" is what I'm aiming for, but definitely well after the strongest influence of musical theater tunes (from "musicals"), or other similar styles that owe a greater degree of allegiance with styles and forms from the 50's. What would you include on, say, a "top 20" list of pop tunes that have become jazz standards, since about 1965 or so?? Edited February 15, 2008 by Rooster_Ties Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rooster_Ties Posted October 1, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 1, 2007 (edited) BTW, the tune I heard that really gave me the thought for this thread was "You Are the Sunshine of My Life" by Stevie Wonder. I don't even know if there have been enough jazz covers of it to qualify for this thread, but I certainly know Tyrone Washington's version. Edited October 1, 2007 by Rooster_Ties Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rooster_Ties Posted October 1, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 1, 2007 Anything in this list??? The RS 500 Greatest Songs of All Time 1. Like a Rolling Stone, Bob Dylan 2. Satisfaction, The Rolling Stones 3. Imagine, John Lennon 4. What's Going On, Marvin Gaye 5. Respect, Aretha Franklin 6. Good Vibrations, The Beach Boys 7. Johnny B. Goode, Chuck Berry 8. Hey Jude, The Beatles 9. Smells Like Teen Spirit, Nirvana 10. What'd I Say, Ray Charles 11. My Generation, The Who 12. A Change Is Gonna Come, Sam Cooke 13. Yesterday, The Beatles 14. Blowin' in the Wind, Bob Dylan 15. London Calling, The Clash 16. I Want to Hold Your Hand, The Beatles 17. Purple Haze, Jimi Hendrix 18. Maybellene, Chuck Berry 19. Hound Dog, Elvis Presley 20. Let It Be, The Beatles 21. Born to Run, Bruce Springsteen 22. Be My Baby, The Ronettes 23. In My Life, The Beatles 24. People Get Ready, The Impressions 25. God Only Knows, The Beach Boys 26. A Day in the Life, The Beatles 27. Layla, Derek and the Dominos 28. (Sittin on) the Dock of the Bay, Otis Redding 29. Help!, The Beatles 30. I Walk the Line, Johnny Cash 31. Stairway To Heaven, Led Zeppelin 32. Sympathy for the Devil, The Rolling Stones 33. River Deep - Mountain High, Ike and Tina Turner 34. You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin', The Righteous Brothers 35. Light My Fire, The Doors 36. One, U2 37. No Woman, No Cry, Bob Marley and the Wailers 38. Gimme Shelter, The Rolling Stones 39. That'll Be the Day, Buddy Holly and the Crickets 40. Dancing in the Street, Martha and the Vandellas 41. The Weight, The Band 42. Waterloo Sunset, The Kinks 43. Tutti-Frutti, Little Richard 44. Georgia on My Mind, Ray Charles 45. Heartbreak Hotel, Elvis Presley 46. Heroes, David Bowie 47. Bridge Over Troubled Water, Simon and Garfunkel 48. All Along the Watchtower, Jimi Hendrix 49. Hotel California, The Eagles 50. The Tracks of My Tears, Smokey Robinson and the Miracles 51. The Message, Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five 52. When Doves Cry, Prince 53. Anarchy in the U.K., The Sex Pistols 54. When a Man Loves a Woman, Percy Sledge 55. Louie Louie, The Kingsmen 56. Long Tall Sally, Little Richard 57. Whiter Shade of Pale, Procol Harum 58. Billie Jean, Michael Jackson 59. The Times They Are A-Changin', Bob Dylan 60. Let's Stay Together, Al Green 61. Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin On, Jerry Lee Lewis 62. Bo Diddley, Bo Diddley 63. For What It's Worth, Buffalo Springfield 64. She Loves You, The Beatles 65. Sunshine of Your Love, Cream 66. Redemption Song, Bob Marley and the Wailers 67. Jailhouse Rock, Elvis Presley 68. Tangled Up in Blue, Bob Dylan 69. Crying, Roy Orbison 70. Walk On By, Dionne Warwick 71. California Girls, The Beach Boys 72. Papa's Got a Brand New Bag, James Brown 73. Summertime Blues, Eddie Cochran 74. Superstition, Stevie Wonder 75. Whole Lotta Love, Led Zeppelin 76. Strawberry Fields Forever,The Beatles 77. Mystery Train, Elvis Presley 78. I Got You (I Feel Good), James Brown 79. Mr. Tambourine Man, The Byrds 80. I Heard It Through the Grapevine, Marvin Gaye 81. Blueberry Hill, Fats Domino 82. You Really Got Me, The Kinks 83. Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown), The Beatles 84. Every Breath You Take, The Police 85. Crazy, Patsy Cline 86. Thunder Road, Bruce Springsteen 87. Ring of Fire, Johnny Cash 88. My Girl, The Temptations 89. California Dreamin', The Mamas and The Papas 90. In the Still of the Nite, The Five Satins 91. Suspicious Minds, Elvis Presley 92. Blitzkrieg Bop, Ramones 93. I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For, U2 94. Good Golly, Miss Molly, Little Richard 95. Blue Suede Shoes, Carl Perkins 96. Great Balls of Fire, Jerry Lee Lewis 97. Roll Over Beethoven, Chuck Berry 98. Love and Happiness, Al Green 99. Fortunate Son, Creedence Clearwater Revival 100. You Can't Always Get What You Want, The Rolling Stones Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rooster_Ties Posted October 1, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 1, 2007 101. Voodoo Child (Slight Return), Jimi Hendrix 102. Be-Bop-A-Lula, Gene Vincent and His Blue Caps 103. Hot Stuff, Donna Summer 104. Living for the City, Stevie Wonder 105. The Boxer, Simon and Garfunkel 106. Mr. Tambourine Man, Bob Dylan 107. Not Fade Away, Buddy Holly and the Crickets 108. Little Red Corvette, Prince 109. Brown Eyed Girl, Van Morrison 110. I've Been Loving You Too Long (to Stop Now), Otis Redding 111. I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry, Hank Williams 112. That's All Right, Elvis Presley 113. Up on the Roof, The Drifters 114. Da Doo Ron Ron (When He Walked Me Home), The Crystals 115. You Send Me, Sam Cooke 116. Honky Tonk Women, The Rolling Stones 117. Take Me to the River , Al Green 118. Shout (Parts 1 and 2)], The Isley Brothers 119. Go Your Own Way, Fleetwood Mac 120. I Want You Back,The Jackson 5 121. Stand By Me, Ben E. King 122. House of the Rising Sun, The Animals 123. It's a Man's Man's Man's World, James Brown 124. Jumpin' Jack Flash, The Rolling Stones 125. Will You Love Me Tomorrow, The Shirelles 126. Shake, Rattle & Roll, Big Joe Turner 127. Changes, David Bowie 128. Rock & Roll Music, Chuck Berry 129. Born to Be Wild, Steppenwolf 130. Maggie May, Rod Stewart 131. With or Without You, U2 132. Who Do You Love, Bo Diddley 133. Won't Get Fooled Again, The Who 134. In the Midnight Hour, Wilson Pickett 135. While My Guitar Gently Weeps, The Beatles 136. Your Song, Elton John 137. Eleanor Rigby, The Beatles 138. Family Affair, Sly and the Family Stone 139. I Saw Her Standing There, The Beatles 140. Kashmir, Led Zeppelin 141. All I Have to Do Is Dream, The Everly Brothers 142. Please, Please, Please, James Brown 143. Purple Rain, Prince 144. I Wanna Be Sedated, The Ramones 145. Everyday People, Sly and the Family Stone 146. Rock Lobster, The B-52's 147. Lust for Life, Iggy Pop 148. Me and Bobby McGee, Janis Joplin 149. Cathy's Clown, The Everly Brothers 150. Eight Miles High, The Byrds 151. Earth Angel, The Penguins 152. Foxey Lady, Jimi Hendrix 153. A Hard Day's Night, The Beatles 154. Rave On, Buddy Holly and the Crickets 155. Proud Mary, Creedence Clearwater Revival 156. The Sounds of Silence, Simon and Garfunkel 157. I Only Have Eyes for You, The Flamingos 158. (We're Gonna) Rock Around the Clock, Bill Haley and His Comets 159. I'm Waiting for the Man, The Velvet Underground 160. Bring the Noise, Public Enemy 161. I Can't Stop Loving You, Ray Charles 162. Nothing Compares 2 U, Sinead O'Connor 163. Bohemian Rhapsody, Queen 164. Folsom Prison Blues, Johnny Cash 165. Fast Car, Tracy Chapman 166. Lose Yourself , Eminem 167. Let's Get It On, Marvin Gaye 168. Papa Was a Rollin' Stone, The Temptations 169. Losing My Religion, R.E.M. 170. Both Sides Now, Joni Mitchell 171. Dancing Queen, Abba 172. Dream On, Aerosmith 173. God Save the Queen, The Sex Pistols 174. Paint It, Black, The Rolling Stones 175. I Fought the Law, The Bobby Fuller Four 176. Don't Worry Baby, The Beach Boys 177. Free Fallin', Tom Petty 178. September Gurls, Big Star 179. Love Will Tear Us Apart, Joy Division 180. Hey Ya!, Outkast 181. Green Onions, Booker T. and the MG's 182. Save the Last Dance for Me, The Drifters 183. The Thrill Is Gone, B.B. King 184. Please Please Me, The Beatles 185. Desolation Row, Bob Dylan 186. I Never Loved a Man (The Way I Love You), Aretha Franklin 187. Back in Black, AC/DC 188. Who'll Stop the Rain,Creedence Clearwater Revival 189. Stayin' Alive, The Bee Gees 190. Knocking on Heaven's Door, Bob Dylan 191. Free Bird, Lynyrd Skynyrd 192. Wichita Lineman, Glen Campbell 193. There Goes My Baby, The Drifters 194. Peggy Sue, Buddy Holly 195. Maybe, The Chantels 196. Sweet Child O' Mine, Guns N' Roses 197. Don't Be Cruel, Elvis Presley 198. Hey Joe, Jimi Hendrix 199. Flash Light, Parliament 200. Loser, Beck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rooster_Ties Posted October 1, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 1, 2007 201. Bizarre Love Triangle, New Order 202. Come Together, The Beatles 203. Positively 4th Street, Bob Dylan 204. Try a Little Tenderness, Otis Redding 205. Lean On Me, Bill Withers 206. Reach Out, I'll Be There, The Four Tops 207. Bye Bye Love, The Everly Brothers 208. Gloria, Them 209. In My Room, The Beach Boys 210. 96 Tears, ? and the Mysterians 211. Caroline, No, The Beach Boys 212. 1999, Prince 213. Your Cheatin' Heart, Hank Williams 214. Rockin' in the Free World, Neil Young 215. Sh-Boom, The Chords 216. Do You Believe in Magic, The Lovin' Spoonful 217. Jolene, Dolly Parton 218. Boom Boom, John Lee Hooker 219. Spoonful, Howlin' Wolf 220. Walk Away Renee, he Left Banke 221. Walk on the Wild Side, Lou Reed 222. Oh, Pretty Woman, Roy Orbison 223. Dance to the Music, Sly and the Family Stone 224. Good Times, Chic 225. Hoochie Coochie Man, Muddy Waters 226. Moondance, Van Morrison 227. Fire and Rain, James Taylor 228. Should I Stay or Should I Go, The Clash 229. Mannish Boy, Muddy Waters 230. Just Like a Woman, Bob Dylan 231. Sexual Healing, Marvin Gaye 232. Only the Lonely, Roy Orbison 233. We Gotta Get Out of This Place, The Animals 234. I'll Feel a Whole Lot Better, The Byrds 235. I Got a Woman, Ray Charles 236. Everyday, Buddy Holly and the Crickets 237. Planet Rock, Afrika Bambaataa and the Soul Sonic Force 238. I Fall to Pieces, Patsy Cline 239. The Wanderer, Dion 240. Son of a Preacher Man, Dusty Springfield 241. Stand!, Sly and the Family Stone 242. Rocket Man, Elton John 243. Love Shack, The B-52's 244. Gimme Some Lovin', The Spencer Davis Group 245. The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down, The Band 246. (Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher, Jackie Wilson 247. Hot Fun in the Summertime,Sly and the Family Stone 248. Rappers Delight, The Sugarhill Gang 249. Chain of Fools, Aretha Franklin 250. Paranoid, Black Sabbath 251. Mack the Knife, Bobby Darin 252. Money Honey, The Drifters 253. All the Young Dudes, Mott the Hoople 254. Highway to Hell, AC/DC 255. Heart of Glass, Blondie 256. Paranoid Android, Radiohead 257. Wild Thing, The Troggs 258. I Can See for Miles, The Who 259. Hallelujah, Jeff Buckley 260. Oh, What a Night, The Dells 261. Higher Ground, Stevie Wonder 262. Ooo Baby Baby, Smokey Robinson 263. He's a Rebel, The Crystals 264. Sail Away, Randy Newman 265. Tighten Up, Archie Bell and the Drells 266. Walking in the Rain, The Ronettes 267. Personality Crisis, New York Dolls 268. Sunday Bloody Sunday, U2 269. Roadrunner, The Modern Lovers 270. He Stopped Loving Her Today, George Jones 271. Sloop John B, The Beach Boys 272. Sweet Little Sixteen, Chuck Berry 273. Something, The Beatles 274. Somebody to Love, Jefferson Airplane 275. Born in the U.S.A., Bruce Springsteen 276. I'll Take You There, The Staple Singers 277. Ziggy Stardust, David Bowie 278. Pictures of You, The Cure 279. Chapel of Love, The Dixie Cups 280. Ain't No Sunshine, Bill Withers 281. You Are the Sunshine of My Life, Stevie Wonder 282. Help Me, Joni Mitchell 283. Call Me, Blondie 284. (What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace Love and Understanding?, Elvis Costello and the Attractions 285. Smoke Stack Lightning, Howlin' Wolf 286. Summer Babe, Pavement 287. Walk This Way, Run-DMC 288. Money (That's What I Want), Barrett Strong 289. Can't Buy Me Love, The Beatles 290. Stan, Eminem featuring Dido 291. She's Not There, The Zombies 292. Train in Vain, The Clash 293. Tired of Being Alone, Al Green 294. Black Dog, Led Zeppelin 295. Street Fighting Man, The Rolling Stones 296. Get Up, Stand Up, Bob Marley and the Wailers 297. Heart of Gold, Neil Young 298. One Way or Another, Blondie 299. Sign 'O' the Times, Prince 300. Like a Prayer, Madonna Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rooster_Ties Posted October 1, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 1, 2007 301. Do Ya Think I'm Sexy?, Rod Stewart 302. Blue Eyes Crying In the Rain, Willie Nelson 303. Ruby Tuesday, The Rolling Stones 304. With a Little Help From My Friends, The Beatles 305. Say It Loud -- I'm Black and Proud, James Brown 306. That's Entertainment, The Jam 307. Why Do Fools Fall In Love, Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers 308. Lonely Teardrops, Jackie Wilson 309. What's Love Got To Do With It, Tina Turner 310. Iron Man, Black Sabbath 311. Wake Up Little Susie, The Everly Brothers 312. In Dreams, Roy Orbison 313. I Put a Spell on You, Screamin' Jay Hawkins 314. Comfortably Numb, Pink Floyd 315. Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood, The Animals 316. Wish You Were Here, Pink Floyd 317. Many Rivers to Cross, Jimmy Cliff 318. Alison, Elvis Costello 319. School's Out, Alice Cooper 320. Heartbreaker, Led Zeppelin 321. Cortez the Killer, Neil Young 322. Fight the Power, Public Enemy 323. Dancing Barefoot, Patti Smith Group 324. Baby Love, The Supremes 325. Good Lovin', The Young Rascals 326. Get Up (I Feel Like Being a) Sex Machine, James Brown 327. For Your Precious Love, Jerry Butler and the Impressions 328. The End, The Doors 329. That's the Way of the World, Earth, Wind and Fire 330. We Will Rock You, Queen 331. I Can't Make You Love Me, Bonnie Raitt 332. Subterranean Homesick Blues, Bob Dylan 333. Spirit in the Sky, Norman Greenbaum 334. Wild Horses, The Rolling Stones 335. Sweet Jane, The Velvet Underground 336. Walk This Way, Aerosmith 337. Beat It, Michael Jackson 338. Maybe I'm Amazed, Paul McCartney 339. You Keep Me Hanging On, The Supremes 340. Baba O'Riley, The Who 341. The Harder They Come, Jimmy Cliff 342. Runaround Sue, Dion 343. Jim Dandy, Lavern Baker 344. Piece of My Heart, Big Brother and the Holding Company 345. La Bamba, Ritchie Valens 346. California Love, Dr. Dre and 2Pac 347. Candle in the Wind, Elton John 348. That Lady (Part 1 and 2), The Isley Brothers 349. Spanish Harlem, Ben E. King 350. The Locomotion, Little Eva 351. The Great Pretender, The Platters 352. All Shook Up, Elvis Presley 353. Tears in Heaven, Eric Clapton 354. Watching the Detectives, Elvis Costello 355. Bad Moon Rising, Creedence Clearwater Revival 356. Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This), Eurythmics 357. Little Wing, Jimi Hendrix 358. Nowhere to Run, Martha and the Vandellas 359. Got My Mojo Working, Muddy Waters 360. Killing Me Softly With His Song, Roberta Flack 361. Complete Control, The Clash 362. All You Need Is Love, The Beatles 363. The Letter, The Box Tops 364. Highway 61 Revisited, Bob Dylan 365. Unchained Melody, The Righteous Brothers 366. How Deep Is Your Love, The Bee Gees 367. White Room, Cream 368. Personal Jesus, Depeche Mode 369. I'm A Man, Bo Diddley 370. The Wind Cries Mary, Jimio Hendriz 371. I Can't Explain, The Who 372. Marquee Moon, Television 373. Wonderful World, Sam Cooke 374. Brown Eyed Handsome Man, Chuck Berry 375. Another Brick in the Wall Part 2, Pink Floyd 376. Fake Plastic Trees,Radiohead 377. Hit the Road Jack, Ray Charles 378. Pride (In The Name of Love), U2 379. Radio Free Europe, R.E.M. 380. Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, Elton John 381. Tell It Like It Is, Aaron Neville 382. Bitter Sweet Symphony, The Verve 383. Whipping Post, The Allman Brothers Band 384. Ticket to Ride, The Beatles 385. Ohio, Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young 386. I Know You Got Soul, Eric B and Rakim 387. Tiny Dancer, Elton John 388. Roxanne, The Police 389. Just My Imagination, The Temptations 390. Baby I Need Your Loving, The Four Tops 391. Band of Gold, Freda Payne 392. O-o-h Child, The Five Stairsteps 393. Summer in the City, The Lovin' Spoonful 394. Can't Help Falling in Love, Elvis Presley 395. Remember (Walkin' in the Sand), The Shangri-Las 396. Thirteen, Big Star 397. (Don't Fear) the Reaper, Blue Oyster Cult 398. Sweet Home Alabama, Lynyrd Skynyrd 399. Enter Sandman, Metallica 400. Kicks, Paul Revere and the Raiders Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rooster_Ties Posted October 1, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 1, 2007 401. Tonight's the Night, The Shirelles 402. Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin), Sly & the Family Stone 403. C'mon Everybody, Eddie Cochran 404. Visions of Johanna, Bob Dylan 405. We've Only Just Begun, The Carpenters 406. I Believe I Can Fly, R. Kelly 407. In Bloom, Nirvana 408. Sweet Emotion, Aerosmith 409. Crossroads, Cream 410. Monkey Gone to Heaven, Pixies 411. I Feel Love, Donna Summer 412. Ode to Billie Joe, Bobbie Gentry 413. The Girl Can't Help It, Little Richard 414. Young Blood, The Coasters 415. I Can't Help Myself, The Four Tops 416. The Boys of Summer, Don Henley 417. Fuck tha Police, N.W.A. 418. Suite: Judy Blue Eyes, Crosby, Stills and Nash 419. Nuthin' But a 'G' Thang, Dr. Dre 420. It's Your Thing, The Isley Brothers 421. Piano Man, Billy Joel 422. Lola, The Kinks 423. Blue Suede Shoes, Elvis Presley 424. Tumbling Dice, The Rolling Stones 425. William, It Was Really Nothing, The Smiths 426. Smoke on the Water, Deep Purple 427. New Year's Day, U2 428. Devil With a Blue Dress On/Good Golly Miss Molly, Mitch Ryder and the Detroit Wheels 429. Everybody Needs Somebody to Love, Solomon Burke 430. White Man in Hammersmith Palais, The Clash 431. Ain't It a Shame, Fats Domino 432. Midnight Train to Georgia, Gladys Knight and the Pips 433. Ramble On, Led Zeppelin 434. Mustang Sally, Wilson Pickett 435. Beast of Burden, The Rolling Stones 436. Alone Again Or, Love 437. Love Me Tender, Elvis Presley 438. I Wanna Be Your Dog, The Stooges 439. Pink Houses, John Cougar Mellencamp 440. Push It, Salt-n-Pepa 441. Come Go With Me, The Del-Vikings 442. Keep a Knockin', Little Richard 443. I Shot the Sheriff, Bob Marley and the Whailers 444. I Got You Babe, Sonny and Cher 445. Come As You Are, Nirvana 446. Pressure Drop, Toot and the Maytals 447. Leader of the Pack, The Shangri-Las 448. Heroin, The Velvet Underground 449. Penny Lane, The Beatles 450. By the Time I Get to Phoenix, Glem Campbell 451. The Twist, Chubby Checker 452. Cupid, Sam Cooke 453. Paradise City, Guns n' Roses 454. My Sweet Lord, George Harrison 455. All Apologies, Nirvana 456. Stagger Lee, Lloyd Price 457. Sheena Is a Punk Rocker, Ramones 458. Soul Man, Sam and Dave 459. Rollin' Stone, Muddy Waters 460. One Fine Day, The Chiffons 461. Kiss, Prince 462. Respect Yourself, The Staple Singers 463. Rain, The Beatles 464. Standing in the Shadows of Love, The Four Tops 465. Surrender, Cheap Trick 466. Runaway, Del Shannon 467. Welcome to the Jungle, Guns n' Roses 468. Search and Destroy, The Stooges 469. It's Too Late, Carole King 470. Free Man in Paris, Joni Mitchell 471. On the Road Again, Willie Nelson 472. Where Did Our Love Go, The Supremes 473. Do Right Woman, Do Right Man, Aretha Franklin 474. One Nation Under a Groove, Funkadelic 475. Sabotage, Beastie Boys 476. I Want to Know What Love Is,Foreigner 477. Super Freak, Rick James 478. White Rabbit, Jefferson Airplane 479. Lady Marmalade, Labelle 480. Into the Mystic, Van Morrison 481. Young Americans, David Bowie 482. I'm Eighteen, Alice Cooper 483. Just Like Heaven, The Cure 484. I Love Rock 'N Roll, Joan Jett 485. Graceland, Paul Simon 486. How Soon Is Now?, The Smiths 487. Under the Boardwalk, The Drifters 488. Rhiannon (Will You Ever Win), Fleetwood Mac 489. I Will Survive, Gloria Gaynor 490. Brown Sugar, The Rolling Stones 491. You Don't Have to Say You Love Me, Dusty Springfield 492. Running on Empty, Jackson Browne 493. Then He Kissed Me, The Crystals 494. Desperado, The Eagles 495. Shop Around, Smokey Robinson and the Miracles 496. Miss You, The Rolling Stones 497. Buddy Holly, Weezer 498. Rainy Night in Georgia, Brook Benton 499. The Boys Are Back in Town, Thin Lizzy 500. More Than a Feeling, Boston Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spontooneous Posted October 1, 2007 Report Share Posted October 1, 2007 I don't know if it's a "genuine jazz standard" yet, but McCartney's "Blackbird" is already one of those overplayed songs that creep me out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlhoots Posted October 1, 2007 Report Share Posted October 1, 2007 I don't think this is exactly what you mean, but the group Jewels & Binoculars has done 3 CDs of Dylan songs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rooster_Ties Posted October 1, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 1, 2007 (edited) Moondance is really the one jumpin' out at me from the big list above. I've heard that covered quite a lot, especially back in my college days (circa early, early 90's). The main student jazz combo at the small liberal arts college I went to (in a town of only 35,000), used to play that one on almost every gig they had (including their regular Thursday night gig at a local bar -- the only regular live jazz in town, and for 50 miles in any direction). Other musicians would sit in, and the band would fuck with them big time by turning the tune into a polka, or a waltz, or some kind of ska thing -- sometimes all in the same performance. Whether or not they told the guy sitting in (before he began to solo), depended entirely on whether they liked him or not. Saw a good handful of players royally thrown by their radical shifts in style and meter, mid-tune, a la Frank Zappa. Quite a funny gag as best I recall, even week after week. Edited October 1, 2007 by Rooster_Ties Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeweil Posted October 1, 2007 Report Share Posted October 1, 2007 I'm surprised how few jazz versions of songs in that long list I do actually have, and fewer have been done more than once. Does that say something about the quality of songs? I dunno - but before 1950 the basic groove of pop music was closer to jazz and made adapation a lot easier. The songs are followed by the jazz musicians whose versions I have or know of: 3. Imagine, John Lennon - Stanley Cowell 8. Hey Jude, The Beatles - Don Ellis 27. Layla, Derek and the Dominos - Bobby Broom 35. Light My Fire, The Doors - Bobby Broom 74. Superstition, Stevie Wonder - Bobby Broom 80. I Heard It Through the Grapevine, Marvin Gaye - Harold Mabern 83. Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown), The Beatles - Herbie Mann, Herbie Hancock 101. Voodoo Child (Slight Return), Jimi Hendrix - Gil Evans 152. Foxey Lady, Jimi Hendrix - Gil Evans 157. I Only Have Eyes for You, The Flamingos - now that has been done by some people ..... 280. Ain't No Sunshine, Bill Withers - Rahsaan Roland Kirk 281. You Are the Sunshine of My Life, Stevie Wonder - Ella Fitzgerald, other Blackbird, The Beatles - Tony Williams The Fool On The Hill, The Beatles - Tony Williams Moondance, Van Morrison - Bobby McFerrin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Posted October 1, 2007 Report Share Posted October 1, 2007 Seem to me that Time After Time has become a standard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Posted October 1, 2007 Report Share Posted October 1, 2007 Forgot The Shadow of Your Smile. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted October 1, 2007 Report Share Posted October 1, 2007 157. I Only Have Eyes for You, The Flamingos - now that has been done by some people ..... That song dates to 1934. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John L Posted October 1, 2007 Report Share Posted October 1, 2007 Maybe some of Burt Bacharach's stuff: Alfie, This Guy's in Love With You... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teasing the Korean Posted October 1, 2007 Report Share Posted October 1, 2007 Are we counting standards by the likes of Jobim, Legrand and Bacharach? While all of them were writing prior to the mid 60s, they all wrote tunes from the mid-60s on which both became standards and reflected a different sensibility. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hot Ptah Posted October 1, 2007 Report Share Posted October 1, 2007 Leonard Cohen's "Suzanne" has been recorded by Rene Marie, and by Lynne Arriale. The last time I saw Dianne Reeves live (2006) she sang it, but I don't know if she has recorded it. Lynne Arriale has also recorded the Beatles' "Come Together", but I am not aware of any other jazz versions of the song. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Magnificent Goldberg Posted October 1, 2007 Report Share Posted October 1, 2007 It's quite hard to think of song when you hven't got them in a searchable database. Here are some I've been able to think of in my collection. Some I know I have mre versions of but can't think of them just at present. Ode to Billie Joe - Jimmy McGriff, King Curtis, Lou Donaldson, lots more see Dan Gould’s thread. When a man loves a woman – Scott/Turrentine (Soul song), Larkin/Delegates, H Crawford, Dan Papaila, Eddie Harris, Purdie, S Scott (A walkin’ thing), H Person. Inner city blues – Grover Washington, Reuben Wilson, Maceo Parker, others Ain’t no sunshine – Grover Washington, Willis Jackson, Boogaloo Joe Jones, others Rock Steady – J H Smith, Kynard, others Theme from Shaft – Purdie, McGriff, others People make the world go round – Johnny Lytle, Ramon Morris, Charles Williams, others What’s going on – Les McCann, McGriff, Ammons, J H Smith, Willis Jackson, Houston Person, Everette Harp It’s your thing – McGriff, Lou Donaldson, Shirley Scott All in love is fair – Criss, Hank Crawford, Harlem Art Ensemble, H Person Until it’s time for you to go – Rusty Bryant, H Person, G Washington Something – S Scott, Ammons, Fathead, Maceo Parker, G Freeman, Kynard, Clarence Wheeler Knock on wood – Reuben Wilson, J H Smith, Maceo, H Mann 25 Miles – Reuben Wilson, Dr L Smith, Bill Doggett Sunny – H Mann, Turrentine, Charlie Brown, McDuff/Newman, McCann, Holmes, J & Papa de Francesco, Papa was a rolling stone – H Mann, Ammons others Superstition – Leon Spencer, Purdie, Kynard, S Scott, J Ponder You’ve got it bad girl – Kynard, H Crawford, Boogaloo Joe Jones, Holmes Trouble man – Pucho & LSB, R Wilson, G Washington Jr, L Spencer Where is the love – Houston Person, Charles Williams, G Washington Jr, J Lytle Mercy mercy me (the ecology) – Leon Spencer, G Washington Jr, R Wilson, others Summer breeze – Kynard, Caesar Frazier, others Killing me softly with his song – Rusty Bryant, Eric Gale, Maynard Parker, others Everything must change – David Newman, Holmes, G Benson, J Lytle, A Prysock, others Just the way you are – G Green, H Crawford, G Washington Jr, Willis Jackson, McCann We’ve only just begun – Grant Green, Clarence Wheeler, R Wilson, Earland Evergreen – Blue Mitchell, H Crawford, Willis Jackson Watch what happens – Johnny Lytle, Wynton Kelly, Billy Butler, H Vick, S Turrentine Close to you – Leon Spencer, H Person, Ponder MG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teasing the Korean Posted October 1, 2007 Report Share Posted October 1, 2007 Jobim - Lamento, Triste, Wave - all circa 1967 Legrand - What are You Doing the Rest of Your Life, Pieces of Dreams, Windmills of your Mind Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GARussell Posted October 1, 2007 Report Share Posted October 1, 2007 I have the Buddy Rich PJ band doing What'd I Say, I think from the Mercy, Mercy album, but maybe from the first album. But of course that song, though on the list, came about a decade before 1965. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Magnificent Goldberg Posted October 1, 2007 Report Share Posted October 1, 2007 Yes, as GAR says, "What'd I say" is another tune that's been done by quite a few jazz musicians and doesn't fit the general canon of what Rooster Ties is after - songs that came "after the strongest influence of musical theater tunes (from "musicals"), or other similar styles that owe a greater degree of allegiance with styles and forms from the 50's." It just happens to date from 1959 so missing his somewhat arbitrary cut-off date. But that sone is in the spirit of what he's looking for. So are People get ready (1965) A change is gonna come (1965) High heel sneakers (1964) Ain't that peculiar (1964) Lonely Avenue (1956) all of which I think should qualify. "On Broadway" is a difficult one - a true product of the Brill Building. MG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teasing the Korean Posted October 2, 2007 Report Share Posted October 2, 2007 The more interesting question is why more of them haven't. The obvious (superficial) reason is that pop songwriting lost some sophistication in the rock era (a half-truth). I would think a secondary reason would be hardcore jazzers' mistrust of musical genres that eclipsed jazz. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Posted October 2, 2007 Report Share Posted October 2, 2007 Leon Russell's This Masquerade has to considered a jazz standard by now, there's been a million recorded versions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GARussell Posted October 2, 2007 Report Share Posted October 2, 2007 (edited) The obvious (superficial) reason is that pop songwriting lost some sophistication in the rock era (a half-truth). TTK, call me superficial! I think the problem is that for the past forty years the major songwriters have been "singer-songwriters". The problem with that is that for singers they are pretty good songwriters, and for songwriters they are pretty good singers. But together they total mediocrity in both of what they do. When you think of the great songwriters from 1930 to 1960, how many could sing or otherwise entertain? edit for typo Edited October 2, 2007 by GARussell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Magnificent Goldberg Posted October 2, 2007 Report Share Posted October 2, 2007 (edited) The obvious (superficial) reason is that pop songwriting lost some sophistication in the rock era (a half-truth). TTK, call me superficial! I think the problem is that for the past forty years the major songwriters have been "singer-songwriters". The problem with that is that for singers they are pretty good songwriters, and for songwriters they are pretty good singers. But together they total mediocrity in both of what they do. When you think of the great songwriters from 1930 to 1960, how many could sing or otherwise entertain? edit for typo I think there's something in the proliferation of singer/songwriters in the pop/rock area. But it doesn't seem to hold good in the R&B/Soul/Funk area, where I think you do get good performers who can also write good songs - anywhere from Percy to Curtis Mayfield to James Brown to Smokey Robinson/Wonder/Gaye/Ritchie to Prince. (And a lot of their stuff relates to jazz quite well, I think.) When I was thinking about this yesterday, it occurred to me that, in my collection, there are loads of popular songs jazz musicians have done, but only one or two each (eg I have only two recordings of Lionel Ritchie's "Endless love"). I think there is a lot more music to choose from in the period since the sixties, than was the case in the thirties/forties/fifties. And probably the same proportion of it is good. In addition, in the earlier period, there was only one basic kind of music that was popular - and it was kind of jazzish, if not always actually jazz. So instead of the scene being dominated by a couple of dozen top (jazz-influenced?) songwriters, and everybody kind of getting behind them, we have a much more fragmented music scene with all kinds of stuff becoming popular. MG Edited October 2, 2007 by The Magnificent Goldberg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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