Jazz artists play Beatles

[Milestones]

An recommendations of jazz artists doing The Beatles? I have one single artist record in this vein: Frisell's All We are Saying, which actually features 50% solo Lennon. It's a fine record, IMO. I also checked out the GRP record, I got No Kick Against Modern Jazz. I'm not a GRP fan, but some of this stuff isn't bad.

I know that even in the Beatles' time Blue Note artists (and many others) were doing their songs, though with mixed results (to say the least). It's not an easy thing.

But I grew up on rock music, and the Beatles were (and are) the best.

I also wouldn't mind some recommendation on jazz artists doing other song from the classic rock canon: Dylan, Stones, the Who, the Doors, etc.

[The Magnificent Goldberg]

Reuben Wilson (et al) - Boogaloo to the Beastie Boys - Scufflin'

Much more enjoyable than 'Boogaloo to Beck - Lonnie smith & David Newman on the same label.

MG

[erwbol]

Brad Mehldau's Day Is Done. Two Lennon McCartney songs off the top of my head.

[king ubu]

They better not.

[Hot Ptah]

There is an interesting version of "I Want You/She's So Heavy" on the Either Orchestra's "Across the Omniverse" album.

I find that the Beatles do not lend themselves well to jazz treatment very often. Their material does not seem to translate well into a swinging context.

[kh1958]

Wes Montgomery's version of A Day in the Life is pretty great, despite the strings.

[xybert]

Off the top of my head i like the version of 'I Dig a Pony' on the Chris Lightcap album Bigmouth. Also like the version of 'Across the Universe' on the Ben Allison album Buzz.

[Larry Kart]

Grant Green's "I Want To Hold Your Hand," with Mobley, Larry Young, and Elvin Jones.

[JSngry]

Two versions with B-3:

[gmonahan]

Al Di Meola has done a recent album called "A Tribute to the Beatles": http://www.amazon.com/All-Your-Life-Tribute-Beatles/dp/B00E1SM5UA/ref=sr_1_1?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1379635215&sr=1-1&keywords=Al+Di+meola+beatles

gregmo

[JSngry]

[GA Russell]

Herbie Mann - Flying

http://www.amazon.com/Stone-Flute-Herbie-Mann/dp/B00EV5088E/ref=sr_1_2?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1379640546&sr=1-2&keywords=herbie+mann+stone+flute

[jeffcrom]

I've always been quite fond of George Benson's The Other Side of Abbey Road. Among the pleasures are excellent solos by Freddie Hubbard (in his prime), Sonny Fortune, & Benson. Some tracks have the tough rhythm team of Jerry Jemmott and Idris Muhammad.

[JSngry]

I also wouldn't mind some recommendation on jazz artists doing other song from the classic rock canon...

I really like this one. Seriously.

Put it on your jukebox and play it LOUD.

And then check out Ramsey Lewis' Beatles album. Groove like a mo.

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

[GA Russell]

Of course, the Ramsey Lewis Trio had a hit with A Hard Day's Night.

[Milestones]

Some intriguing suggestions here. There are some real obscurities (from the Beatles' perspective), such as "Flying" and "The Inner Light."

[JSngry]

[JSngry]

[Mark Stryker]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6BGvfjayoTA

There's actually another version of Stanley Turrentine playing "Can't Buy Me Love" with Shirley Scott that I like better than this one but couldn't find it. Still, this is fun.

[sidewinder]

I recommend this one -

[The Magnificent Goldberg]

Stanley T's version of 'Can't buy me love' is from the 'Mr Natural' LP and in the Mosaic box of his incomplete BN quintet recordings.

Not the best Willis Jackson, but not the worst, by any means

Includes 'Yesterday', 'And I love her' and 'Hard day's night'

The Beatles wrote pretty decent ballads for other people to make effective.

David Newman's version of 'Something' is a hell of a lot more passionate than George Harrison's.

Almost ANYBODY'S version of 'Eleanor Rigby' is more effective than the Beatles' - Jazz Crusaders; Charles Earland, Lonnie Smith - lots to choose from.

Another is 'Here there & everywhere' by Stanley T from the 'Look of love' album.

Willis Jackson and Clarence Wheeler & the Enforcers have both done mighty versions of 'Hey Jude'.

And Charlie Brown did a very effective version of 'The long and winding road' on his LP 'Why does everybody keep picking on me'. Oh, so did Willis Jackson on 'Gatorade' which also features 'Hey Jude'.

And don't forget Maceo Parker's version of 'For No one' on the 'Funky music machine' album.

George Freeman did a nice version of 'Let it be' on his album 'Introducing George Freeman with Charlie Earland sitting in' on Giant Step.

MG

[Mark Stryker]

Stanley T's version of 'Can't buy me love' is from the 'Mr Natural' LP and in the Mosaic box of his incomplete BN quintet recordings.

Not the best Willis Jackson, but not the worst, by any means

Includes 'Yesterday', 'And I love her' and 'Hard day's night'

The Beatles wrote pretty decent ballads for other people to make effective.

David Newman's version of 'Something' is a hell of a lot more passionate than George Harrison's.

Almost ANYBODY'S version of 'Eleanor Rigby' is more effective than the Beatles' - Jazz Crusaders; Charles Earland, Lonnie Smith - lots to choose from.

Another is 'Here there & everywhere' by Stanley T from the 'Look of love' album.

Willis Jackson and Clarence Wheeler & the Enforcers have both done mighty versions of 'Hey Jude'.

And Charlie Brown did a very effective version of 'The long and winding road' on his LP 'Why does everybody keep picking on me'. Oh, so did Willis Jackson on 'Gatorade' which also features 'Hey Jude'.

And don't forget Maceo Parker's version of 'For No one' on the 'Funky music machine' album.

George Freeman did a nice version of 'Let it be' on his album 'Introducing George Freeman with Charlie Earland sitting in' on Giant Step.

MG

Actually, the version of "Can't Buy Me Love" I was thinking of was on an Impulse Twofer from the 70s or perhaps very early 80s that encompassed live recordings -- the Showboat, perhaps? -- with Shirley Scott, Arthur Edgehill and a bass player I presume but my memories faulty.

Edited September 20, 2013 by Mark Stryker

[The Magnificent Goldberg]

Stanley T's version of 'Can't buy me love' is from the 'Mr Natural' LP and in the Mosaic box of his incomplete BN quintet recordings.

Not the best Willis Jackson, but not the worst, by any means

Includes 'Yesterday', 'And I love her' and 'Hard day's night'

The Beatles wrote pretty decent ballads for other people to make effective.

David Newman's version of 'Something' is a hell of a lot more passionate than George Harrison's.

Almost ANYBODY'S version of 'Eleanor Rigby' is more effective than the Beatles' - Jazz Crusaders; Charles Earland, Lonnie Smith - lots to choose from.

Another is 'Here there & everywhere' by Stanley T from the 'Look of love' album.

Willis Jackson and Clarence Wheeler & the Enforcers have both done mighty versions of 'Hey Jude'.

And Charlie Brown did a very effective version of 'The long and winding road' on his LP 'Why does everybody keep picking on me'. Oh, so did Willis Jackson on 'Gatorade' which also features 'Hey Jude'.

And don't forget Maceo Parker's version of 'For No one' on the 'Funky music machine' album.

George Freeman did a nice version of 'Let it be' on his album 'Introducing George Freeman with Charlie Earland sitting in' on Giant Step.

MG

Actually, the version of "Can't Buy Me Love" I was thinking of was on an Impulse Twofer from the 70s or perhaps very early 80s that encompassed live recordings -- the Showboat, perhaps? -- with Shirley Scott, Arthur Edgehill and a bass player I presume but my memories faulty.

Oh yes, that was 'Queen of the organ', done live at the Front Room in Newark.

MG

[Neal Pomea]

Gabor Szabo, Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds, from More Sorcery.

[Lazaro Vega]

Dr. Lonnie Smith's "Come Together," where he mumbles his own words, on the album "Rise Up," and drummer David Ashkenazy's version of "I Want You" from 2009's "Out With It" on Posi-Tone are, if nothing else, fun.