Jazz versions of Bob Dylan songs
Guy Berger
(co-written with Richard Manuel); this made me wonder about jazz
interpretations of Bob Dylan's songs. Any other examples? I'm sure
"Blowin' in the Wind" was covered a zillion times back in the 60s.
Guy
tomw
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from Miles on Prestige), but Abby Lincoln covered "Mr. Tambourine Man" a
few years back. On a 10 point scale, I give it a 6.8.
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ric
> I don't remember hearing any jazz covers of "Blowin'"(could be a session
> from Miles on Prestige), but Abby Lincoln covered "Mr. Tambourine Man" a
> few years back. On a 10 point scale, I give it a 6.8.
I've heard a bossa nova version of The Beatles "And I Love Her."
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Better than hearing "Lady Day", or checking in at Monterey...
Jerry
> I've heard a bossa nova version of The Beatles "And I Love Her."
In the mid-Sixties, there was a bossa nova version of EVERYTHING,
including the "Messiah" (maybe...). That doesn't mean that they were
_good_ bossa nova. Even some very valid bossa artists, such as
Charlie Byrd, made some real dogs during that period.
(What makes people do that? Charlie Byrd was the guy who wouldn't let
the wait staff take orders or deliver drinks during his sets at the
"Showboat" in DC.)
Jerry
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Vincent Kargatis
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> I saw that Marty Ehrlich has an interpretation of "Tears of Rage"
> (co-written with Richard Manuel); this made me wonder about jazz
> interpretations of Bob Dylan's songs. Any other examples?
Michael Moore - JEWELS AND BINOCULARS: THE MUSIC OF BOB DYLAN (2001,
Ramboy 15)
http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=2JEWELS|AND|BINOCULARS
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Vincent Kargatis
np: New York Contemporary Five - "Mick (inc. Ezz-thetic)" (Jazzhus
Montmartre, Copenhagen)
Heyko Gülicher
On Cassandra Wilson's "Belly Of The Sun" are "Shelter from the Storm"
by Dylan and "The Weight" by The Band.
Heyko
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http://www.mp3.com/dancingfools (our new demo is online)
Thomas Marcello
SLJ1012 with Mark Ledford on vocals, Tain, Paul Bollenback, Tim Garland and
Henry Hey. Of course Joe Locke on vibes and piano.
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Jack Woker
> interpretations of Bob Dylan's songs. Any other examples? I'm sure
> "Blowin' in the Wind" was covered a zillion times back in the 60s.
Mostly by pop-folk singers. Stan Getz did record it, but the version is more
easy-listening than jazz.
Keith Jarrett did a nice version of "My Back Pages", and Gary Burton did "I
Want You", both interpreted in a jazzier vein.
jack
Kwami Fabu
>tomw wrote:
>
>> I don't remember hearing any jazz covers of "Blowin'"(could be a session
>> from Miles on Prestige), but Abby Lincoln covered "Mr. Tambourine Man" a
>> few years back. On a 10 point scale, I give it a 6.8.
>
>I've heard a bossa nova version of The Beatles "And I Love Her."
>
Herbie Hancock covered "Norwegian Wood" on his "New Standard"
set w/Scofield, Brecker and DeJohnette. Truly inspired was his
covere of "All Apologies" by Nirvana's Kurt Cobain.
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Nou Dadoun
I'd recommend Michael Moore (the Amsterdam-based reeds player
ex-Clusone not the bass player) and his recording for his own
Ramboy label: Jewels and Binoculars-the music of Bob Dylan.
with Lindsay Horner and Michael Vatcher for those who know who
those guys are...
See http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&uid=CASS70305192019&sql=A6he67uu020jk
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ric
> > I've heard a bossa nova version of The Beatles "And I Love Her."
>
> In the mid-Sixties, there was a bossa nova version of EVERYTHING,
Yeah, but *this* one was recorded in 2003.
Denise and Al
lincolns tamborine man.....i give it a 9!! :)
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Kai Göing
Ray Bryant covered Dylan's "Blowin' in the Wind" in 1964. It's on his
LP/CD "Live at Basin Street East." Check here for more information:
http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&uid=MISS70308031447&sql=Anw5k8qzbbtq4
Kai
Steve Edwards
"Blowin' in the Wind". Also "Hello Dolly", and "I left my heart in San
Francisco".
For some reason this LP hasn't yet been released in the CD format. ; )
Steve E.
Brian Hendricks
the Gene Norman Group on GNP Crescendo called "Dylan Jazz." I got rid of it
as soon as I could, as it was very square, very rock-inspired and didn't do
anything for me at all.
Even though I didn't have it very long, I'm pretty sure "Blowing In The
Wind" is one of the featured tracks. I do remember that Glen Campbell was
the guitarist. He was pretty decent, but not so much that I would ever
recommend the album to anyone. IMHO.
Brian
PS: Another album in a similar vein that I'd stay far away from is one
called "Revolver Jazz," by the Don Randi Trio on the Reprise label. As you
may have guessed, it consists of the entire contents of the classic Beatles
Lp played by a limp piano trio, played very straight and with no
imagination. Basically a way to cash in on the Beatles with a watered-down
"In-Crowd" sound, it's barely of interest to Beatles collectors, and would
be of no interest to listeners of real jazz.
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JC Martin
-JC
Richard Thurston
Bill Frisell had a quintet at Jazz Alley here in Seattle last fall and
one of the highlights was a powerful verson of "Hard Rains Gonna
Fall". Ron Miles has recorded the piece on his release 'Heaven with
Frisell.
Richard Thurston
roycass
Shirley Scott, titled The Common Touch. It's a nice relaxed session with
Jimmy Ponder on guitar and Idris Muhammed on drums.
Olivier Bruchez
> I saw that Marty Ehrlich has an interpretation of "Tears of Rage"
> (co-written with Richard Manuel); this made me wonder about jazz
> interpretations of Bob Dylan's songs. Any other examples?
Keith Jarrett covered "Lay Lady Lay" (on an old 7" single) and "My
Back Pages" (on "Somewhere Before").
Olivier
muhal
> PS: Another album in a similar vein that I'd stay far away from is one
> called "Revolver Jazz," by the Don Randi Trio on the Reprise label. As you
> may have guessed, it consists of the entire contents of the classic Beatles
> Lp played by a limp piano trio, played very straight and with no
> imagination. Basically a way to cash in on the Beatles with a watered-down
> "In-Crowd" sound, it's barely of interest to Beatles collectors, and would
> be of no interest to listeners of real jazz.
An alternative, which I think jazz fans would definitely like, is Ann Dyer's
REVOLVER -- A NEW SPIN. As is sounds, this is a re-examination of the classic
album -- the British version, so we get "And Your Bird Can Sing" but not
"Yellow Submarine".
Dyer and her cohorts have clearly spent many years analyzing this music, whether
from a stoned dorm-room or from a hyper-intellectual musicology or from playing
six-degrees of influence. Whatever, this is a real grab bag, and fascinating.
For example, "Taxman" proceeds on a layer of processed violin, at hyperspeed,
over churning rhythms, but with the famous guitar riff totally excised. And
that's before you realized that Dyer's vocals have altered the point of view.
Instead of the rage of the newly rich suddenly realizing that the state demands
its cut of the bounty, she is ironic, even faintly mocking. Going deeper, Dyer
mixes the vocals to sound disembodied, dislocated (the taxman, that creature of
bureaucracy, has no face.)
"She Said, She Said" replaces Lennon's dirge for a clip-clop rhythm and an
unexpected guitar-accordion texture, framing Dyer's attractive alto, but then
dissolves into rubato Hindustani chanting. Dyer grafts a long introduction to
"Tomorrow Never Knows", with rubato chanting over sitar eventually arriving at
that first phrase "Turn off your mind", possibility more than request, dream
rather than experienced guide reaching back to call novice. The song itself is
cleaved, the lyric stretched out with more dreamy chanting; but underneath
the music churns furiously, with tenor sax and guitar howling away, albeit low
in the mix so you have to reach down and pay attention to get it.
The whole record is more of this sort of mind-fuck. My friends who are Beatles
fanatics hate it, because it takes so many liberties with the original, really
recontextualizes it. But I never get the sense that Dyer and her musicians are
just showing off; it's just, as I said above, that they've listened to this
music deeply, and it's taken them some unexpected and wild and wonderful places
that they want to share with you.
The musicians, and Dyer herself, are from Berkeley (are you surprised?), and
I've never heard of any of them, except for Peter Apfelbaum, who plays some
nice tenor.
It's on Premonition Records, a label I'd never heard of. I bought the CD thru
Cadence, which is also where I heard about it (thank God for their insistence
on covering ALL the fringes). Their website's at www.premonitionandmusic.com.
Or you can try Dyer's site, www.anndyer.com.
Ben Sharvy
Frisell did a nice cover of "Just Like a Woman", on one of mid-90's
CDs (Have a Little Faith, I think).