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Jazz Covers Of Pop And Rock Hits
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In this episode of Textures / Undercurrents on Future Radio 96.9 FM, Dominik explores jazz interpretations of pop and rock music. The programme features a sequence of Beatles covers, a discussion on why jazz musicians cover pop songs, and a segment on Pat Martino's recovery from a brain aneurysm and loss of musical memory.
Dominik presents a programme on Future Radio 96.9 FM focusing on jazz interpretations of pop and rock music. The selection includes a humorous start with Richard Cheese's cover of 'Rock the Casbah' and a track by Stanley Jordan promised to Tony. Dominik features various artists, including Jacob Pastore's cover of 'Blackbird', George Benson's version of 'Oh Darling', and a subdued jazz take on 'Light My Fire' by Patricia Barber. Other highlights include Herbie Mann's version of 'Hold On, I'm Coming' and the Charlie Hunter Quartet's reimagining of the album Natty Dread. The show concludes with Brad Meldow's cover of Radiohead's 'Paranoid Android'.
Topics
- Jazz covers of pop and rock hits
- Musical interpretations and the merit of covering pop songs in jazz
- Jazz covers of rock and pop hits
- Jazz covers of Radiohead
Participants
- Dominik
- Tony
Names are taken from the archive as written and may include spelling variants.
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Interesting distinction. It's a it's a jazz cover of a song that actually had quite a few jazz influences in it when it first appeared, and it's also two minutes shorter than the original version, which was a little over seven minutes. This is about five, and.
Paranoid Android. This was textures and me, Dominic Lukes, and Future Radio ninety six point nine FM. Wishing you a good night, refreshing slumbers, and a productive week. I'll see you in two weeks' time.
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Jazz Covers Of Pop And Rock Hits
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Why it was chosen Starting the show on a lighter, humorous note.
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Why it was chosen Moving on to a bit more serious jazz.
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Why it was chosen A promise made to Tony before the news.
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Why it was chosen Both the song and the musician are considered very big.
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Why it was chosen Connecting the concept of joie de vivre to Stevie Wonder and then this cover.
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Why it was chosen To remedy having played three guitarists in a row by switching to a saxophone player.
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Why it was chosen The presenter realized he had not yet played a Beatles song.
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Why it was chosen Part of a sequence of Beatles covers.
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Why it was chosen Third in a sequence of Beatles covers.
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Why it was chosen A version of a soul hit.
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Why it was chosen Brad Meldau is a younger jazz musician who often covers Radiohead.