We also like jazz at Music Now & Then – hope you do too.
In 2012 Chick Corea and Gary Burton released “Hot House”, marking 40 years of collaborations by the two jazz legends. Two tracks on the album won 2013 Grammys, “Mozart Goes Dancing” for Best Instrumental Composition and the title track for Best Improvised Jazz Solo.
The album also includes a cover of the Beatles classic “Eleanor Rigby”. The song has been covered (and more recently sampled) by countless artists since its release in 1966, but it’s been a special favorite of jazz artists through the years. In addition to Chick and Gary’s version, check out Stanley Jordan’s interpretation from his 1985 album “Magic Touch”. Jordan’s unusual two-hand tapping technique makes his performance sound like the work of more than one musician.
If you like your jazz more in the classic vein, listen to Wes Montgomery’s cover released in 1967. It’s from his album “A Day in the Life” – yes, another Beatles cover – that reached #1 on the Billboard Jazz Album chart that year.
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