This week on Miles to Go Before I Sleep, I invited my listeners to join me under the covers - that is to say, I broadcast jazz covers of non-jazz songs, originally laid down by artists from Simon & Garfunkel to Nirvana to Rihanna. Several listeners called in requests, and I was joined in the studio by Rachel Walsh, who (after some coaxing) made her on-air debut. Also, I featured Paris Troika, an up-and-coming jazz trio which primarily covers rock songs in a rambunctious and infectious jazz style. I encourage everyone to check out their eponymous debut album. Here's a look at what tunes I played this week:
- Don't Stop the Music - Jamie Cullum
- Barracuda - The Bad Plus
- Space Oddity - Paris Troika
- Ziggy Stardust - Seu Jorge
- Le Vieux Piano - Edith Piaf
- Modal Mood - Dexter Gordon
- White Christmas - Charlie Parker
- Greensleeves - John Coltrane
- Santa Claus is Coming to Town - Bill Evans
- Layla - Paris Troika
- Mrs. Robinson - Booker T. & The MG's
- Somewhere - Tom Waits
- Gone Daddy Gone - Gnarls Barkley
- Smells Like Teen Spirit - The Bad Plus
- Uptight (Everything's All Right) - Buddy Rich
- In the Hall of the Mountain King - The Kansas City Jazz Orchestra
- Pavanne - The Ahmad Jamal Trio
- Hoe-Down - Oliver Nelson
- Wind Cries Mary - Jamie Cullum
- Purple Haze - Paris Troika
- When You Wish Upon a Star - Bill Evans
- Someday My Prince Will Come - The Bill Evans Trio
- When I Fall in Love - Miles Davis
Talk-over music this week came courtesy of The Beatles, The Vince Guaraldi Trio, The Ahmad Jamal Trio, Curtis Mayfield, The Bad Plus, Booker T. & the MG's, Lee Konitz w/ The Gerry Mulligan Quartet, and Medeski, Martin & Wood.
As per usual, for a rundown of the Miles to Go playlist each week, keep your browsers here, and for the best jazz et al. around, keep your radios (or your iTunes) tuned to WKCO 91.9 FM!
As per usual, for a rundown of the Miles to Go playlist each week, keep your browsers here, and for the best jazz et al. around, keep your radios (or your iTunes) tuned to WKCO 91.9 FM!
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