The Beatles: A Jazz Tribute

by BEATLES: A JAZZ TRIBUTE / VARIOUS

Overview

Jazz artists over the decades have often relied on pop songs as the basis and jumping-off point for classic and enduring recordings (John Coltrane's "My Favorite Things" comes immediately to mind), songs that were written by the leading Tin Pan Alley and Broadway composers of the day. It should come as no surprise, then, that the rich and varied songbook of the Beatles, a pop Holy Grail if ever there were one, should serve the next generation of jazz artists in the same way. This set features several HighNote artists reimagining classic Beatles tunes in a jazz direction, and again, not surprisingly, songs like "Something," "Here Comes the Sun," "Eleanor Rigby," "In My Life," and "Yesterday" hold their inner grace and power in these versions, no matter into what guise they're stretched. ~ Steve Leggett

Product Details

Release Date:	02/25/2014
Label:	HIGHNOTE
UPC:	0632375726027

Tracks

1. Things We Said Today  - Bruce Barth  - Randy Johnston  - John Lennon  - Paul McCartney  - Nat Reeves  - Grady Tate
2. Taxman  - David Binney  - Uri Caine  - Stephan Crump  - George Harrison  - Joel Harrison  - Todd Isler  - David Liebman  - Dan Weiss
3. The Art of Dying  - David Binney  - Uri Caine  - Stephan Crump  - George Harrison  - Joel Harrison  - Todd Isler  - David Liebman  - Dan Weiss
4. Norwegian Wood  - Joris Dudli  - Essiet Essiet  - Danny Grissett  - Vincent Herring  - John Lennon  - Paul McCartney
5. Eleanor Rigby  - Eric Alexander  - Lisle Atkinson  - Henry Johnson  - Kevin Jones  - John Lennon  - Paul McCartney  - Norman Simmons  - Paul Wells
6. Little Song/Blackbird  - Billy Drummond  - David Finck  - Sheila Jordan  - Steve Kuhn  - John Lennon  - Paul McCartney
7. Here Comes the Sun  - David Binney  - Uri Caine  - Stephan Crump  - George Harrison  - Joel Harrison  - Todd Isler  - David Liebman  - Dan Weiss
8. Something  - Larry Coryell  - Larry Gray  - George Harrison  - Paul Wertico
9. In My Life  - Mike Greensill  - John Lennon  - Paul McCartney  - Wesla Whitfield  - John Witala
10. Yesterday  - Cecil III Brooks  - Dwayne Burno  - John Lennon  - Paul McCartney  - Eric Reed

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Wesla Whitfield   Primary Artist,Vocals
Randy Johnston   Primary Artist,Guitar
Joel Harrison   Primary Artist,Guitar,Vocals
Norman Simmons   Primary Artist,Piano
Vincent Herring   Primary Artist,Sax (Alto)
Sheila Jordan   Primary Artist,Vocals
Larry Coryell   Primary Artist,Guitar
Eric Reed   Primary Artist,Piano
Larry Gray   Bass
Dwayne Burno   Bass
David Liebman   Sax (Tenor),Sax (Soprano)
Eric Alexander   Sax (Tenor)
Essiet Essiet   Bass
Uri Caine   Piano,Sax (Alto),Fender Rhodes
Bruce Barth   Piano
David Binney   Sax (Alto)
Dan Weiss   Drums
David Finck   Bass
Henry Johnson   Guitar
Billy Drummond   Drums
Todd Isler   Percussion
Grady Tate   Drums
Lisle Atkinson   Bass
Nat Reeves   Bass
John Witala   Bass
Cecil Brooks III   Drums
Paul Wells   Drums
Kevin Jones   Percussion
Joris Dudli   Drums
Danny Grissett   Piano
Steve Kuhn   Piano
Paul Wertico   Drums
Stephan Crump   Bass
Mike Greensill   Piano

Technical Credits

Larry Coryell   Original Recording Producer
Don Sickler   Original Recording Producer
George Harrison   Composer
Joel Harrison   Original Recording Producer
John Lennon   Composer
Vincent Herring   Original Recording Producer
Houston Person   Original Recording Producer
Orrin Keepnews   Original Recording Producer
David Jaye   Liner Notes,Compilation Producer
Cecil Brooks III   Original Recording Producer
Christopher Drukker   Graphic Design
Kevin Blackler   Mastering
Paul McCartney   Composer
Sheila Jordan   Original Recording Producer,Composer