Lou Donaldson > Ode to Billie Joe
Composed by Bobbie Gentry
“It’s Your Thing” I understand. What else but “Who’s Making Love”? “Say it Loud - I’m Black and I’m Proud” Of course! All perfectly logical Lou covers.
But Ode to Billie Joe?! (And you bet your good gracious butt it’s funky).
What Was That? Week #7
Legends of Soul Jazz #5
Legends of the Saxophone #10
Cover #53
Jerry Douglas > Birdland
Composed by Josef Zawinul
It’s probably that I don’t really know this music (just Alison and Jerry, Alison’s dobro player) that I’m so surprised by the bluegrass cover songs.
What Was That? Week #5
Legends of the Dobro #1
Cover #52
Legends of Bluegrass #2
Alison Krauss > Baby, Now That I’ve Found You
Composed by by Tony Macaulay & John MacLeod
Alison’s been extremely shrewd in using Baby Boom cred to establish herself beyond the country world. But, one needs to more than just old to recognize this gem.
Ella Fitzgerald > Get Ready
Composed by Smokey Robinson
By the end of the 60s the jazzbos were in a complete panic and would cover anything that would seem to make them relevant again. Luckily, the fear would subside within a couple of years and they great could resume being great.
Here’s the original.
What Was That? Week #1
Legends of Swing #3
Cover #50
Legends of Songwriting #18
