How to play a pop song in a jazz style?

**kris** · 04-13-2022, 03:31 AM

It would be worth following the history of Sunny's song and its countless jazz versions.
Here we see the author Bobby Bebb with Ron Carter on bass guitar ... :

**kris** · 04-13-2022, 03:35 AM

Originally Posted by Litterick

Some things should not be done.

I think that anything can be done. It largely depends on how you do it.

**docsteve** · 04-13-2022, 12:14 PM

Originally Posted by kris

Wes is a pioneer in making pop to jazz:

When will y‘all acknowledge that „I can‘t give you anything but love“ was a pop song too before Louis played it…

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**2bornot2bop** · 04-13-2022, 02:07 PM

Originally Posted by kris

Wes is a pioneer in making pop to jazz:

Yes Kris, wasn’t Wes the first as a jazz guitarist? All I know is that I have every one of Wes’ records on vinyl. And many of my favorites are Wes with A&M and Verve. I love all the orchestrations. And Wes’ playing is nothing more than perfect. If you don’t dig pop Wes, you just don’t dig good music, imo.

**ragman1** · 04-13-2022, 02:37 PM

Or it was a way to get a bigger audience. I doubt if Wes got much out of doing that. He liked his quartets.

**2bornot2bop** · 04-13-2022, 03:22 PM

Originally Posted by ragman1

Or it was a way to get a bigger audience. I doubt if Wes got much out of doing that. He liked his quartets.

Wes got a lot out of that! Wes got paid, way more than he ever had, and worldwide recognition. Okay, so you’re biased against those feel good tunes, or cracking a poor joke. Bumpin?! C’mon man!