Your favorite renditions of the standards?

**nick1994** · 03-09-2016, 04:52 AM

bill Evans was an all round player, he grooved hard but he was great at ballads. the album with tony bennett has a lot of ballads and bills playinng is amazing.

As for Miles, he knew how to play long notes...over anything....not.....just......BA...ll..a...D...... s

**nick1994** · 03-09-2016, 05:01 AM

oh yeah, my favorite rendition of stella is this. one of my favorite Miles records, plus his phrasing and sound is great. and I love his solo

**HeyNow** · 03-09-2016, 05:13 PM

Autumn in New York?

Body and Soul?

Honeysuckle Rose?

Three Little Words?

In A Sentimental Mood?

Satin Doll?

**JensL** · 03-09-2016, 06:09 PM

My favourite version of My Funny Valentine is Keith Jarret on "Still live"

My favourite version of My Funny Valentine is Miles Davis on "My Funny Valentine"

Jens

**grahambop** · 03-09-2016, 06:36 PM

Oh yeah, Chet Baker, every time. Here he is on muted trumpet, still a beautiful sound (Once Upon A Summertime).

destinytot · 03-09-2016, 06:43 PM

My favourite Misty:

**eddy b.** · 03-09-2016, 10:43 PM

Moonlight Serenade-Kurt Elling. Fly Me To The Moon-Frank. Just Friends-Pat Martino. Green Dolphin Street-Ahmad Jamal. This is New-Ed Bickert/Lorne Lofsky

**MarkRhodes** · 03-10-2016, 10:53 AM

This is my favorite version of "After Hours" (-from the same record that gave us the "Sunny Side of the Street" mentioned above.)

**kenbennett** · 03-10-2016, 11:12 AM

You Go To My Head

**MarkRhodes** · 03-10-2016, 11:22 AM

Ella doing "To Keep My Love Alive." That Lorenz Hart was one witty lyricist.

"Sir Philip played the harp, I cussed the thing.
I crowned him with the harp to bust the thing.
And now he plays where harps are just the thing---
To keep my love alive."

destinytot · 03-10-2016, 11:37 AM

Kenny Burrell's vocals, anyone?

destinytot · 03-10-2016, 11:40 AM

Originally Posted by kenbennett

You Go To My Head

I'll - er - leave that line alone.

**kenbennett** · 03-10-2016, 11:47 AM

Autumn Leaves

**eduardosanz** · 03-10-2016, 01:14 PM

Maybe not a standard, bur certainly a classic, House of the Raising Sun, by Charlie Byrd:

**MarkRhodes** · 03-10-2016, 03:27 PM

Julie London, backed by Barney Kessel, doing "I'm In The Mood For Love."

**MarkRhodes** · 03-10-2016, 03:31 PM

Blossom Dearie's slow, lullaby-like rendering of "Surrey with the Fringe On Top" is my favorite.

**MarkRhodes** · 03-10-2016, 03:40 PM

Not as famous as Bing's version with the Andrews Sisters, but I love the verse of this, so I chose this version by the lyricist himself:

**MarkRhodes** · 03-11-2016, 08:33 PM

Nice, concise gem from Howard Roberts. Dig that bridge!

**MarkRhodes** · 03-11-2016, 08:36 PM

It may be sacrilege to pick a version of "All Blues" other than the original, but this is mighty fine.

**Bluzac** · 03-12-2016, 12:04 AM

Originally Posted by MarkRhodes

It may be sacrilege to pick a version of "All Blues" other than the original, but this is mighty fine.

Sacrilege or not, that is a great rendition, I really like his take on So What.

It's been a while since I've given a listen to Oscar (shame on me) but this thread made me want to dig up this tune.