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Title: Arranging Beach Boys songs for Jazz Post by: Niko on June 18, 2013, 07:25:18 AM I have a jazz band that I started for some musical experience, and we're pretty popular in our community, playing parties and other functions.
I want to arrange a some Beach Boys songs to start playing. The band is: Saxophone, drums, vibraphone, bass, and one person playing either playing guitar/piano/trumpet. Any suggestions on songs to arrange? I was thinking of starting with Don't Worry Baby. The call and response melody/harmonies are just so great. Title: Re: Arranging Beach Boys songs for Jazz Post by: pixletwin on June 18, 2013, 07:40:34 AM Warmth of the Sun would be a great piece to arrange for jazz combo.
Title: Re: Arranging Beach Boys songs for Jazz Post by: Smilin Ed H on June 18, 2013, 08:37:17 AM There is a CD knocking around: A jazz Portrait of Brian Wilson. It's a curate's egg job, but when it's good, it really is. There's also a small jazz combo who have posted several jazz covers on Youtube - can't remember whether it was just Dennis' stuff though. And I can't remember their name!!
Title: Re: Arranging Beach Boys songs for Jazz Post by: SMiLE-addict on June 18, 2013, 10:25:09 AM This might give you some ideas:
The Jazz Theory of Brian Wilson (http://earcandy_mag.tripod.com/rrcase-jazzwilson.htm) Title: Re: Arranging Beach Boys songs for Jazz Post by: Justin on June 18, 2013, 10:34:50 AM Found these videos a few years ago and thoroughly enjoyed them. Perhaps they'll give you a few ideas. These 2 are my favorites:
Feel Flows http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f1tNogahQ-g Johnny Carson http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z9uoW53OaYw A few more he did: Wonderful http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2BX685iTw3k Ding Dang Variations/This Whole World/It's Over Now http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WtJ1tsSt7lY Busy Doin Nothing http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SYaKtFsDYy0 Transcendental Meditation http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rXaPLwzPw_Y Title: Re: Arranging Beach Boys songs for Jazz Post by: Rocker on June 18, 2013, 01:34:31 PM Well, the Beach Boys' vocals often show their jazz vocal group influences, even if the song(structure) doesn't follow that.
Anyway, songs that come to my mind when thinking about what I'd like to hear by a jazz combo are: Caroline, no You & I (from Dennis' Pacific Ocean Blue) Let's put our hearts together (there's a jazzy cover version on "Caroline Now!") You still believe in me Aren't you glad A thing or two and many songs from the Friends-album Title: Re: Arranging Beach Boys songs for Jazz Post by: puni puni on June 18, 2013, 06:18:56 PM http://youtu.be/hpzhJY5XmDA#t=180s
Title: Re: Arranging Beach Boys songs for Jazz Post by: FatherOfTheMan Sr101 on June 18, 2013, 06:36:55 PM Brian Wilson was known for writing with Jazz chord structures, focus on the basic chords, and re-build the parts from that.
The theory basis behind this was almost certainly due to Brian's early exposure to his dad's jazz music and the Four Freshmen. Title: Re: Arranging Beach Boys songs for Jazz Post by: bossaroo on June 19, 2013, 06:50:35 AM Caroline, No by the Charles Lloyd Quartet: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CKVpZNxVWA4
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