I love listening to and playing jazz, and my musical tastes are fairly eclectic. I love old standards and fusion as played by Miles Davis, Return to Forever and Weather Report, among others, and almost everything in between.
I’ve long been wondering how to turn current day popular music into jazz. Many musicians have tried, notably Herbie Hancock. Today I’ve been listening to View So Tender: Wonder Revisited by The Joe Gilman Trio, featuring instrumental versions of songs written or recorded by Stevie Wonder. I particularly like Smile Please and That Girl, but I’m just starting to dig in. Interestingly, both songs are in Sher Music’s New Real Book, Volume 3, so maybe I’ll get to try them soon…
