ReMix: Super Mario Bros. 'Jazz Plumber Trio'
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- Game: Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo, 1985, NES)
- ReMixer(s): djpretzel
- Composer(s): Koji Kondo
- Song(s): 'Overworld BGM', 'Underground BGM'
- Posted: 2000-05-12, evaluated by djpretzel
Okay, I can pretty much guarantee, if you don't like Jazz, you won't like this . . in fact, even if you do, I'm not so sure . . . HOWEVER, I think it came out pretty nice - I just got some great new acoustic sounds, and wanted to put them to use, so this is a sort of Jazz Trio feel, like if you walked into a coffeehouse back in the late 1950's and there were people reading poetry . . that sort of thing . . . it's all improvised, which is a lot harder than it sounds, and it does take some interesting liberties with the main mario melodies . . well, I guess you'll just HAVE to download to see what I mean ^^
Discussion: Latest 15 comments/reviews; view the When people say "gems of old OCR", this is without a doubt one of
them. I think I found my Jazz groove. 1950's coffeehouse it is! As
for the mix, the music flows so smoothly inbetween transitions and
the sound is just so natural! I can actually picture this being
played in a jazz club (well, this style of jazz club anyway). Very
good arrangement and you kept with the style flawlessly. Damn good
work.
- Crulex on November 11, 2011
- Crulex on November 11, 2011
Samples work very well, expecially for 2000. Digging the improv
throughout this one.
- SubNormal J3 on February 19, 2011
- SubNormal J3 on February 19, 2011
Just wanted to say this is one trippy, happenin' lil mix, i like
how the sound just seems to have this "don't worry be happy, cheer
up" kind of feel to it. And seeing it's one of the earlier mixes on
the site, probably overlooked by the newer members. Stands the test
of time in my books, good stuff DJP.
- Streets of Rage bum on August 22, 2008
- Streets of Rage bum on August 22, 2008
Percussion sounds way too occupied for a lot of this and it's
pretty distracting. It's like at the beginning when the flutist
isn't playing yet, they are messing around with the drummer;
playing notes as well.
Creative arrangement, and nice transition to the 1-2 theme, but overall I wasn't really feeling the flow. There was a lot of jarring sections where it wasn't really smooth. Pretty nice samples though, especially considering the age of the mix.
- OA on April 15, 2008
Creative arrangement, and nice transition to the 1-2 theme, but overall I wasn't really feeling the flow. There was a lot of jarring sections where it wasn't really smooth. Pretty nice samples though, especially considering the age of the mix.
- OA on April 15, 2008
I personally enjoyed this piece as well. To tell the truth, I would
have never thought of it, and that is what makes me like it even
more. I love jazz, and this is truly a great jazz piece, if I do
say so myself. Can't believe you thought jazz lovers wouldn't like
it. :mrgreen:
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- Goten X on December 30, 2005
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- Goten X on December 30, 2005
Joe Redifer wrote: Super Mario Bros. 'Jazz Plumber Trio'
Jazz, when done right, is awesome. This is pretty darn close especially when you consider all of the instruments are fake. They sound great! This song jams. Lots of cool piano on top of the loose snare drums. Lots of great jazz elements help ensure this to be a must download. DJP definitely likes jazz and it shows. Nuttin' wrong wit dat I tell ya!
"when done right,"
Of course it's going to be done right! We're talking about DJP! I'm no jazz lover by any means, and this song R4WK5!!!11!1!1
Djpretzel adds another ownage layer.
- Samus27 on December 28, 2005
I liked this [b]jazz/mario/version[/b]. But has a small problem.
This is not a Trio. Has 4 instruments in this remix: piano, flute,
battery and "jazz guitar".
[b]Mario in piano[/b], [b]Luigi in flute[/b], [b]Toad in battery[/b] and [b]Wario in "jazz guitar"[/b].
- Txai on December 31, 2004
[b]Mario in piano[/b], [b]Luigi in flute[/b], [b]Toad in battery[/b] and [b]Wario in "jazz guitar"[/b].
- Txai on December 31, 2004
Well then, I guess I must like jazz. I remember hearing this a
loooong time ago, and it was just as good then as it is now. The
piano and wind are the best parts, of course, as well as the part
where he suddenly switches to the underworld theme. Not too keen on
the percussion-and-bass section.
- Great King Rat on September 11, 2004
- Great King Rat on September 11, 2004
I think that this arrangement is just amazing! Great job, keep up
the good work!
- DrumnJazz on January 16, 2004
- DrumnJazz on January 16, 2004
I don't want to comment on the technicals of jazz, because I'd just
be crapping out poop, or even something else. All I know about some
jazz is that:
1.)There must be solos everywhere
2.)Percussion must exploit every rhythm possible at any time
3.)Song duration can travel with no limit
4.)It is in the key of alphabet
5.)They fight ALL the time.
This mix falls into 4 of those categories I think, but/and it's pretty good. When it came on today I was enjoying every bit of it, but after repeated listens it kinda gets old, because you can expect everything, and for some reason in songs where there's infinite things going on, repeated listens of SHORT SAID SONGS grow old. Maybe sometime in the future 200X it will come as a surprise listen again.
I really think this would benefit from limitless duration, and I hear making MORE jazz pieces can achieve such amazing feats. With new and improved djp knowledge, and djp equipment, and djp POWER, forces combine and
screw that.
- Oddity on December 8, 2003
1.)There must be solos everywhere
2.)Percussion must exploit every rhythm possible at any time
3.)Song duration can travel with no limit
4.)It is in the key of alphabet
5.)They fight ALL the time.
This mix falls into 4 of those categories I think, but/and it's pretty good. When it came on today I was enjoying every bit of it, but after repeated listens it kinda gets old, because you can expect everything, and for some reason in songs where there's infinite things going on, repeated listens of SHORT SAID SONGS grow old. Maybe sometime in the future 200X it will come as a surprise listen again.
I really think this would benefit from limitless duration, and I hear making MORE jazz pieces can achieve such amazing feats. With new and improved djp knowledge, and djp equipment, and djp POWER, forces combine and
screw that.
- Oddity on December 8, 2003
Wow. DJ Pretzel, (sorry, djpretzel), this is definatly one of your
finest mixes, and among the best super mario bros. theme mixes out
there at all.
I listened to this song before I read your description about it, and I thought for a long time that those were actually real instruments the whole time. They are very very convincing sounds!
Please do more like this nice Jazz randition. It's worth it for all ears to listen to!
- Jean Of mArc on August 8, 2003
I listened to this song before I read your description about it, and I thought for a long time that those were actually real instruments the whole time. They are very very convincing sounds!
Please do more like this nice Jazz randition. It's worth it for all ears to listen to!
- Jean Of mArc on August 8, 2003
DJP did a fine job with this, though it isn't spectacular for his
standards. It's one of the better SMB remixes, so I'd recommend it
to almost anyone. However, I do have issues with the changes to the
melodies he made. Even if he had to make them given the tools he
had, I wouldn't ever call them an "improvement". That isn't to say
I didn't enjoy it either tho... hmm... 5/8
- PassivePretentiousness on February 24, 2003
- PassivePretentiousness on February 24, 2003
