Jazz Remixes

[Valleus]

Hey all,

So, I was wondering if I could get some suggestions on good Jazz remixes here. I'm leaning more toward cool jazz rather than smooth jazz to round out my OCR (and ps3) music library.

Any help would be appreciated!

[DrumUltimA]

you know, I do not know the difference between cool jazz and smooth jazz. I guess I'm pathetic! But I can at least point you towards some for sure jazz:

Neskvartetten: http://www.ocremix.org/remixer/neskvartetten/ - these guys are fantastic. Drums, organ, guitar, sax.

Estradasphere: http://www.ocremix.org/remixer/estradasphere/ - fantastic quasi-big band arrangement of mario 2

Shnabubula: http://www.ocremix.org/remixer/shnabubula/ - Not everything he does is straight up jazz, but everything he does is greatly influenced by it. He's a fantastic jazz pianist. Some things more up your alley include Starflake Jazz, Samus Bubblebath, Pegasus Boots, Sugar Water Purple, and In the Beginning There Was Jazz.

Red Tailed Fox: http://www.ocremix.org/remixer/redtailedfox/ - I wouldn't say he's straight up jazz, but he's heavily influenced by it.

Joshua Morse: http://www.ocremix.org/remixer/joshuamorse/ - Honestly more smooth jazz, but still some great influences in his work too.

That's all I can think of for now. Happy Hunting!

[Kanthos]

Smooth jazz is more funk/pop-oriented and is fairly modern: bands like the Crusaders, Spyro Gyra, Kenny G, etc. are partially/totally in the smooth jazz vein. Basically, porno music with a bit more creativity

Cool jazz is laid-back, small ensembles: think the kind of small quartet or quintet you'd hear playing background music in a smoky jazz pub. Chronologically, cool jazz came after bop and before fusion. Good examples here are Coltrane's later work, Miles Davis post-bop and pre-fusion work (Kind Of Blue is a classic), Gerry Mulligan, Chet Baker, that era.

I'd probably consider Neskevartetten to be cool jazz more than anything else, although genres of jazz are less clearly defined than classical.

[DrumUltimA]

Gotcha. In that case, good: that's what I picked out primarily!

[JJT]

This is cool jazz:

http://www.ocremix.org/remix/OCR01244/

(or at the very least it was SUPPOSED to be)

p.s. yes i am a whore

[noTuX]

This is cool jazz:

http://www.ocremix.org/remix/OCR01244/

(or at the very least it was SUPPOSED to be)

p.s. yes i am a whore

That was the song I was about to post. Nice work btw, whore.

[42]

Thanks for posting all these; I like all kinds of jazz, so this is awesome.

If only there were a whole album dedicated to jazz remixes...

[Olarin]

Where DrumUltima mentioned Estradasphere, he actually posted a second link to Neskvartetten. And they're worth linking to twice, but the excellent mix he was trying to direct you to is here, if you didn't already find it on your own.

...ego... too big.... can't resist.... pushing..... my own remix

[DrumUltimA]

Where DrumUltima mentioned Estradasphere, he actually posted a second link to Neskvartetten. And they're worth linking to twice, but the excellent mix he was trying to direct you to is here, if you didn't already find it on your own.

whoops! thanks

[Valleus]

Whoo, thanks guys. This is exactly what I was looking for!

And Kanthos hit it right on the head with his explanation!

[Salluz]

Look up my friend Malcos.

[Tex]

http://www.ocremix.org/remix/OCR00402/

http://www.ocremix.org/remix/OCR00156/

http://www.ocremix.org/remix/OCR01270/

http://www.ocremix.org/remix/OCR01422/

http://www.ocremix.org/remix/OCR00967/

http://www.vgmix.com/members/281/audio.php

http://www.vgmix.com/members/103/audio.php

http://www.vgmix.com/members/23/

Yeah.

[Kenobio]

Guxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx!