Beatles Covers: Instrumental Jazz
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Since the Beatles are without much doubt the most influential band in the history of popular music it makes perfect sense that they're also the most covered band in history. You can find a cover version of every song the Beatles have recorded without much trouble. And it's easy to find hundreds, if not thousands, of versions of their more popular hits.
Besides the sheer numbers of Beatles remakes floating around the most impressive thing is the wide diversity of artists who have covered the fab four. The influence of the Beatles spans across just about any music genre you can think of.
You can even find full albums of Beatles covers done in the styles of bluegrass, rock, electronica, bossa nova, Gregorian chants, Cuban, classical, soul, children's, blues and this doesn't even begin to scratch the surface. For this playlist I wanted to pick Beatles remakes done in the style of instrumental jazz.
Beatles Covers: Instrumental Jazz
1. Day Tripper - Ramsey Lewis
2. Yesterday - Oscar Peterson
3. Eleanor Rigby - Joshua Redman
4. Hey Jude - George Shearing
5. Lady Madonna - Cal Tjader
6. Come Together - Lynne Arriale
7. Blackbird - Brad Mehldau
8. Norwegian Wood - Gordon Beck
9. Dear Prudence - Ramsey Lewis
10. A Hard Days Night - Count Basie
11. Let It Be - Nelson Rangell
