Modern Covers of Classic Sample Sources, R&B/Soul, Jazz,etc.

[Thun]

From the New York Undercover sndtrk, of all places. Pretty damn impressive though, imo.

[aleph]

If you search Everybody Loves the Sunshine on youtube there's quite a few

[Thun]

Misdemeanor cover is pretty nice, Rock Creek park is good if not great. I'll look to see if any of the Roy Ayers covers do not blow.

[Thun]

[Spartan]

[aleph]

Good stuff so far. That Seu Jorge take is a good one, kinda like Gil-Scott.

I forgot about YNQ:

[Thun]

Ha I totally forgot about YNQ. The "Sun Goddess" redux is the best one of the ones you've chosen. Good looks.

I really want to like the Roots ft John Legend "Hard Times" cover because the Roots kill it, but Legend is so .... err .... terrible.

[fatboybrandon]

www.youtube.com/watch?v=px1C7h8Z_3c

Here's drummer Dennis Chambers killing it on Letterman with a performance of Cissy Strut (sampled by N.W.A., King Tee & others). If your into straight drumming as covers of classic breaks check YouTube for Clyde Stubblefield, Bernard Purdie and others.

A brass Jazz band recently borrowed influence from Pharoahe's Simon Says horn section for a song called Corn On The Cob http://riotjazz.bandcamp.com/track/corn-on-the-cob-2

[fatboybrandon]

Was reminded abut this drum cover by J-Zone while listening to his interview on Conspiracy Worldwide Radio this weekend:
http://www.egotripland.com/j-zone-repla ... estitution
http://j-zone.bandcamp.com/track/zonestitution

[Huldrich Bullsh!t]

have some stuff at home and if the thread will be alive in two weks i might be able to add on .

osaka monaurail have an album with funk covers you might look into that
and there is a really cool steel band cover of 50 Cents PIMP on the german mocambo label. athough i don¨t know if the 50 cent song uses a sample

[Thun]

Thanks but no thanks.

To clarify:

I am looking for modern day (meaning 90s and beyond) covers (or songs that sample so heavily that they practically retain the form and content of the original in the way that a cover would) of songs from the 60s and 70s that are considered classic sample sources for hip-hop.

Thanks to all who have contributed thus far.

[aleph]

Some things I stumbled upon:


Dude even samples the drums.


The faces on their album sleeve are not the band; those are apparently the artists they cover. The band afaik is outta Germany.

[Thun]

GODDAMN great finds man, Al Green, Heath Brothers, Cymande, and Jimmy Castor???

[aleph]

You know what a great cover would be if it existed and we could find it? A version of Take Me To The Mardi Gras that has the Paul Simon lyrics over a Bob James-esque instrumental. With a brief scratching in of Peter Piper as icing on the cake. If it doesn't exist someone should do it.

[Thun]

You know what a great cover would be if it existed and we could find it? A version of Take Me To The Mardi Gras that has the Paul Simon lyrics over a Bob James-esque instrumental. With a brief scratching in of Peter Piper as icing on the cake. If it doesn't exist someone should do it.

haha, word.

[bignormy]

This whole album is pretty great; there's a J Period mixtape with a bunch of other similar material / outtakes too, "Wake Up Radio" or something

[aleph]

Here's a cover of The Mexican that hews closer to the og but probably less interesting


This one can be downloaded for free here: http://thehastingsset.bandcamp.com/track/today-2

[Krisch]

Could only find the live version. Youtube is a pain in the ass in Germany...

[Krisch]

Does this here count?

[Krisch]

[Krisch]

What about these two?

[aleph]

It fits the bill, what they do with it is interesting but I wish the vocalist was better.

[Thun]

^Haha horrible execution. Good idea though, I agree.

[Thun]

Krisch, that cover of the Bobby Caldwell joint is pretty great.

The Eazy E and Dr Dre songs technically fit what I was asking for, but I'm going to keep this to songs that are not credited to people who are primarily rap artists.

[fatboybrandon]

I always thought Just Blaze did a good job with the band he got to replay the classic Johnny Pate "Shaft In Africa" break. here he is in a lecture breaking down the process of the replay:

http://www.redbullmusicacademy.com/lect ... at-you-got

[Krisch]

Krisch, that cover of the Bobby Caldwell joint is pretty great.

That whole EP is worth checking out. Zo! and Phonte also did something similar with 80's pop classics.

The Eazy E and Dr Dre songs technically fit what I was asking for, but I'm going to keep this to songs that are not credited to people who are primarily rap artists.

Yeah, I assumed this was not what you're looking but posted it cause it fit the description.

[fatboybrandon]

This Funk/Reggae album drops on Tuesday by Tackhead. Nice cover of The Meters' "Just Kissed My Baby", sampled for Pos K's "How The Fuck Would You Know", EPMD and others. Listen to snippets here at Juno: http://bit.ly/1dlODvg

[fatboybrandon]

Here's "Walk This Way" by little 6 year old drumming prodigy Avery. He has mostly Rock covers over at his channel.

[fortuna]

From the New York Undercover sndtrk, of all places. Pretty damn impressive though, imo.

That's a very brave and a very nice cover of a classic..

[Cryptic One]

does this qualify?

even if it doesnt... its worth it for the Malt Liquor solo @ 3:45