Stronger Than Pride - Sade cover

[Huggy Love]

I usually don't do covers but one of the great things about Jazz is it's foundation of taking popular tunes and melodies, turn them around, upside down, inside out, thru improvisation and come up with something new and dynamic. For an exercise in Jazz arranging I took the title track from Sade's landmark album and gave it a Jazz guitar/Hammond B3 treatment, drawing on the inspirations of Jimmy Smith & Wes Montgomery.

I really enjoyed working on this tune, well written, simple & complex at the same time.

 

[Alnus Rubra]

Gonna listen to this soon.

 

[veinbuster]

Gonna listen to this soon.

Don’t forget - it’s well worth the time.

 

[Moondog Wily]

Very smooth Huggy B!!! Keep 'em comin'!!!

 

[RickP]

I like that a lot. I always loved Sade (the band, and the woman who fronted it!)l They had such a cool groove. So different from a lot of the music of the time, yet still accessible.

Good choice!

 

[Alnus Rubra]

Don’t forget - it’s well worth the time.

Stunning groove Tony! Love the reference to “Jessica” at 2:37.

Keep them coming.

 

[bodia]

Too cool!