Jazz Room head honcho Paul Murphy kept hearing all these fab versions of some of his favorite tunes. He couldn't release them all, a year is just not long enough so it was time to put together the first Jazz Room Records compilation, entitled 'JAZZ ROOM PRESENTS: COVERS'. Snappy & to the point... Some exclusives and first time vinyl releases on this double vinyl album, ranging from the psychedelic jazz fusion of Helsinki collective Saimaa with their epic live version of the Deodato classic 'Super Strut' to the Japanese shibuya jazz artistry of Quasimode with a jazzy take on Galaxy 2 Galaxy's 90's techno floor filler. Jazz meets dub in the Slowly-produced 'Riot In Lagos' and some finger snapping cool New York vibes on Giacomo Gates and his version of Gil Scott-Heron's 'Is That Jazz'. There's even a gospel meets soul jazz tribute to Simon and Garfunkel.Louie Vega says: 'This is an awesome compilation!' Tracklisting:A1. Quasimode - 'Hi-Tech Jazz' (Paul Murphy 45 Edit) (cover of Galaxy 2 Galaxy)A2. Christian Prommer's Drumlesson - 'Trans Europa Express' (covder of Kraftwerk)A3. Pamela Wise - 'Gibraltar' (cover of Freddie Hubbard)B1. Jazzbois - 'Nutville' (Live at Ninety One Living Room feat. Dom Beats) (cover of Horace Silver)B2. Antonio Hart - 'Sticks' (cover of Cannonball Adderley)B3. Saimaa - 'Super Strut' (cover of Deodato)C1. Clementine - 'Sandalia Dela' (cover of Duke Pearson)C2. Barry Adamson - 'Miles' (cover of Miles Davis)C3. Version City Session - 'Riot in Lagos' (Slowly Mix) (cover of Ryuichi Sakamoto)C4. 3iO - 'Born Slippy Nuxx' (cover of Underworld)C5. Giacomo Gates - 'Is That Jazz' (cover of Gil Scott-Heron)D1. Frank Morgan & Bud Shank - 'Quiet Fire' (cover of Roy Haynes)D2. Blue Mode feat. Chip Wickham - 'Jungle Strut' (cover of Santana)D3. Mike Ledonne & The Groover Quartet & Gospel Choir - 'Bridge Over Troubled Water' (cover of Simon & Garfunkel)
- 1. QUASIMODE - HI TECH JAZZ (PAUL MURPHY SINGLE EDIT) (GALAXY TO GALAXY)
- 2. CHRISTIAN PROMMERS DRUMLESSON - TRANS EUROPA EXPRESS (KRAFTWERK)
- 3. PAMELA WISE - GIBRALTAR (FREDDIE HUBBARD)
- 4. JAZZBOIS - NUTVILLE (LIVE AT NINETY ONE LIVING ROOM) FT. DOM BEATS (HORACE SILVER)
- 5. ANTONIO HART - STICKS (CANNONBALL ADDERLEY) VINYL ONLY
- 6. SAIMAA - SUPER STRUT (DEODATO) VINYL ONLY
- 7. CLEMENTINE - SANDALIA DELA (DUKE PEARSON)
- 8. BARRY ADAMSON - MILES (MILES DAVIS)
- 9. VERSION CITY SESSION - RIOT IN LAGOS (SLOWLY VERSION) (RYUCHI SAKAMOTO) VINYL ONLY
- 10. 3IO BORN SLIPPY NUXX (UNDERWORLD)
- 11. GIACOMO GATES - IS THAT JAZZ (GIL SCOTT-HERON)
- 12. FRANK MORGAN & BUD SHANK - QUIET FIRE (ROY HAYNES)
- 13. BLUE MODE Feat: CHIP WICKHAM - JUNGLE STRUT (SANTANA) EXCLUSIVE
- 14. MIKE LEDONNE GROOVER QUARTET WITH CHOIR - BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER (SIMON & GARFUNKEL)
- 15. VERSION CITY SESSION - RIOT IN LAGOS (PAUL MURPHY 45 EDIT) DOWNLOAD ONLY