Black Hole Jazz

I’m not referring to any jazz/SF thing at the moment — though I like that title, maybe it could work in another context — but rather to Brad Mehldau Trio’s rendition of Black Hole Sun on their album Brad Mehldau Trio Live.

I don’t know why I’m amazed it can be done: plenty of old jazz standards were cheesy Broadway showtunes. Still, I guess the shocker is that someone, post-Wynton Marsalis jazz-fascism-era, is actually daring to do it, and doing it well.

The following aren’t the album version, as far as I can tell, but they give you some idea:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PCzqfKw71Yw

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tEr8zN_ce6c

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=urpPCGuULWE