Sunday, March 14, 2010

Ass like that


I don't think anyone has done a jazz cover of an Eminem song yet, and for good reason.
Hip-hop doesn't usually lend itself well to instrumental re-interpretation, given the lack of strong melody, but I've developed a grudging respect for Eminem's cleverness with wordplay and this song in particular is built around a catchy, Eastern/Oriental riff that could be fun to jam over.
Would anyone actually recognize this in a jazz club audience? I think that would be part of the fun of doing it,(it certainly isn't a complicated song).
You might be the only one in the room who knows what this song is all about,(nice asses, lusting after Hillary Duff, Jessica Simpson and the Olsen twins, and being peed on by Gwen Stefani).
It's not often you get to solo over altered dominant chords like this for any length of time, so you can pull out all of those cliched, snake-charmer riffs without having to play Nardis or Caravan.


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