Freddie Freeloader – Miles Davis Here is a Ukulele adaptation of a music by Miles Davis in 1959 : Freddie Freeloader. Perhaps if one were to have only one jazz album in his pocket, it would be Kind of Blue.A musical bomb in those golden years of jazz, it is clearly a pillar album. Freddie […]
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Je ne peux plus dire je t’aime – Jacques Higelin Here is a guitar adaptation of a song by Jacques Higelin in 1979 : Je ne peux plus dire je t’aime. First of all, Jacques Higelin has always been part of the family. Besides, the memories I have associated with his music or his name
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White Christmas – Irving Berlin Here is a Tenor Banjo version of a Christmas song composed by Irving Berlin in 1940: White Christmas. If we have to name only one version of White Christmas, it would undoubtedly be Bing Crosby’s. Of course, this song has been widely covered, but Bing Crosby is the first to
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Wonderwall – Oasis Here is a guitar adaptation of a song by Noel Gallagher with Oasis released in 1995: Wonderwall. In 1995, I didn’t know streaming, and for good reason! I was still collecting CDs that I used to buy regularly at the Fnac Montparnasse. Indeed, I lived in rue de l’Eure, in the 14th
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Jelly Roll – Charles Mingus Here is a Ukulele adaptation of a music by Charles Mingus in 1959 : Jelly Roll. I discovered the Mingus Ah Um album at a time that seems to be long gone. Indeed, as a teenager, I used to go regularly to the media library of Châtillon, southern suburbs of
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All My Loving – The Beatles Here are two adaptations, one on guitar, the other on ukulele, of a song by Lennon and McCartney with The Beatles in 1963 : All My Loving. First I recorded the ukulele version in September 2020. And then I felt like offering a guitar version in the fall of
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Wave – Antonio Carlos Jobim Here is an adaptation for Ukulele, Guitar and Congas of a bossa nova standard by Antonio Carlos Jobim composed in 1967: Wave. To begin, I want to say that the album Wave is my favorite bossa nova album. And then, there is this green psyche cover with the giraffe!Of course,
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Obladi Oblada – The Beatles Here is a Ukulele and Bass adaptation of a song by Lennon and McCartney in 1968 with The Beatles : Obladi Oblada. When we talk about the White Double Album, I have directly some songs in mind. Back in the U.S.S.R, While My Guitar Gently Weeps, Blackbird, Helter Skelter, Revolution
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Autumn Leaves – Joseph Kosma Here is a ukulele adaptation of a standard of the French song, but also of the jazz repertoire, written and composed by Jacques Prévert and Joseph Kosma in 1949 : Autumn Leaves. First of all, this is my first YouTube video. At that time, I didn’t think I would be
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Sunday Morning – The Velvet Underground Here is a guitar adaptation of a pop song by Lou Reed and John Cale with The Velvet Underground in 1966 : Sunday Morning. Sunday Morning is the opening track of this cult album that I discovered as a teenager. Even though we were quite ordinary teenagers, this album
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