Jazz Room Presents: Covers

Jazz Room Head Honcho Paul Murphy kept hearing all these fab versions of some of his favourite tunes. He couldn't release them all, as a year is just not long enough.

So, it was time to put together the first Jazz Room Presents: Covers Compilation. Some exclusives and first-time vinyl releases are featured 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 the Galaxy2Galaxy 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' hip to the trip version of Gil Scott-Heron's "Is That Jazz". There's even a Gospel meets soul jazz tribute to Simon and Garfunkel.

Oh yeah. Did we say there's a Chip Wickham exclusive too? Louie Vega says: "This is an Awesome Compilation!"