Best Tributes, Covers, Dedications


There have been some fine tribute, cover, and dedication albums. A few examples in pop include:

The Bridge-A Tribute to Neil Young
Hank Williams-Timeless
Till The Night Is Gone-A Tribute to Doc Pomus
Shangrila-A Tribute to the Kinks

I would include albums of original material in which the dedications are presented thematically, like Lou Reed's "Magic & Loss"(Doc Pomus), or Lou Reed with John Cale "Songs for Drella"(Warhol).

The idea could be stretched into a general list of "best of" cover albums. I nominate Matthew Sweet's recent "Under the Covers Vol. I & II.

Any other good examples in pop, jazz, or classical?
dgarretson
John Coltrane: "My Favorite Things"(Rodgers, Hammerstein, Porter, Gershwin)
Joe Henderson: "Lush Life"(Billy Strayhorn)
The Classical Jazz Quartet: "Play Bach"
A new one to consider:

Richard Lloyd has a new disc of Jimi covers. This takes a big, hairy set! I just bought it, and haven't fired it up yet, so no comment on the quality. The liner notes are ineteresting anyway, - it seems that Richard Lloyd and Jimi had a brief sort of friendship in the late '60s. This is a tribute to Jimi and the mutual friend who introduced them.

Will report when I've given it a listen.

Marty

PS Loomis, if you like Roky covers, you might want to check out Webb Wilder's version of "Don't Slander Me". Wilder is a GREAT cover artist and this track is a good example of that.
Best cover of a whole album--Dark Side of the Moon by Dream Theater-recorded live
Paint it Blue. Rolling Stones tunes done by bluesman.

Yep - that is a winner! Love that album...