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Best jazz covers of rock songs

Bad Plus got some ink for this, but I'm not a huge fan. Paul Desmond did Paul Simon (sort of rock) with (sort of) mixed results. I'm looking for interesting jazz takes on familiar tunes/riffs for entertaining purposes - my guests get familiarity and I get interesting music. Any suggestions will be appreciated.

Marty
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drubin
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Brad Mehldau does a pretty nice cover of Nick Drake's "Things Behind the Sun". Not rock, exactly, but...
tvad
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"Walking on the Moon" (the Police), by the Ron Kobayashi Trio.
kurt_tank
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Well, assuming you include jazz singers, I really like Holly Cole's version of Johnny Nash's "I can see clearly now" on her "Don't Smoke in Bed" Lp.

(I might even like it better than the original.)

My two cents worth anyway.
qdrone
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Check out "You Inspire Me" by Curtis Stigers. The cd is outstanding and he covers songs from Dylan to The Kinks and John Sebaston to John Lennon.
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