Thursday, September 02, 2010

I love cover versions - anything that's done in a different style to what you'd expect - so it was a real treat for me to stumble across today's tune. It's a GG's production called 'How Glad I Am' by the Tidals. They're a pretty good vocal trio who've left no trace beyond a handful of records that they cut in the mid-seventies (a common theme in Jamaican music). 


What interested me is that this is a cut to a jazz tune from the start of the sixties, by a singer called Nancy Wilson. She's a really excellent singer, and I love the song even though I sometimes find her style a bit self-consciously showy. 


Needless to say, the reggae version is very different. I'm not sure if it's less surface and more depth, or just less surface. Anyway, I really enjoy both cuts and I hope you do as well. If you like this, you'll find their sole LP here on one of my favourite blogs.

1 comment:

DeadlyDragon said...

Here's 2 more great versions of the tune: Michael Prophet - Loving You http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UKXxlF4eNx0 and a sound killing version: Anthony Malvo: How Glad I Am http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5v5cxWFfr6k