Jazz Room Records主宰のPaul Murphyが、自身のフェイヴァリット曲を大胆に再構築した名カヴァーたちをひとつにまとめたコンピレーション。タイトルどおり、ジャズの可能性を示す“Covers”集。

ヘルシンキのサイケデリック・ジャズ・フュージョン集団Saimaaによる、Deodatoの名曲“Super Strut”の圧巻ライヴ・ヴァージョン。東京・渋谷を拠点に活動したQuasimodeによる、Galaxy 2 Galaxyの90年代テクノ名曲をジャズ的に再構築したトラック。Slowlyが手がける坂本龍一“Riot In Lagos”のダブ・ジャズ解釈や、Giacomo GatesがGil Scott-Heron“Is That Jazz”を洒脱なニューヨーク・スウィングへと昇華させたテイクも聴き逃せない。さらにSimon & Garfunkelへのゴスペル〜ソウル・ジャズ的オマージュ、そしてChip Wickhamによる未発表音源も収録。

ジャズの名曲再構築を通じて、各地のアーティストたちが時代とジャンルの壁を超えて響き合う2枚組。クラブ・ジャズの現在地を示す、豪華で濃密なセレクションだ。

A1. Quasimode - "High Tech Jazz" (Paul Murphy 45 edit)
A2. Christian Prommer's Drumlesson - "Trans Europa Express"
A3. Pamela Wise - "Gibraltar"
B1. Jazzbois - "Nutville" (live At Ninety One Living Room)
B2. Antonio Hart - "Sticks"
B3. Saimaa - "Super Strut"
C1. Clementine - "Sandalia Dela"
C2. Barry Adamson - "Miles"
C3. Version City Session - "Riot In Lagos" (Slowly version)
C4. 3io - "Born Slippy Nuxx"
C5. Giacomo Gates - "Is That Jazz"
D1. Frank Morgan & Bud Shank - "Quiet Fire"
D2. Blue Mode - "Jungle Strut" (feat Chip Wickham)
D3. Mike LeDonne Groover Quartet Plus Gospel Choir - "Bridge Over Troubled Water"

Jazz Room Head Honcho Paul Murphy kept hearing all these fab versions of some of his favourite tunes.
He couldn’t release them all, a year is just not long enough so it was time to put together the first Jazz Room Records Compilation, entitled JAZZ ROOM PRESENTS: COVERS. Snappy & to the point.
Some exclusives and first time Vinyl releases 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?