This mix curates tracks from the jazz remix craze of the early 2000s. I was really into it, because I love jazz, and the electronica I sought out at the time already leaned in a jazzy direction – with interesting syncopations, slinky undertows, slower tempos, and minimal clatter.
The two hours compiled here are tracks that are still in my regular rotation 15 years later. I have compiled one hour each of vocals and instrumentals from seven of the era’s remix albums. I endeavored to make the metadata as complete and systematic as possible (see below). Title tags conclude with shorthand for the source release (e.g., Verve, Savoy).
The vocal disc: Ten songs come from “Verve Remixed, Volumes 1-3” (3-releases, various producers), and three come from “Ladies of Jazz Remixed,” remixed by James Hardway.
The instrumental disc: By far the most consistent of the instrumental jazz remix albums is “Re-Bop: The Savoy Remixes,” produced by Joshua Sherman and Stu Fine. Nine of the tracks in this mix come from that album. “Bird Up! The Charlie Parker Remix Project,” produced by Matthew Backer, provides four of the others. The additional track comes from “Impulsive!” There are vocals on some of these tracks, but no sung songs.
