Jazzy tracks from unexpected sources

Strangers in the Night:

A little soul jazz with Karen singing and playing the drums:

Micky Dolenz singing an old Monkees song in Indo-fusion style?   Hear it now and believe it later.

Although they became a very popular slick funk band in the mid 70s, The Ohio Players started out as an old school RnB and soul jazz group. Here are some instrumentals from their early days:

Also, check out this amazing vocal performance on "Somewhere Over the Rainbow". Apparently this was played at Judy Garland's funeral.

^ Okay, here is the closing to the show mentioned in the above post. It starts off with Mike Nesmith singing "Listen to the Band", but as Brian Auger, July Driscoll and the Buddy Miles Express join in, things get increasingly chaotic. At its peak, this 'jam' recalls Sun Ra in the early 70s. Within the frantic activity, listen for Peter Tork playing "Solfeggio" on the clavinet and Davy Jones singing "Show Me the Way to Go Home". Hard to believe this actually played on mainstream TV in the US.

If some of you find Julie Driscoll's vocal histrionics on here familiar, thats because in a few years after this TV special, Julie will leave Auger's band and marry English free jazz pianist, Keith Tippets, and then join him in his massive avant-garde jazz ensemble, Centipede. When Centipede records the album "Septober Energy", it will provide a new avenue for Julie and her vocalizations. 

Gentle Giant is playing a live show when they have an electrical failure. Recovering quickly, they break into an acoustic version of "Sweet Georgia Brown".