Jazz Sabbath live | Leverkusener Jazztage 2022 | Rockpalast

SETLIST
1. Fairies Wear Boots
2. Snowblind
3. Evil Woman
4. Behind The Wall Of Sleep
5. Rat Salad
6. Iron Man
7. Changes
8. N.I.B.
9. Paranoid
10. Children Of The Grave
Besetzung
Adam Wakeman (keys)
Jack Tustin (bass)
Dylan Howe (drums)
Ist die Geschichte rund um die Band erstunken und erlogen? Steckt in ihr womöglich ein Körnchen Wahrheit? Oder ist sie einfach von vorne bis hinten verdammt gut ausgedacht? Klar ist jedenfalls, dass die Story, um die es sich hier dreht, 2013 in Berlin startete. Adam Wakeman, ehedem Tour-Keyboarder von Black Sabbath und immer noch in der Live-Band von Ozzy Osbourne, hing an einem Off-Tag mit ein paar Crew-Mitgliedern in einer Berliner Hotelbar ab. Und spielte, just for fun, auf dem Klavier ein paar Black-Sabbath-Songs.
Improvisiert und frei tat er das, und er schubste die Songs der legendären und stilprägenden Heavy-Metal-Band konsequent in Richtung Jazz. Die spontane nächtliche Session war bei der Crew, dem Personal des Hotels und den anderen Gästen ein Ankommer. Und die Geschichte, die Adam Wakeman daraus strickte, ist mittlerweile Legende. Wenn nicht sogar legendär.
Adam Wakeman behauptete fortan, dass Black Sabbath die Songs ihrer ersten beiden Studioalben „Black Sabbath“ und „Paranoid“, beide erschienen 1970, geklaut haben. Und zwar von dem bereits zwei Jahre zuvor gegründeten Trio Jazz Sabbath. Was natürlich starker Tobak ist: Black Sabbath sind in der Version von Wakeman nicht nur Diebe, sondern plagiieren auch.
Rare Versionen der (vermeintlichen) Originale erschienen 2020 und 2022 als „Jazz Sabbath“ und „Jazz Sabbath Vol.2“ am jeweiligen Record Store Day. Und die verdammt gut ausgedachte und doch sehr wahrhaftige Band dazu ist auch immer noch quicklebendig. Glaubt man den Liner Notes der Alben, dann besteht das Trio aus Milton Keanes am Klavier (Adam Wakeman), Jacque T'fono am Standbass (Jerry Meehan) und Juan Také am Schlagzeug (Ash Soan).
Wer oder was war also zuerst da? Das Huhn oder das Ei? Black Sabbath oder Jazz Sabbath? Unstrittig ist: Die Geschichte von Black „Jazz“ Sabbath hat allerlei Irrungen, Wendepunkte und eine wohldosierte Portion Humor. Heavy Klassiker auf Jazz trimmen, das können Jazz Sabbath. Und wer bisher immer „Der Hund von Baskerville“ , die Cindy & Bert-Version von „Paranoid“, für das skurrilste Black-Sabbath-Cover hielt, muss möglicherweise umdenken. Wenn Jazz Sabbath „Paranoid“ durch den Fleischwolf drehen, ist da von Kirmes über Bierzelt bis hin zu Easy Listening und Free Jazz so ziemlich alles dabei.
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[@nwshirts]

When you want to listen to Sabbath but your inlaws are over

[@cedavuckovic3572]

I love jazz, I love Black Sabbath, this is fantastic, I've been listening nonstop for two days and it gets better every time

[@christheghostwriter]

The reason this works so well is because the OG Black Sabbath had so much swing and groove, despite being loud and heavy. And they also wrote songs that had as many as four or five distinct sections, rather than just being verse-verse-chorus arrangements. There's a reason this lineup didn't do anything from the Dio era. They became a much more straight-ahead metal band after he joined.

[@sampeterson9209]

This works so well because it is done with love of the source material and zero irony.

[@LoudwireMusic]

This is so chill and enjoyable

[@maxichamberlain1021]

Bill Ward being a jazz drummer to begin with makes this transition easier. Amazing work by the band here 👍🏾

[@TimSchmidt_art]

After listening to Sabbath for 40 years, this is just what I need.

[@nikolaosmosxakis3395]

VERY VERY WELL TO ALL......................................................................................................................................................................................................................

[@TuckOfIron]

It gets more nuts when you realize the key player is Rick Wakeman's son.

[@lmnop541]

This was in my "recommended" on youtube. My father was a jazz drummer in an 18 piece big band, I played Jazz bass in trios as a hobby for years while I made a living as a piano technician and a jazz radio programmer. Now I'm an old guy who spends too much time on youtube. I love discovering new music so naturally I checked this out. Just spent more than an hour pinned in my chair by this incredible trio and their "new" compositions. What an experience! Then I opened the comments. I had no idea these were Black Sabbath songs all along. Thought it was new compositions with hipster titles! 😎 Never listened to Heavy Metal much with no disrespect to the genre. I have taught Jazz appreciation classes using Christmas carols in Jazz because everybody already knows the melody and progression. Now I get to listen to Black Sabbath performances of these songs and enjoy these arrangements and learn it backwards. Thanks for this! BTW massive respect to whomever tuned that Steinway for Mr. Wakeman. Nicely done!

[@JazzSabbath]

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[@lauracorboy6747]

When I was sixteen it was a very good year, a time for hard rock and foolish boys. At sixty it is a very good time for Sabbath jazz!

[@alexandremello6913]

I had no idea that Rick Wakeman had a son who was a heavyweight keyboard player. And he is currently a member of the band that backs Mr. Ozzy himself. What a great find, Mr. Adam Wakeman!

[@user-mk3de6ps1i]

One of the best trios I ever heard, enyoing Jazz for more than 50 years!

[@LarryXLR]

After hearing Mac Sabbath, I never thought I could hear another Sabbath-themed band that would blow my mind.

[@musicresearchsteve]

Fantastic ❤. I have always been a fan of Black Sabbath since I was a teenager in the 1970s. Now I am a fan of Jazz Sabbath!

[@user-zf4jz2oe3u]

I have no words. there are many covers, but this is an independent work of art. We understand the authors and these performers very deeply. Thanks.

[@martinvalach7550]

This beautifully shows how jazzy-swinging Black Sabbath really is. Thank you!

[@theodery2712]

Just the idea....to interprete Sabbath songs, genius. Great playing too and really cool if you like both jazz and hard rock. Also shows the musical depth of Sabbath songs, more layered than we thought.

[@electrickflame353]

I listen to this entire set every morning at work, since discovering their talent a month ago. Absolutely fantastic!