Best Tributes, Covers, Dedications


There have been some fine tribute, cover, and dedication albums. A few examples in pop include:

The Bridge-A Tribute to Neil Young
Hank Williams-Timeless
Till The Night Is Gone-A Tribute to Doc Pomus
Shangrila-A Tribute to the Kinks

I would include albums of original material in which the dedications are presented thematically, like Lou Reed's "Magic & Loss"(Doc Pomus), or Lou Reed with John Cale "Songs for Drella"(Warhol).

The idea could be stretched into a general list of "best of" cover albums. I nominate Matthew Sweet's recent "Under the Covers Vol. I & II.

Any other good examples in pop, jazz, or classical?
dgarretson

Showing 1 response by karelfd

Nguyên Lê, "Purple - Celebrating Jimi Hendrix" on ACT records for all those who went from rock to jazz through the years but stayed safely anchored in the first category as well, as did yours truly.

I have no intention to advertise for any record shop, but here you'll find a few samples to get a taste

http://www.abstractlogix.com/xcart/product.php?productid=16571

Enjoy