Jazz Crossovers to the Pop Charts/Timeless Classic

As Ferrari mentioned (several years ago), " Dave Brubeck/Paul Desmond title is "Take Five" Recorded in 1959 and has never gone out of style".

Agreed, Take Five is and will remain an undisputed classic. This is the sort of music that truly has become "classical" in its own right.

And, for an interesting and tasty example of contemporary interpretation of previous art, check out the song "Rose Rouge" by French musician St. Germain, from his album "Tourist". Sound familiar? Give it a few minutes to develop - about half-way in, it gets into what Jazz is all about (IMO): Taking one idea and building on it to create another through inspiration and interpretation. Here's a YouTube clip, but it pales in comparison to the real album version's sound quality and artistry:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IkegKN-VZBg

Killer Joe by The Jazztet comes to mind quickly

George Benson "On Broadway"

I have all of the above in my collection, and consider them tops. Sorry I can't add to the list at the moment.

Vince Guaraldi Cast Your Fate to the Wind and all of the Charlie Brown stuff he did