Home » Jazz Musicians » Dean Parks

Dean Parks

Sign in / sign up and request admin access to the Dean Parks musician page.


Tags

4
Guilty Pleasures

Rock Swings

Read "Rock Swings" reviewed by Duncan Heining


A while ago, me and Mrs. O'Groove were at the Diamante Dance Academy, Chelmsford --I kid you not--for our regular lesson, when our teacher, Natasha Fellowes, put on this big band version of Van Halen's “Jump." Turned out it was off Paul Anka's Rock Swings album (2005). No particular reason but I've always had a soft spot for the number but this was a hoot. More than that, the arrangement takes what was a quick jive and turns it into ...

123
Album Review

Paul Anka: Rock Swings

Read "Rock Swings" reviewed by Chris M. Slawecki


Pop music sure has changed since Paul Anka last helped rule the airways (as composer or performer) with such mainstays as “My Way, “Diana, “She's A Lady, and “Puppy Love.Decades later, Anka's own notes explain the Rock Swings! concept: “We all embraced the idea: to find songs from a diverse group of musicians, from Nirvana and Van Halen, to Lionel Richie and The Pet Shop Boys, and reinvent them in an entirely unique way: Swing! The result, a ...

Read more articles
Jules Hay
guitar, electric

Music

Recordings: As Leader | As Sideperson

MissOriented Metaphor

Self Produced
2024

buy

Wild is the Wind

Slea Head Records
2021

buy

The Real Thing

Concord Music Group
2009

buy

Rock Swings

Verve Music Group
2005

buy

Carnival Of The...

Blue Note Records
1975

buy

Get more of a good thing!

Our weekly newsletter highlights our top stories, our special offers, and upcoming jazz events near you.

Install All About Jazz

iOS Instructions:

To install this app, follow these steps:

All About Jazz would like to send you notifications

Notifications include timely alerts to content of interest, such as articles, reviews, new features, and more. These can be configured in Settings.