Donald Harrison acoustic jazz remix of “Old Town Road,” by Lil Nas X.

Donald Harrison acoustic jazz remix of “Old Town Road,” by Lil Nas X.

“This Is Nouveau Swing”

What happens when a jazz man like Donald Harrison mixes his love of dancing to popular music with his understanding of trap music and jazz? Well I just did an acoustic jazz version of the number one song in the world “Old Town Road,” by Lil Nas X. I heard something in the song that I like with it’s country chord structure, trap hip-hop beats and a whole new swagger. I don’t know how it happened but the song is popular with country music fans and hip-hip/soul music fans. Everyone loves this song and it has been number one 13 weeks straight. I challenged myself to find a balance on the song in the acoustic jazz realm that I love. I made my own little video with a few minutes of my version of the song which contains some of the people I love who left a long shadow in the entertainment industry.

My jazz has a factor that is based on the fact that I love to dance so you will see some of the iconic singer/rapper dancers that I love. Look for me doing some James Brown dance moves in tribute to the “God Father of Soul.” The links below are to Lil Nas X tearing it up for country music fans and at the Black Entertainment Television awards show. The personnel are Donald Harrison – saxophone, Thomas Glass – drums, Chris Severin – bass and Shea Pierre – piano

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