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JAZZ SABBATH Live – RSD release

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The first live recording of longtime Black Sabbath/Ozzy Osbourne keys and guitar player Adam Wakeman’s project JAZZ SABBATH. Eleven Black Sabbath songs re-imagined as classic jazz tracks.
On the three studio albums released by Jazz Sabbath, the trio are backed up by additional musicians on brass, horns, guitars and a wide range of key instruments. Jazz Sabbath’s live shows are basic and raw, with just an upright bass, drums and a grand piano. In this set-up the trio takes these songs into long, elaborate improvisation sessions, miles from the versions they recorded in the studio, not knowing if songs like Rat Salad will be seven minutes long, or fourteen.
This live album was recorded at the legendary Paradox Jazz Club in Tilburg, The Netherlands, twenty-five shows into their 2025 tour, and shows Jazz Sabbath at their best. It’s available as part of RSD Black Friday at indie record stores as a double album pressed on translucent orange vinyl, in an exclusive gatefold sleeve.

Tracklist
A1 Black Sabbath
A2 The Wizard
A3 War Pigs
B1 Behind the Wall of Sleep
B2 Iron Man
B3 Fairies Wear Boots
C1 Hole in the Sky
C2 Paranoid
C3 Into the Void
D1 Rat Salad
D2 Children of the Grave

The SABBATH bands: a look at the bands playing the songs of BLACK SABBATH

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With the latest release of classic Black Sabbath tunes from JAZZ SABBATH, and one earlier this year from ZAKK SABBATH, I thought I’d take a look (list) those acts out there who are paying homage to Sabbath’s music, while doing something different with it, and releasing albums. I don’t have everything here, but I recently picked up the latest Jazz Sabbath on vinyl, and hope to find a few on this list that I am missing. If there are any glaring omissions (Sabbath cover bands that actually record and do something different!), please leave it in the comments!

JAZZ SABBATH

Featuring keyboard player Adam Wakeman, who has toured with both Black Sabbath & Ozzy, and who’s father played on Sabbath & Ozzty recordings. This is Sabbath done jazz style. No vocals, no heavy guitars. Quite interesting. Jazz Sabbath have just released their 3rd album of Sabbath songs redone in jazz style, The 1968 Tapes. www.jazzsabbath.net

ZAKK SABBATH

Lead by Ozzy’s longtime guitar player Zakk Wylde, Zakk Sabbath has 2 albums out, totaling 3 LPs – covering Sabbath’s first 3 albums. Zakk tries to stay faithful to the heavy Sabbath sound and does a decent job on vocals as well. www.zakksabbath.bandcamp.com

BROWN SABBATH

Brown Sabbath (aka Brownout), from Texas have released a couple of albums of Sabbath material done in latin / funk style. This stuff has to be heard. Excellent vocals, complete with horns and whatever else, giving the Sabbath classics a whole new feel. Haven’t seen any updates on these guys for a while. They have recorded their own material under the name ‘Brownout.’ https://www.brownoutmusic.com/brown-sabbath

MAC SABBATH

A US parody band, these guys dress up as McDonald’s characters, and re-write the lyrics to fast food agenda. Funny, yet very dark and very heavy. They have one album out – DriveThru Metal (2021). www.officialmacsabbath.com

BLACK SABBITCH

An all-female band playing the Sabbath classics. They’ve released 1 – 3 track ep (sold at shows and online, presumably), which is taken from the band’s upcoming full album. www.blacksabbitch.com

HAND OF DOOM

Lead by former Hole & Smashing Pumpkins bass player (and Canadian) Melissa Auf der Maur, who is the singer here. Hand Of Doom existed for a few years (2000-2003) and released 1 album Live In Los Angeles (’02). Sounds good, an interesting spin on things, and one I need to find.

URIAH HEEP-SAXON – US Tour, Heep ‘guest’ keyboard player

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On the current US tour which sees Uriah Heep & Saxon co-headlining, Heep will have Adam Wakeman guesting on keyboards, Wakeman mentioned this in his Twitter feed a while back. Uriah Heep posted that “Due to family commitments Phil Lanzon will not be appearing on this run of dates and filling in on keyboards will be Adam Wakeman (Ozzy Osbourne/ Black Sabbath/ Deep Purple)….”

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Both bands will play 80 minute sets, and alternate every few shows of who’s on first. Saxon will be promoting their excellent latest album Hell, Fire, and Damnation, while Uriah Heep will finally get to perform a number of songs (4?) from last year’s awesome Chaos & Colour release. Following the Heep tour, Adam Wakeman will be performing shows with his band ‘Jazz Sabbath’s.