Quarter-Note Corner: Darkworld Jazz

Each Friday, Incoming Pull features a musical selection for your listening pleasure. This week's piece comes from OC Remix community member, Gux, with his rendition of Dark World from A Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past, titled Darkworld Jazz. Hit the jump for the feature.

From the moment the piece starts, the listener can't help but be lured in by the lone trumpet carrying the all-too-familiar melody. It's almost like the smooth and laid back sound takes the place of the game's hero, Link, inviting listeners to once again, brave Hyrule for another time. And then in a nice touch, Gux hits us with a hip piano solo in the middle of the piece. Nothing is forced and the bass provides a nice walking beat for the piano to dance on top of.

OC Remix creator, David "djpretzel" Lloyd, had this to say:

"Hot diggity damn, just who IS this 'Gux', and what right does he have to contribute a Jazz ReMix of the Zelda 3 'Darkworld' theme with a beautiful, REAL trumpet solo? VERY slick here, I gotta give Gux major props for pulling off a very successfull Jazz mix that sounds like it could be right off a professional arranged album, with a bitchin' horn solo that blows me away every time I hear it. Nothing too fancy as far as notes, but the tone, processing, and articulation are all impeccable. Combine that with a lounge piano backup and an acoustic bass with 'tude, and you're downright DANGEROUS. This is the exact type of contribution I started this site to recieve, and it ranks as one of my favorites to date.

Follow this link or click below to hear Gux's Darkworld Jazz.