Jazz commercial songs. Popular commercial songs.

On the bright main streetYuga

On the bright main street

Originally, it’s a song by jazz musician Louis Armstrong.

The original has a somewhat cheerful vibe, but the version used in this commercial is arranged with a distinctive electric piano sound.

It gives a very stylish impression, and while it might seem mismatched with fried chicken at first glance, the commercial surprisingly comes together without feeling out of place.

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Tennessee WaltzAyado Chie

Tennessee Waltz – Chie Ayado.wmv

It was used as the theme song for a Nikko Asset Management commercial.

Chie Eshuku appears in the commercial and sings.

The original song was composed by country musician Pee Wee King with lyrics by Red Stewart, but in the 1950s it was covered by Patti Page and became a worldwide hit.

Creopatra’s DreamBud Powell

Cleopatra’s Dream

This piece, Cleopatra’s Dream—especially #1—is famous in Japan as a well-known tune.

Many jazz musicians have performed it on various instruments with a wide range of arrangements.

In television commercials, Sapporo Beer once used it for their “Kan-Nama” campaign.

It’s also frequently used as an insert song in TV programs and segments, making it a familiar piece: it quietly builds and envelops you, while maintaining a comfortable sense of distance and calm.

For piano, there are a great many arrangements and recordings.

This time, please enjoy Bud Powell’s rendition, which is particularly famous and highly regarded as a performance.

SpainChick Corea

Chick Corea – Spain – Live At Montreux 2004

As a modern jazz performer, Chick Corea is renowned for his wide-ranging works.

His piece Spain also beautifully showcases the distinctive flavor that comes from his virtuosity and expressive power as a performer.

It’s not a piece packed with flashy passages, yet it’s a work where even skilled professional musicians often find it difficult to fully capture every nuance and reproduce all the details.

It was used in a commercial for Kirin Beverage’s Namacha, so many people may recognize the melody.

Here is a performance by Chick Corea himself, the composer, from an event in Montreal.

Life is full of dreams.Shiina Ringo

Ringo Sheena – Life Is Full of Dreams

This is a song that Ringo Sheena originally wrote for Mitsuki Takahata to sing in a Japan Post Insurance commercial, which Sheena later covered herself.

It’s a jazz-tinged track that perfectly suits her distinctive voice.

While it carries a cabaret-like atmosphere, it also feels like it was crafted with a musical in mind.

It’s a slightly mature-scented number that makes you want to start dancing just by listening.

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Mack the KnifeElla Fitzgerald

Mack the knife – Ella Fitzgerald & Duke Ellington

It was used as the song in commercials such as Häagen-Dazs and Itoham’s “Midyear Gift ‘Monologue’” series.

The piece originally comes from The Threepenny Opera, written by the German playwright Brecht, and its English title refers to the German reading of the play’s protagonist’s name.

It is also one of the signature songs of Ella Fitzgerald, one of the three great female vocalists in the jazz world.

Tea For TwoBeverly Kenney

Tea For Two ~ Beverly Kenney

It was used as a commercial song for Ajinomoto’s “100th Anniversary” corporate advertisement and ARSOA Cosmetics’ “facial soap.” Originally, it was a hit as an inserted song in the 1925 musical “No, No, Nanette.” Later, in 1950, it was adapted into a film with the same title, starring Doris Day, and it reportedly became a hit.