A clutch of ancient swing numbers have got a retouch from a squad of familiar beatmakers.

The Sounds From The Onyx EP has been commissioned by the team behind HBO serial Boardwalk Empire, and features edits of Prohibition-era jazz standards by a string of veteran hip-hop producers. Well-practised sample-flipper Pete Rock takes on Vince Giordano & The Nighthawks’ ‘Sugarfoot Stomp’, and Om’Mas Keith turns out a dreamy rework of Ethel Waters’ ‘One Sweet Letter From You’. Other remixes comes from Jazzy Jeff, Shafiq Husayn, Tall Black Guy, and Jayceeoh & B-Sides. The results are, to be frank, not a little chintzy, but an interesting curiosity nonetheless – click below to stream. [via Potholes In My Blog]