A Bach Christmas
Listeners' suggestions for jazz and Bach presented by Alyn Shipton include music from Django Reinhardt, Bill Evans, Lee Konitz, the Swingle Singers, and Jacques Loussier. Plus contemporary jazz interpretations of Bach from Tim Garland and Cyrus Chestnut.
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Warne Marsh & Lee Konitz
Two Part Invention, No 1 - Allegro
- Live at The Montmartre Club, Vol 2.
- Storyville.
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Django Reinhardt
Improvisation Sur le Premier Mouvement du Concerto en Re Mineur de J S Bach
- Swinging With Django.
- Naxos.
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Jaco Pastorius
Chromatic Fantasy / Blackbird
- Word of Mouth.
- Warner.
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Uri Caine
Variations 36, 37 & 38
- The Goldberg Variations.
- Winter and Winter.
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Cyrus Chestnut
Baroque Impressions
- The Dark Before The Dawn.
- Atlantic.
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Bill Evans
Valse
- Bill Evans Trio with Symphony Orchestra.
- Verve.
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Tim Garland
Concerto for Soprano Saxophone - Homage to Father Bach, Movt. 3
- Celebrating Bach.
- AB.
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Benny Goodman
Bach Goes to Town
- The Essential BG.
- Proper.
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Fats Waller
Bach Up To Me
- Complete Recorded Works, Vol. 3.
- JSP.
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The Swingle Singers
Fugue in C Minor
- Bach鈥檚 Greatest Hits.
- Philips.
Performers:
Artist听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Lee Konitz and Warne Marsh
Title听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 2-Part Invention No 1 - Allegro
Composer听听听听听 J S Bach
Album听听听听听听听听听听听听 Live at The Montmartre Club Vol 2
Label听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Storyville
Number 听 听 听 听 听 STCD 8202 Track 4
Duration 听 听 听 听 听1.13
Performers 听 听 Lee Konitz, as; Warne Marsh, ts; Dec 1975.
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Artist听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Jacques Loussier
Title听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Toccata and Fugue in D Minor BWV 565
Composer听听听听听 J S Bach
Album听听听听听听听听听听听听 Play Bach 1, 2 and 3
Label听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 American Jazz Classics
Number听听听听听听听听听 99114 CD 1 Track 5
Duration 听听听听听听听 8.57
Performers听听听 Jacques Loussier, p; Pierre Michelot, b; Christian Garros, d. 1959
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Artist听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Django Reinhardt
Title听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Improvisation Sur le Premier Mouvement du Concerto en Re Mineur de J. S.听Bach
Composer听听听听听 J S Bach
Album听听听听听听听听听听听听 Swinging With Django
Label听听听听听听听听听听听听听听Naxos
Number听听听听听听听听听 8.120698 Track 19
Duration 听听听听听听听 3.23
Performers听听听 Eddie South, Stephane Grappelli, vn; Django Reinhardt, g. 25 Nov 1937
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Artist听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Jaco Pastorius
Title听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Chromatic Fantasy / Blackbird
Composer听听听听听 J S Bach / Lennon & McCartney
Album听听听听听听听听听听听听Word of Mouth
Label听听听听听听听听听听听听听听Warner
Number听听听听听听听听听 93624 8246-2 Tracks 4 and 5
Duration 听听听听听听听 3.19 / 2.47
Performers听听听 Jaco Pastorius, elb; Toots Thielemans, hca; plus Word of Mouth big band. 1981
Artist听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听Uri Caine
Title 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 Variations 36, 37, and 38
Composer听 听 听 听Bach arr. Caine
Album听听听听听听听听听听听听 The Goldberg Variations
Label听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Winter and Winter
Number听 听 听 听 听 听910-054-2 CD 1 Tracks 36, 37, 38
Duration 听 听 听 听 听4.25 / 0.56 / 2.34
Performers 听 听 Ralph Alessi, t; Greg Osby, as; Todd Reynolds, vn; Uri Caine, p; James Genus, b; Reggie Washington, elb; Ralph Peterson, d; Milton Cardona, perc; Marco Bermudez, v; 2000
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Artist听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Cyrus Chestnut
Title听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听Baroque Impressions
Composer听 听 听 听Bach arr. Chestnut
Album听听听听听听听听听听听听 The Dark Before The Dawn
Label听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听Atlantic
Number听 听 听 听 听 听82719-2 Track 4
Duration 听 听 听 听 听4.42
Performers听 听 听Cyrus Chestnut p, 1995.
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Artist听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Bill Evans
Title听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Valse
Composer听听听听听 J S Bach arr. Ogermann
Album 听 听 听 听 听 听 Bill Evans Trio with Symphony Orchestra
Label 听 听 听 听 听 听 听Verve
Number听听听听听听听听听 8219832 Track 2
Duration 听听听听听听听 5.52
Performers 听 听 Bill Evans, p; Chuck Israels, b; Grady Tate, d. Orchestra directed by Claus Ogermann, Oct/Dec 1965.
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Artist听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Tim GarlandTitle听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Concerto for Soprano saxophone 鈥� Homage to Father Bach Movt 3
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Composer听听听听听 Garland
Album听听听听听听听听听听听听 Celebrating Bach
Label 听 听 听 听 听 听 听AB
Number 听 听 听 听 听ABCD 5025 Track 11
Duration 听 听 听 听 听4.07
Performers 听 听 Tim Garland, ss; Northern Sinfonia, dir Bradley Creswick. 2009.
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Artist听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Echoes of Swing听
Title听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Gavotte from English Suite no 6
Composer听听听听听 Bach arr Dawson
Album 听 听 听 听 听 听 Dancing
Label 听 听 听 听 听 听 听ACT
Number听听听听听听听听听 ACT 9103-2 Track 5
Duration 听听听听听听听 3.00
Performers 听 听 Colin Dawson, t; Chris Hopkins, as; Bernd Lhotzky, p; Oliver Mewes, d.
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Artist 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听Benny Goodman
Title 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 Bach Goes to Town
Composer 听 听 听 Templeton
Album听听听听听听听听听听听听 The Essential BG
Label听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Proper
Number 听 听 听 听 听 Properbox 109 CD 3 Track 5 2.36
Duration 听 听 听 听 听2.36
Performers听听听 Benny Goodman, clt; Harry James, Ziggy Elman, Chris Griffin, t; Red Ballard, Vernon Brown, tb; Noni Bernard, Dave Matthews,听 Art Rollini, Jerry Jerome, saxes; Jess Stacy p; Ben Heller, g; Harry Goodman, b; Buddy Schutz, d. 15 Dec 1938.
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Artist听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Fats Waller
Title听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Bach Up To Me
Composer听听听听听 Waller
Album 听 听 听 听 听 听Complete Recorded Works Vol 3
Label 听 听 听 听 听 听 听JSP
Number听听听听听听听听听 946 CD 4 Track 5
Duration 听听听听听听听 2.40
Performers听听听 Herman Autrey, t; Gene Sedric, cl, ts; Fats Waller, p; Al Casey, g; Charlie Turner, b; Yank Porter, d. 8 June 1936
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Artist听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Swingle Singers
Title 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 Fugue in C Minor
Composer 听 听 听 Bach
Album 听 听 听 听 听 听 Bach鈥檚 Greatest Hits
Label听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Philips
Number 听 听 听 听 听 600097 Side A Track 6
Duration 听 听 听 听 听1.17
Performers 听 听 Swingle Singers, dir. Ward Swingle.
Broadcast
- Sat 23 Dec 2017 16:00麻豆约拍 Radio 3
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