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