Jazzing the classics: loves and hates

Contributor Trevor Harley reminded me of Glenn Gray’s ingeniously jazzed version of César Franck’s Symphony (prompted by my programming the [original] piece in Monteux’s magnificent Chicago recording on today’s Radio 3 ‘Sunday Morning’). Any other ‘faves’ when it comes to jazzing the classics (to put it very simply) – ie, arrangements by Kenton (specifically Wagner), Herbie Hancock, Uri Caine, etc?

13 thoughts on “Jazzing the classics: loves and hates

  1. So many! Art Tatum’s Massenet Elegie and Dvorak Humoresque and his madcap trio arrangement of Rubinstein’s Melody in F. Duke Ellington/Billy Strayhorn’s amazingly imaginative Nutcracker Suite. Nat “King” Cole’s Rachmaninov C-sharp Minor Prelude. Sonny Rollins’ take on the Tchaikovsky Pathetique. Dick Hyman recorded a lovely, wistful version of the Chopin C-sharp Minor Waltz with bassist Brian Torff. And, of course, Jelly Roll Morton’s Library of Congress solo rendition of the Miserere from Verdi’s Il Trovatore, and for stride fans, Donald Lambert’s Pilgrim’s Chorus from Wagner’s Tannhauser. The highly underrated jazz pianist Herman Chittison did a fast stride versions of popular classics too. Erroll Garner also jazzed up the aforementioned C-sharp Minor Waltz. I myself do the first movement of Schubert’s D. 960 sonata in the style of Bill Evans!

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    1. trevorharley

      I am obsessed with strange arrangements of Bach, particularly the Goldberg . Uri Caine is very good in this respect, and does anyone else know an odd collection called “The Gilded Goldbergs” (by Robin Holloway, I think)?

      Tim Kliphuis is very good at swing arrangements, but I think I heard him first on one of your programmes.

      I have a complete playlist of jazz arrangements in my iTunes library. When I get back to it I’ll see if I can export it and edit the xml file into something presentable.

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    2. Tot Taylor

      The Nice: ‘Pathetique’ (live) – exciting, ‘free’, messy, ‘fast’, one of the group knows what’s going on – two of them don’t, it’s somehow still beautiful though… Or Tull’s
      ‘Bourree’ (surely ‘perfectly Bach…’ ?). There are so many, many more…

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  2. Always had a soft spot for this Dizzy Gillespie / Grieg – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DR7zSA1GXew.

    Louis Sclavis’ Rameau disc is well worth a listen – http://www.allmusic.com/album/les-violences-de-rameau-mw0000004324.

    Jason Moran does a version of Brahms’ Intermezzo op.118, no. 2 – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nR0b6xL5yKo (on the same record, he does his party trick of playing along with phone messages, if you haven’t heard that – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uftkxUCWAoc).

    Dave Douglas with a very different-sounding ‘Desseins Eternels’ from Messiaen’s ‘La Nativité Du Seigneur’ – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zYyKCwdvaiI

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  3. trevorharley

    The post is a bit lengthy, but you can ignore everything below if you wish. It would take me ages to edit it further. This is my jazz – classics playlist. Other suggestions welcome.

    Highlights not so far mentioned include Barney Kessel and the David Rees-Williams Trio.

    Concerto in C Major, BWV 1061: Allegro Andre Arpino, Benoît Dunoyer De Segonzac, Güher Pekinel & Süher Pekinel Johann Sebastian Bach Take Bach
    Concerto in C Major, BWV 1061: Adagio Andre Arpino, Benoît Dunoyer De Segonzac, Güher Pekinel & Süher Pekinel Johann Sebastian Bach Take Bach
    Concerto in C Major, BWV 1061: Fuga Andre Arpino, Benoît Dunoyer De Segonzac, Güher Pekinel & Süher Pekinel Johann Sebastian Bach Take Bach

    Solfegietto Andy Miles, clarinet, Duisberg Philharmonic, Jonathan Darlington, conductor C.P.E. Bach arr. Clandrelli Unknown

    Viva el Toro! (Toreador’s march) Barney Kessel with Andre Previn, Shelly Manne, and others Bizet arr. Kessel Plays Carmen
    Flowersville (Carmen) Barney Kessel with Andre Previn, Shelly Manne, and others Bizet arr. Kessel Plays Carmen

    Caprice XXIV Paganini Benny Goodman Paganini arr. Goodman Benny Rides Again
    Bach Goes to Town – A Fugue In Swing Tempo Benny Goodman & Benny Goodman and His Orchestra Alec Templeton The King of Swing

    Valse Bill Evans Trio Swinging Classics

    Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring The Classical Jazz Quartet Bach Play Bach
    Oboe Concerto in A Major, 2nd Movement, BWV 1055 The Classical Jazz Quartet Bach Play Bach
    Brandenburg Concerto #2 in F Major, 1st Movement, BWV 1047 The Classical Jazz Quartet Bach Play Bach
    Invention #4, BWV 775 The Classical Jazz Quartet Bach Play Bach
    Brandenburg Concerto #2 in F Major, 2nd Movement BWV 1047 The Classical Jazz Quartet Bach Play Bach
    Air The Classical Jazz Quartet Bach Play Bach

    Jazz To Swing Claude Bolling Swinging Classics

    Symphony 6 (Organ) Movement 1 David Rees-Williams Trio Back From Before
    Wash Me Throughtly David Rees-Williams Trio Back From Before
    The Queenes Command / Preludium David Rees-Williams Trio Back From Before
    Stabat Mater / Se Tu N’ami David Rees-Williams Trio Back From Before
    Gavotte David Rees-Williams Trio Back From Before
    Prelude In C Major – Partita No2 In C Minor David Rees-Williams Trio Back From Before
    Symphony 4, Movement 2 Adagio David Rees-Williams Trio Back From Before
    Gigue In G David Rees-Williams Trio Back From Before
    Das Alte Jahr Vergangen Ist David Rees-Williams Trio Back From Before
    Ave Verum Corpus David Rees-Williams Trio Back From Before
    Lead Me, Lord David Rees-Williams Trio Back From Before
    Laudate Dominum David Rees-Williams Trio Back From Before
    Music for a While David Rees-Williams Trio Hidden Colours
    Jesus, Meine Zuversict David Rees-Williams Trio Bach. arr. Hidden Colours
    Picardy David Rees-Williams Trio Trad. arr. David Rees-Williams Hidden Colours
    When I Am Laid In Earth David Rees-Williams Trio Hidden Colours
    Nun Komm; Der Heiden Heiland David Rees-Williams Trio Bach arr. Rees-Williams Hidden Colours
    Invention In a Minor – J S Bach David Rees-Williams Trio Thinking Allowed
    Choral In a Minor – Franck David Rees-Williams Trio Thinking Allowed
    Sonata In a Major (theme) – Mozart David Rees-Williams Trio Thinking Allowed
    Prelude In e Minor – J S Bach David Rees-Williams Trio Thinking Allowed
    Fugue In e Minor – J S Bach David Rees-Williams Trio Thinking Allowed
    Arietta – Grieg David Rees-Williams Trio Thinking Allowed
    Sonata In D Minor – Scarlatti David Rees-Williams Trio Thinking Allowed
    Adagio from Sonata In a Minor – Vivaldi David Rees-Williams Trio Thinking Allowed
    St Patrick – Ancient Irish Hymn Melody David Rees-Williams Trio Thinking Allowed
    Sonatine 3rd Movement – Ravel David Rees-Williams Trio Thinking Allowed
    Passepied – Debussy David Rees-Williams Trio Thinking Allowed
    Invention In a Minor (take 2) – J S Bach David Rees-Williams Trio Thinking Allowed

    Anitra’s Dance from Peer Gynt David Rose and His Orchestra Grieg arr. Rose Not available

    Fantaisie sur une danse norvégienne Django Reinhardt Fantaisie sur une danse norvégienne
    Improvisation Django Reinhardt & Stéphane Grappelli The ultimate Collection
    Improvisation sur le 1er mouv J.S. Bach Django Reinhardt, P Cordonnie & Stéphane Grappelli Johann Sebastian Bach Django Reinhardt: 20 chansons d’or
    Liebestraum N°3 Django Reinhardt, Stéphane Grappelli & The Quintet of the Hot Club of France Crazy Rhythm

    Anitra’s Dance Donald Lambert Recorded 1951-61

    Sugar Rum Cherry (Dance Of The Sugar Plum Fairy) Duke Ellington Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Three Suites
    Danse of the Floreadores (Waltz of the Flowers) Duke Ellington Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Three Suites
    Arabesque Cookie (Arabian Dance) Duke Ellington Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Three Suites
    Morning Mood from “Peer Gynt Suite, No. 1” Duke Ellington Edvard Grieg Three Suites

    Sonata In C Eugen Cicero Swinging Classics

    Largo from Concerto In D, Rv 234 Garaj Mahal & Fareed Haque Discovery – the Moog Guitar

    Reverie Gary McFarland Swinging Classics

    Samson & Delilah, Op. 47: Softly Awakes My Heart Geoff Love and His Orchestra Camille Saint-Saëns Opera Without Words

    The Ladies’ Chamber George Gruntz Swinging Classics
    The Lamp Is Low George Shearing Swinging Classics
    Prelude In E Minor Gerry Mulligan Swinging Classics

    Hungarian Dance No.5 Glen Gray Shall We Sing? / Sounds of the Great Bands in Latin
    Minuet Glen Gray Shall We Sing? / Sounds of the Great Bands in Latin
    Finale G Minor Symphony Glen Gray Shall We Sing? / Sounds of the Great Bands in Latin
    Humoresque Glen Gray Shall We Sing? / Sounds of the Great Bands in Latin
    Poet and Peasant Overture Glen Gray Shall We Sing? / Sounds of the Great Bands in Latin
    Melody in F Glen Gray Shall We Sing? / Sounds of the Great Bands in Latin
    D Minor Symphony Glen Gray Shall We Sing? / Sounds of the Great Bands in Latin
    Minuet in G Glen Gray Shall We Sing? / Sounds of the Great Bands in Latin
    Dance of the Hours Glen Gray Shall We Sing? / Sounds of the Great Bands in Latin

    Fugue Tune Hank Jones Swinging Classics

    Sonata nº 7 Horacio Icasto Trío Debussiana – Jazz Impressions On Debussy, Gershwin, Piazzolla, Prokofiev, Ravel
    Pavane pour une infante défunte Horacio Icasto Trío Debussiana – Jazz Impressions On Debussy, Gershwin, Piazzolla, Prokofiev, Ravel
    María de Buenos Aires Horacio Icasto Trío Piazzolla Debussiana – Jazz Impressions On Debussy, Gershwin, Piazzolla, Prokofiev, Ravel
    Debussiana Horacio Icasto Trío Debussiana – Jazz Impressions On Debussy, Gershwin, Piazzolla, Prokofiev, Ravel

    Appassionata Horst Jankowski Quartet Swinging Classics

    Italian Concerto No. 1 Ingfried Hoffmann Swinging Classics

    Prelude No.1 in C major BWV 846 [The Well-tempered Clavier – Book 1]: Prelude No.1 in C major BWV 846 [The Well-tempered Clavier – Book 1] Jacques Loussier Johann Sebastian Bach Play Bach Aux Champs-Elysées
    Fugue N 1 En Ut Majeur BWV 846 / Fugue No. 1 In C Major (Well Tempered Clavier, BWV 846) Jacques Loussier Johann Sebastian Bach Play Bach No. 1
    Prélude N 2 En Ut Majeur BWV 847 / Prelude No. 2 In C Minor (Well Tempered Clavier, BWV 847) Jacques Loussier Johann Sebastian Bach Play Bach No. 1
    Fugue N 2 En Ut Mineur BWV 847 / Fugue No. 2 In C Minor (Well Tempered Clavier, BWV 847) Jacques Loussier Johann Sebastian Bach Play Bach No. 1
    Prélude N 5 En Ré Majeur BWV 850 / Prelude No. 5 In D Major (Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1, BWV 850) Jacques Loussier Johann Sebastian Bach Play Bach No. 1
    Fugue N 5 En Ré Majeur BWV 850 / Fugue No. 5 In D Major (Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1, BWV 850) Jacques Loussier Johann Sebastian Bach Play Bach No. 1
    Cantate, BWV 147: “Herz Und Mund Und Tat Und Leben” (jazz version) Jacques Loussier Johann Sebastian Bach Play Bach No. 2
    Chorale No. 1 “Sleepers Awake” Jacques Loussier Swinging Classics
    Prelude No. 1 In C Major Jacques Loussier Bach arr. Loussier The Very Best Of Play Bach
    Fugue No. 2 In C Minor Jacques Loussier Bach arr. Loussier The Very Best Of Play Bach
    Aria From Suite In D Major Jacques Loussier Bach arr. Loussier The Very Best Of Play Bach
    Two Part Invention No. 5 In F Major Jacques Loussier Bach arr. Loussier The Very Best Of Play Bach
    Jesu, Joy Of Man’s Desiring Jacques Loussier Bach arr. Loussier The Very Best Of Play Bach
    Italian Concerto In F Major – Allegro Jacques Loussier Bach arr. Loussier The Very Best Of Play Bach
    Italian Concerto In F Major – Andante Jacques Loussier Bach arr. Loussier The Very Best Of Play Bach
    Italian Concerto In F Major – Presto Jacques Loussier Bach arr. Loussier The Very Best Of Play Bach
    Siciliano In G Minor Jacques Loussier Bach arr. Loussier The Very Best Of Play Bach
    Little Fugue In G Minor (578) Jacques Loussier Bach arr. Loussier The Very Best Of Play Bach
    Sleepers Awake Jacques Loussier Bach arr. Loussier The Very Best Of Play Bach
    Prelude From Partita In E Major Jacques Loussier Bach arr. Loussier The Very Best Of Play Bach
    Gavotte In D Major Jacques Loussier Bach arr. Loussier The Very Best Of Play Bach
    Vivace From Concerto No. 3 In C Minor Jacques Loussier Bach arr. Loussier The Very Best Of Play Bach
    Pastorale In C Minor Jacques Loussier Bach arr. Loussier The Very Best Of Play Bach
    Fantasy In C Minor Jacques Loussier Bach arr. Loussier The Very Best Of Play Bach
    Toccata And Fugue In D Minor Jacques Loussier Bach arr. Loussier The Very Best Of Play Bach
    Scarlatti: Sonata No. 33 In B Minor Jacques Loussier Trio Baroque Favorites (In New Jazz Arrangements By Jacques Loussier)
    Pachelbel: Canon In D Major Jacques Loussier Trio Baroque Favorites (In New Jazz Arrangements By Jacques Loussier)
    Arabesque (from Deux Arabesques) Jacques Loussier Trio Claude Debussy Jacques Loussier Trio Plays Debussy
    Aria [Orchestral Suite No.3 in D minor BWV 1068]: Aria [Orchestral Suite No.3 in D minor BWV 1068] The Jacques Loussier Trio Johann Sebastian Bach Play Bach Aux Champs-Elysées
    Von fremden Ländern und Menschen (Of Foreign Lands and Peoples) The Jacques Loussier Trio Schumann: Kinderszenen (Scenes From Childhood)
    Kuriose Geschichte (A Curious Story) The Jacques Loussier Trio Schumann: Kinderszenen (Scenes From Childhood)
    Haschemann (Blind Man’s Bluff) The Jacques Loussier Trio Schumann: Kinderszenen (Scenes From Childhood)
    Bittendes Kind (Pleading Child) The Jacques Loussier Trio Schumann: Kinderszenen (Scenes From Childhood)
    Glückes genug (Happy Enough) The Jacques Loussier Trio Schumann: Kinderszenen (Scenes From Childhood)
    Wichtige Begebenheit (An Important Event) The Jacques Loussier Trio Schumann: Kinderszenen (Scenes From Childhood)
    Träumerei (Dreaming) The Jacques Loussier Trio Schumann: Kinderszenen (Scenes From Childhood)
    Am Kamin (At the Fireside) The Jacques Loussier Trio Schumann: Kinderszenen (Scenes From Childhood)
    Ritter vom Steckenpferd (Knight of the Hobbyhorse) The Jacques Loussier Trio Schumann: Kinderszenen (Scenes From Childhood)
    Fast zu ernst (Almost Too Serious) The Jacques Loussier Trio Schumann: Kinderszenen (Scenes From Childhood)
    Fürchtenmachen (Frightening) The Jacques Loussier Trio Schumann: Kinderszenen (Scenes From Childhood)
    Kind im Einschlummern (Child Falling Asleep) The Jacques Loussier Trio Schumann: Kinderszenen (Scenes From Childhood)
    Der Dichter spricht (The Poet Speaks) The Jacques Loussier Trio Schumann: Kinderszenen (Scenes From Childhood)

    Rahkki Sruvvis Jan Garbarek Ingor Ántte Áilu Gaup I Took Up the Runes
    We Are the Stars Jan Garbarek Jan Garbarek Rites
    Parce Mihi Domine Jan Garbarek & The Hilliard Ensemble Christóbal de Morales Officium
    Primo Tempore Jan Garbarek & The Hilliard Ensemble Anonymous (Czech, 14th century) Officium
    Sanctus Jan Garbarek & The Hilliard Ensemble Anonymous (Czech, 14th century) Officium
    Regnantem Sempiterna Jan Garbarek & The Hilliard Ensemble Anonymous (Gregorian) Officium
    O Salutaris Hostia Jan Garbarek & The Hilliard Ensemble Pierre de La Rue Officium
    Procedentem Sponsum Jan Garbarek & The Hilliard Ensemble Anonymous (Hungarian, 15th century) Officium
    Pulcherrima Rosa Jan Garbarek & The Hilliard Ensemble Anonymous (Czech, 15th century) Officium
    Parce Mihi Domine Jan Garbarek & The Hilliard Ensemble Christóbal de Morales Officium
    Beata Viscera Jan Garbarek & The Hilliard Ensemble Magister Perotinus Officium
    De Spineto Nata Rosa Jan Garbarek & The Hilliard Ensemble Anonymous (English, 14th century) Officium
    Credo Jan Garbarek & The Hilliard Ensemble Anonymous (Czech, 14th century) Officium
    Ave Maris Stella Jan Garbarek & The Hilliard Ensemble Guillaume Dufay Officium
    Virgo Flagellatur Jan Garbarek & The Hilliard Ensemble Anonymous (Sarum) Officium
    Oratio Ieremiae Jan Garbarek & The Hilliard Ensemble Anonymous (Gregorian) Officium
    Parce Mihi Domine Jan Garbarek & The Hilliard Ensemble Christóbal de Morales Officium
    Ov Zarmanali Jan Garbarek & The Hilliard Ensemble Jan Garbarek, Gordon Jones, David James, Steven Harrold, Rogers Covey-Crump & Komitas Officium Novum
    Svjete Tihij Jan Garbarek & The Hilliard Ensemble Jan Garbarek, Steven Harrold, David James, Gordon Jones, Rogers Covey-Crump & Public Domain Officium Novum
    Alleluia. Nativitas Jan Garbarek & The Hilliard Ensemble Perotin Officium Novum
    Norwegian Dance 35 No. 2 (Jazz) Jim Martinez Classical & Jazz Edvard Grieg
    In Dulci Jubilo John Fiddy & The Swingle Singers Johann Sebastian Bach Christmas Concertos

    Fugue in D Major (Well-Tempered Clavier Book 1) John Lewis (piano) Bach arr. Lewis Unknown John Lewis piano

    Ora Pro Nobis John Potter, John Surman, Milos Valent & Stephen Stubbs Anonymous The Dowland Project – Romaria
    Ein Iberisch Postambel John Surman, Milos Valent, Stephen Stubbs & Milos Valent, John Surman, Stephen Stubbs Surman et al. The Dowland Project – Romaria

    Concerto For Harp And Orchestra Op. 4, No. 6 In B Flat, 1st Movement Johnny Teupen Swinging Classics

    Mayingo + Fugue On Mayingo (Instrumental) Jovenal Olanda (Nana)
    Vasconcelos, Sami Ateba, Osvaldo Caló, Carisse Mouassi, Martin Ibessa, Alain Aubin & Yvon Kassa Johann Sebastian Bach Lambarena
    “Herr, Unser Herrscher” from St. John Passion, BWV 245, No. 1 (Instrumental) Jovenal Olanda (Nana) Vasconcelos, Sami Ateba, Osvaldo Caló, Carisse Mouassi, Martin Ibessa, Alain Aubin & Yvon Kassa Johann Sebastian Bach Lambarena
    “Ihr Lieblichste Blicke, Ihr Freudige Stunden” from Cantata, BWV 208, No. 15 (Voice) Jovenal Olanda (Nana) Vasconcelos, Sami Ateba, Osvaldo Caló, Carisse Mouassi, Martin Ibessa, Alain Aubin & Yvon Kassa Johann Sebastian Bach Lambarena

    Greensleeves Klaus Weiss-Trio Swinging Classics

    Caritas Abundat In Omnia Knut Rössler, Johannes Vogt & Between The Times Traditional Octagon

    Flow My Tears London Jazz Four An Elizabethan Songbook
    Rondeau London Jazz Four An Elizabethan Songbook

    (What Did I Do to Be So) Black & Blue Louis Armstrong Louis Armstrong: Greatest Hits of All Time
    Barco Negro Mariza Caco Velho-Piratini, David Mourão-Fereira Fado Em Mim

    Theme From “La Forza Del Destino” Martynas Giuseppe Verdi Martynas

    Carmen: Habanera / La Cumparsita Martynas Gerardo Matos Rodriguez & Georges Bizet Martynas

    Regret? The Modern Jazz Quartet Blues On Bach
    Blues In B Flat The Modern Jazz Quartet Blues On Bach
    Rise Up In The Morning The Modern Jazz Quartet Blues On Bach
    Blues In A Minor The Modern Jazz Quartet Blues On Bach
    Precious Joy The Modern Jazz Quartet Blues On Bach
    Blues In C Minor The Modern Jazz Quartet Milt Jackson Blues On Bach
    Don’t Stop This Train The Modern Jazz Quartet Blues On Bach
    Blues In H (B) The Modern Jazz Quartet Milt Jackson Blues On Bach
    Tears From The Children The Modern Jazz Quartet Bernard D. Hanighen/Thelonious Monk/Charles Williams Blues On Bach

    Mazurka Opus 68 No.2 a Minor Nils Henrik Asheim, Gjertrud’S Gypsy Orchestra, Georg Reiss, Helene Waage, Pål Thorstensen, Gjertrud Økland, Tom Karlsrud, Trond Villa & Ernest Bangó Chopin arr. Asheim Mazurka – Remaking Chopin

    The 4 Seasons, Summer, 2nd Movement, Adagio Raymond Fol Swinging Classics

    Hallelujah Rolf Zielke Rolf Zielke Handel Jazz
    Solitude In Silence Rolf Zielke Rolf Zielke Handel Jazz

    Allemande In A Major Siegfried Schwab Swinging Classics

    Air The Singers Unlimited Swinging Classics

    Once Stan Getz Swinging Classics

    Prelude to Act III of “Lohengrin” Stan Kenton Richard Wagner Retrospective – The Capitol Years
    Passacaglia and Fugue Stan Kenton Allyn Ferguson Retrospective – The Capitol Years

    Peter Gunn (arr.B.Baxter) The Swingle Singers Henry Mancini Anthology
    Cachapaya [Peru] The Swingle Singers Traditional Anthology
    De Punta Y Taco (Chile) The Swingle Singers Trad. Around the World – Folk Songs
    Ciao Bella Ciao (Italy) The Swingle Singers Trad. Around the World – Folk Songs
    Sakkijarven Polka (Finland) The Swingle Singers Trad. Around the World – Folk Songs
    Badinerie from Suite No. 2, BWV 1067 The Swingle Singers Johann Sebastian Bach Bach Hits Back
    Blute Nur from St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244 The Swingle Singers Johann Sebastian Bach Bach Hits Back
    Little Organ Fugue, BWV 578 The Swingle Singers Bach arr. Swingle Singers Bach Hits Back
    Three – Part Invention The Swingle Singers Bach arr. Swingle Singers Bach Hits Back – A Cappella Amadeus
    Ave Verum Corpus K. 618 The Swingle Singers Ben Parry A Cappella Amadeus – A Mozart Celebration
    Horn Concerto No. 4 in E-Flat K. 495 – III. Rondo (Allegro Vivace) The Swingle Singers Jonathan Rathbone A Cappella Amadeus – A Mozart Celebration
    Prelude No. 7 in E Flat (From The Well Tempered Clavier Book 2, BWV 876) The Swingle Singers Johann Sebastian Bach Going Baroque
    Fugue In D Minor The Swingle Singers Bach arr. Swingle Singers Jazz Sebastian Bach (Remastered)
    Prelude In F Minor The Swingle Singers Bach arr. Swingle Singers Jazz Sebastian Bach (Remastered)
    Fugue In C Minor The Swingle Singers Bach arr. Swingle Singers Jazz Sebastian Bach (Remastered)
    C Major Praeludium The Swingle Singers Johann Sebastian Bach Keyboard Classics
    Harmonious Blacksmith Variations from Harpsichord Suite In E Major The Swingle Singers George Frideric Handel Keyboard Classics
    Piano Sonata No. 15 Inb C Major, Allegro The Swingle Singers Swinging Classics
    Serenade No. 13 in G Major, K. 525, “Eine kleine Nachtmusik”: Allegro The Swingle Singers Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Swinging Mozart
    Serenade No. 13 in G Major, K. 525, “Eine kleine Nachtmusik”: Rondo The Swingle Singers Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Swinging Mozart
    Joshua Fit De Battle Of Jericho [Usa: Spiritual] (Arr. Jonathan Rathbone) The Swingle Singers Anonymous, Henry Mancini, Johann Sebastian Bach, Jonathan Rathbone, Traditional & Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart The Swingle Singers
    Air From Suite No. 3 (Air On A G String), Bwv 1068 The Swingle Singers Anonymous, Henry Mancini, Johann Sebastian Bach, Jonathan Rathbone, Traditional & Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart The Swingle Singers
    Dido’s Lament The Swingle Singers & The Swingle Singers, Shlomo & The Vocal Orchestra Purcell arr. Swingle Singers Beauty & the Beatbox
    Piano Concerto No. 21, 2nd Mvt. The Swingle Singers & The Swingle Singers, Shlomo & The Vocal Orchestra Mozart arr. Swingle SIngers Beauty & the Beatbox
    Prelude XVIII from Das Wohltemperirte Clavier, BWV 887 The Swingle Singers, Andrew Busher, Helen Massey, Heather Cairncross, Linda Stevens, Jonathan Rathbone, Deryn Edwards, Ben Parry & David Porter Thomas Johann Sebastian Bach Anthology
    Little David’s Fugue Swingle Singers/The Modern Jazz Quartet Sascha/J. Lewis Place Vendome
    Air For G String Swingle Singers/The Modern Jazz Quartet W. Swingle/J.S. Bach, Arr. J. Lewis Place Vendome
    Vendome Swingle Singers/The Modern Jazz Quartet J. Lewis Place Vendome
    Ricercare Swingle Singers/The Modern Jazz Quartet J.S. Bach, Arr. J. Lewis Place Vendome
    When I Am Laid In Earth (Dido’s Lament) Swingle Singers/The Modern Jazz Quartet H. Purcell, Arr. J. Lewis Place Vendome
    Alexander’s Fugue Swingle Singers/The Modern Jazz Quartet J. Lewis Place Vendome
    Three Windows Swingle Singers/The Modern Jazz Quartet J. Lewis Place Vendome

    Love Song Tim Kliphuis Gabriel Fauré Swingin’ Through the Classics
    Humoresque Tim Kliphuis Antonín Dvořák Swingin’ Through the Classics
    Prelude in E Minor Tim Kliphuis Frédéric Chopin Swingin’ Through the Classics
    Liebestraum Tim Kliphuis Franz Liszt Swingin’ Through the Classics
    Samba de la Alhambra Tim Kliphuis Francisco Tárrega Swingin’ Through the Classics
    Norwegian Dance Tim Kliphuis Edvard Grieg Swingin’ Through the Classics
    Romance Tim Kliphuis Robert Schumann Swingin’ Through the Classics
    Song Without Words Tim Kliphuis Felix Mendelssohn Swingin’ Through the Classics
    Johnny Swings Tim Kliphuis Johannes Brahms Swingin’ Through the Classics
    Tony’s Tune Tim Kliphuis Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Swingin’ Through the Classics
    Ave Maria Tim Kliphuis Franz Schubert Swingin’ Through the Classics
    Melancholy Serenade Tim Kliphuis Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Swingin’ Through the Classics

    Pat’s Aria Topology Adams Perpetual Motion Machine

    Tristan und Isolde: Liebestod The Uri Caine Ensemble Wagner arr. Caine Wagner E Venezia
    Tannhäuser Ouvertüre The Uri Caine Ensemble Wagner arr. Caine Wagner E Venezia
    Lohengrin Ouvetüre 3. Akt The Uri Caine Ensemble Wagner arr. Caine Wagner E Venezia
    Tristan und Isolde Prelude The Uri Caine Ensemble Wagner arr. Caine Wagner E Venezia
    Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg Ouvertüre The Uri Caine Ensemble Wagner arr. Caine Wagner E Venezia
    Der Ritt der Walküre The Uri Caine Ensemble Wagner arr. Caine Wagner E Venezia
    Lohengrin Ouvertüre 1. Akt The Uri Caine Ensemble Wagner arr. Caine Wagner E Venezia
    Piano Sonata In C Major, K 545: First Movement Uri Caine, Joyce Hammann, Chris Speed, Ralph Alessi, Nguyên Lê, Drew Gress, Jim Black & DJ Olive Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Mozart: the Uri Caine Ensemble Plays Mozart
    Piano Sonata In C Major, K 545: Second Movement Uri Caine, Joyce Hammann, Chris Speed, Ralph Alessi, Nguyên Lê, Drew Gress, Jim Black & DJ Olive Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Mozart: the Uri Caine Ensemble Plays Mozart
    Sinfonia Concertante In e Flat Major, K 364: Third Movement Uri Caine, Joyce Hammann, Chris Speed, Ralph Alessi, Nguyên Lê, Drew Gress, Jim Black & DJ Olive Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Mozart: the Uri Caine Ensemble Plays Mozart
    Piano Sonata In C Major, K 545: Third Movement Uri Caine, Joyce Hammann, Chris Speed, Ralph Alessi, Nguyên Lê, Drew Gress, Jim Black & DJ Olive Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Mozart: the Uri Caine Ensemble Plays Mozart
    First Gymnopedie Yusef Lateef Erik Satie Pure Fire! – A Gilles Peterson Impulse Collection

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    1. trevorharley

      I have a particular soft spot for jazzed-up classics. I like the idea of taking a standard and seeing how far you can take the starting idea.

      Does the synthesiser work of Tomita count?

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