Greeting cards for every occasion barack obama in conversation with isabel wilkerson. Newer trios have developed under his direction, letting the practice of reinterpreting classical music in a jazz vein grow. The original theme and harmonies are there, combined with a feeling of rock, latin and world music rhythms with a jazz line bringing unity at dazzling speed. The bach book 40th anniversary album jacques loussier. Jacques loussier jol ismert, mint johann sebastian bach szamos muvenek, peldaul a goldbergvariaciok a dzsesszertelmezesevel. Only a pianist with such an exceptional classical technique and deft improvisatory skill could have nurtured such a vision. January 1, 1999 get a special offer and listen to over 60 million songs, anywhere with amazon music unlimited.
French pianist jacques loussier released his original bach oriented recording with his first bach oriented jazz trio, the play bach trio, in 1959, so this 1999 telarc release does indeed mark the 40th anniversary of that occasion, although it is not by the same group except of course for loussier. The variation on the piece of jesu joy of mans desiring is light and lively. Bach, as played by the fantastic jacques loussier trio on their album the bach book. A gifted classical musician in his youth, loussier gravitated toward jazz and issued a series of innovative, genrebending albums under the play bach title in which he reworked the music of johanne sebastian bach. Mar 07, 2019 loussier formed another trio in 1985 with bassist vincent charbonnier and drummer andre arpino and, as well as continuing to play bach he also tried the same approach with other classical. Jacques loussier play bach trio jazzwoche burghausen 2007. This bach fugue captures the pure musical genius of the late. Jacques loussier piano, pierre michelot bass, and christian garros drums. Jacques loussier trio the bach book 40th anniversary. Loussier also continued composing through the 80s and 90s, as well as performing pieces by bach and ravel live and on albums like 1999s ravel.
The trio was formed in 1959 by loussier, bass player pierre michelot and percussionist christian garros. A classically taught pianist, loussier found a career in commercial popular music more. Check out the bach book by jacques loussier trio on amazon music. The bach book features rerecorded versions of jacques loussier s bestselling tracks from the 1960s. A year later, take bach and music of debussy were released. Jacques loussier, piano vincent charbonnier, bass andre arpino, drums.
Bach, jacques loussiers fans also included dr dre and quentin tarantino. Jacques loussier trio ravels bolero 1999 jacques loussier trio the best of play bach 2004 sacd jacques loussier trio bach. The german brass and the gewandhausorchester leipzig, directed by christian gansch, are followed by a jazz interpretation of fugue no. Loussier is the man who has brought bach and jazz together more. Mar 01, 2000 loussiers ideas about combining the two forms came to fruition with his 1959 record, play bach trio. Bolero, both of which featured his signature classical and jazz mix.
The jacques loussier trio was a french third stream jazz piano trio, led by pianist jacques loussier, that became known for its jazz interpretations of european classical music. Jacques loussier plays bach 1996 full album youtube. The bach book by jacques loussier trio on amazon music. The jacques loussier trio, founded in 1959, played more than 3,000 concerts and sold more than 7 million recordingsmostly in the bach series. Jacques loussier 26 october 1934 5 march 2019 was a french pianist and composer. The bach book by jacques loussier trio on apple music. Dark of the sun jacques loussier trio 6 master pieces1973. Bolero and bach book 40th anniversary album with his signature jazzy flair. In remembrance of my now terminated jazz channel mb7jazz. In 1959, loussier formed a piano trio that specialised in jazz arrangements of the baroque masters works for keyboard. Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at. In 1985 300 years after bach s birth, loussier reformed the play bach trio with two new partners, percussionist andre arpino and double bassist vincent charbonnier. Loussier is an agile pianist, and the rest of his group consists of pierre.
Saturday 14 july 2007 should this item be out of stock at the time of your order, we would expect to be able to supply it to you within 4 7 business days. Jacques loussier trio play bach the bach book complete. The play bach trio also credited on releases as jacques loussier trio, was a third str read more. Bach book 40th anniversary telarc cd 83474, compilation play bach. Loussier amalgamates with brio the most pure bach with all the richness of jazz.
Overall, this is another good album by the loussier trio. Listen free to jacques loussier trio the bach book bach. An acclaimed french pianist known for his jazz interpretations of classical works, jacques loussier rose to prominence leading his trio in the 1960s. Jacques loussier trio prelude no 1 in c major from well tempred clavier, bwv 846. Jacques loussier trio play bach at the champselysees. Fifty five years after those bold first steps with play bach trio, telarc celebrates loussiers upcoming 80th birthday in october 2014 with the release of two. As with his cd the bach book, jacques loussier is again embellishing the work of another master composer on this recent telarc release entitled ravels bolero. Bach book anniversary bach s goldberg variationsplays debussy. Loussier comes from france, as do the swingle singers.
Jacques loussier trio prelude no 1 in c major from well tempred. In 2000, loussier paired his trio with turkish pianists guher and suher pekinel for take bach. Working with his second trio, loussier continued to find a receptive audience issuing albums like 1996s jacques. This cd, entitled the bach book celebrates the 40th anniversary of the aforementioned landmark album, as well as the 250th anniversary of j. Jacques loussier and trio perform bach in jazz style the. A classically taught pianist, loussier found a career in commercial popular music more lucrative. In 1959 he formed the jacques loussier trio with two of frances finest jazz musicians, bassist pierre michelot and drummer christian garros. Jacques loussier trio play bach 1 musicians friend. He made quite an impression in 1960 with the play bach trio and has never looked back. With his trio, pianist jacques loussier has interpreted classical works in a straightahead jazz setting for over four decades. Bach is probably one of the most listenable classical composers, possibly with the exception of mozart, but that is another story, and the way loussier handles it all is, nothing short of genius. Tout sur the bach book jacques loussier, cd album et tous les albums musique cd, vinyle. This cd is as much, and even more so about loussier s own compositional abilities, for with the exception of the title cut, all songs were composed and arranged by loussier.
The bach book album by jacques loussier trio spotify. Kinderszenen scenes from childhood, bach s goldberg variations, top tracks. Jacques loussier, the jazz pianist who had a unique role in expanding the popularity of johann sebastian bach over the past sixty years has died at the age of 84. Johann sebastian bach jacques loussier, fugue in d major after the fugue bwv 850 of the welltempered clavier, book i johann sebastian bach jacques loussier, gavotte in d major after the gavotte of the orchestral suite bwv 1068. A gifted classical musician in his youth, loussier gravitated toward jazz and issued a series of innovative, genrebending albums under the play bach. Marbecks jacques loussier trio plays the bach book. The master of jazz and classical has a hit with this album. He arranged jazz interpretations of many of the works of johann sebastian bach, such as the goldberg variations. Jacques loussier 2000 take bach with pekinel sisters. In 1985, inspired by the 300th anniversary of bach s birth, loussier formed a second version of his trio, again playing a mix of classical and jazz with many of the added stylistic textures he had adopted since the groups start.
The jacques loussier trio enters the discussion ensconced between the two idioms, unwittingly a fly thrown into the maelstrom of addling. Jacques loussier trio concerto in d major for harpsichord, bmv 1054 iii. Play bach, jazz piano french touch petrucciani, legrand, loussier, my personal favorites. This could be a little confusing, so please bear with me.
Loussier is the man who has brought bach and jazz together more successfully than anyone in history. Remembering jacques loussier 1934 2019 the music show. Air on a g string arranged for jazz trio by jacques loussier. This cd is as much, and even more so about loussiers own compositional abilities, for with the exception of the title cut, all songs were composed and arranged by loussier. Bach,by way of jacques loussier, a man who knows all about uprating the classics.
They were commonly known in france as le trio play bach after the title of their first lps. Listen to little fugue in g minor by jacques loussier trio, 4,211 shazams. This bach fugue captures the pure musical genius of the. Jacques loussier trio music, videos, stats, and photos. Recorded at studio miraval, le val, france in october 1993. Jacques loussier angers, france, 26 october 1934 5 march 2019 was a french pianist and composer.
The best of play bach ultra hd 32bit master by jacques loussier trio 20820. Get a low price and free shipping on thousands of items. Play bach 1,2,3,4,5elenco tracceplay bach n 1prelude n 1 en ut majeur 5. The play bach series went on to sell tens of millions of albums. Then, in 1959, he hit upon the idea of performing the classical piano works of johann sebastian bach in a quasijazz style. Jacques loussier trio the bach book 40th anniversary album. More recent recordings included interpretations of compositions by erik satie, claude debussy, maurice ravel and antonio vivaldi. Jacques loussier the bach book 40th anniversary album. Little fugue in g minor jacques loussier trio shazam. They were commonly known in france as le trio play bach after the title of. Jul 14, 2007 jacques loussier trio plays the bach book. Buy jacques loussier trio, jacques loussier s album titled play bach, vols. Ravels bolerothe very best of jacques loussier air on a g string.
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