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1	The Best of Play Bach (1990) more music like this by Jacques Loussier add to wishlist Jacques Loussier came up with his Play Bach jazz conceptions while still in the conservatory around 1950. He started recording them in 1959, and he's been at it ever since, adapting other classical composers along the way, but always returning to Bach. It made sense then, and it makes sense now, for Bach's linear, continuo-driven, contrapuntal ... see all copies from $7.99! new only from $7.99!
2	A Merry Christmas! (2003) more music like this by Stan Kenton add to wishlist When bandleader Stan Kenton was approached to record an album of holiday music in 1961 he agreed, on one condition -- no songs about singing snowmen or flying reindeer. The resulting album, A Merry Christmas, is a polyphonic masterpiece that is at once progressive and traditional. Included are such well-known classics as "O Tannenbaum" and "The ... see all copies from $2.63! new only from $7.47!
3	Fontessa (1956) more music like this by The Modern Jazz Quartet add to wishlist This LP has a particularly strong all-around set by the Modern Jazz Quartet. While John Lewis' "Versailles" and an 11-minute "Fontessa" show the seriousness of the group (and the influence of Western classical music), other pieces (such as "Bluesology," "Woody 'N You" and a pair of ballads) look toward the group's roots in bop and permit the band ... see all copies from $11.87! new only from $11.87!
4	Lonely Woman (1962) more music like this by The Modern Jazz Quartet add to wishlist Having sponsored Ornette Coleman at the School of Jazz near Lennox, MA, pianist and composer John Lewis helped launch the controversial career of one of the last great innovators in jazz. Lewis' support of the ragtag Texas native was somewhat unique in jazz circles at the time and even surprising, especially considering the gulf between the ... see all copies from $9.00! new only from $15.18!
5	Celebration (1993) more music like this by The Modern Jazz Quartet add to wishlist As part of their 40th anniversary, the Modern Jazz Quartet welcomed ten guest artists to their Celebration CD: Bobby McFerrin (brilliant on "Billie's Bounce"), Take 6, Phil Woods, Wynton Marsalis (who gets to show off his technique on "Cherokee"), Illinois Jacquet, Harry "Sweets" Edison, Branford Marsalis, Jimmy Heath, Freddie Hubbard and Nino ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.40!
6	Solo Piano: Impressions on Chopin's Nocturnes (2004) more music like this by Jacques Loussier add to wishlist Jacques Loussier has made a career out of playing classical themes in a jazz setting. Born in France in 1934, he came to fame in the late 1950s with his Play Bach Trio, a group that stayed together 20 years, transforming the themes of Bach into creative and melodic jazz. Since then he has put together another trio in which he interprets not just ... see all copies from $8.45! new only from $15.34!
7	Focus (1961) more music like this by Stan Getz add to wishlist A year or two shy of his bossa nova success, Stan Getz set his mind to improvising against a backdrop of darkish yet scintillating string charts. The orchestral muscle was provided by arranger Eddie Sauter; the heady and fluid horn lines, of course, came from Getz. The jazz star might have been all airy samba fog to some, but on this classic date ... see all copies from $6.39! new only from $12.47!
8	The Four Seasons (1997) more music like this by Jacques Loussier Trio add to wishlist Pianist Jacques Loussier has certainly had an unusual career, much of it spent performing jazz interpretations of Bach's music. While his original works have been noteworthy, Loussier's most famous projects have been his transformations of Bach's music. In 1997 he tackled Vivaldi's Four Seasons, four concertos that he performed and recorded with ... see all copies from $10.99! new only from $15.34!
9	Plays George Gershwin's "Porgy and Bess" (1965) more music like this by The Modern Jazz Quartet add to wishlist The Modern Jazz Quartet, a group legendary for it's feats during their heyday in the cool bop period of jazz music, shares with the listener a brilliant effort encompassing their impression of composer George Gershwin's "Porgy and Bess." Acclaimed by Encyclopedia Britannica as "the greatest American musical drama ever written," The Modern Jazz ... see all copies from $10.28! new only from $10.28!
10	Modern Jazz Quartet: 1957 (2002) more music like this by The Modern Jazz Quartet add to wishlist see all copies from $6.91! new only from $8.53!
11	The Wonderful World of Jazz/Evolution (2007) more music like this by John Lewis add to wishlist Collectables presents a surprisingly logical double reissue of two great Atlantic albums by pianist, composer, arranger and bandleader John Lewis. The Wonderful World of Jazz was originally released in 1960; Evolution (the first of two by that title) came out in 1999. These albums complement each other quite well; much better in fact than some ... see all copies from $10.44! new only from $10.44!
12	Bach: The Brandenburgs (2006) more music like this by Jacques Loussier Trio add to wishlist Depending on who you talk to, the third stream movement of the '50s was either an absolute blessing or an absolute curse. There are racial separatists who claim that third stream was an assault on African-American culture because it tried to "whiten" jazz, and there are equally silly individuals who insist that Beethoven and Mozart were jazz ... see all copies from $11.80! new only from $15.34!
13	The Music of Debussy (2000) more music like this by The Jacques Loussier Trio add to wishlist When Jacques Loussier gave the music of Johann Sebastian Bach the jazz treatment (as others, notably the Modern Jazz Quartet, had before him), it worked really well. The tumbling flow of Bach's contrapuntal lines, the square rhythms that just beg to be played with a swing feel -- everything about Bach that makes his music the farthest thing from ... see all copies from $5.95! new only from $12.72!
14	European Concert [Collectables] (1960) more music like this by The Modern Jazz Quartet add to wishlist Long considered a classic album from the Modern Jazz Quartet, the European Concert defines them simultaneously as a recording entity and as a working band. Issued by Collectables on a single disc is the entire performance originally issued on a pair of Atlantic LPs in 1962 and briefly released on CD by Joel Dorn's M Label in the year 2000. MJQ ... see all copies from $10.73! new only from $10.73!
15	Art of the Groove (2000) more music like this by Turtle Island String Quartet add to wishlist Although their inclination to improvise and their occasional tendency to cover jazz standards seemed to mark them as a jazz outfit, the Turtle Island String Quartet usually got classified as a new age group, if only because they recorded for Windham Hill and, after all, they were a string quartet. As of the self-released Art of the Groove, however ... see all copies from $9.92! new only from $9.92!
16	Ezz-Thetics [Bonus Tracks] (1961) more music like this by George Russell add to wishlist This is a true classic. Composer/pianist George Russell gathered together a very versatile group of talents (trumpeter Don Ellis, trombonist Dave Baker, Eric Dolphy on alto and bass clarinet, bassist Steve Swallow, and drummer Joe Hunt) to explore three of his originals, "'Round Midnight" (which is given an extraordinary treatment by Dolphy), ... see all copies from $9.14! new only from $9.14!
17	Satie: Gymnopédies Gnossiennes (1998) more music like this by Jacques Loussier Trio add to wishlist see all copies from $10.00! new only from $12.72!
18	Black Christ of the Andes [Bonus Tracks] (1964) more music like this by Mary Lou Williams add to wishlist Complex and brooding suites by jazz artists have often received mixed reviews. Whether hailed as brilliant and visionary or slammed as self-indulgent and trite -- Ellington's Black, Brown and Beige, Charles Mingus' infamous Town Hall Concert, or even Wynton Marsalis' Blood on the Fields all come to mind -- these works are, if nothing else, great ... see all copies from $11.58! new only from $11.58!
19	Classical Cool (2003) more music like this by William Kanengiser add to wishlist William Kanengiser is a highly-respected guitarist, arranger, and founding member of The Los Angeles Guitar Quartet, which has produced ten CDs, including the Grammy-nominated Lagq Latin. This is Kanengiser's third solo CD and his first explicit foray into jazz. It reconfirms that immaculate classical chops are no barrier to swing, especially when ... see all copies from $10.32! new only from $10.32!
20	Sacred Music of Duke Ellington (2006) more music like this by Seattle Repertory Jazz Orchestra add to wishlist If a repertory orchestra is going to do something, it might as well go big. Here, the Seattle Repertory Jazz Orchestra, in combination with the Oregon Repertory Singers and a handful of guests, take on music from Duke Ellington's three Sacred Music concerts. The performances are flawless, running the range from gospel to jazz to something mighty ... see all copies from $18.50! new only from $18.50!
21	1961 (1992) more music like this by Jimmy Giuffre 3 add to wishlist This reissue of Fusion and Thesis, the two albums the new Jimmy Giuffre 3 made in 1961, prior to their breakthrough and breakup in 1962, is nothing short of a revelation musically. Originally produced by Creed Taylor, who was still respectable back then, the two LPs have been complete remixed and remastered by ECM proprietor and chief producer ... see all copies from $32.44! new only from $32.44!
22	Complete Rodgers & Hart Songbook (1996) more music like this by Various Artists add to wishlist The classic songs of Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart are rendered on this outstanding three-disc set, which features vocalists like Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughan, Dinah Washington, Shirley Horn, Tony Bennett and Cassandra Wilson. Among the spotlighted instrumentalists are Charlie Parker, Coleman Hawkins, Art Tatum, Stan Getz, Bill ... see all copies from $27.82! new only from $27.82!
23	A Love Supreme: The Legacy Of John Coltrane (2007) more music like this by Turtle Island String Quartet add to wishlist With the master's 80th birthday in mind, the Turtle Islanders pay their respects to the repertoire of the mighty Trane, adding their own custom-built tribute, "Model Train" -- which has a modal structure much like that of "Impressions" -- and a pair of numbers associated with John McLaughlin. As the album's centerpiece, "A Love Supreme" -- all ... see all copies from $6.30! new only from $14.58!
24	Echoes of the Old World (1993) more music like this by William Kanengiser add to wishlist see all copies from $5.00! new only from $5.00!
25	Improvised Meditations & Excursions/Eastern Exposure (2000) more music like this by John Lewis/Fred Kaz add to wishlist Celebrity and obscurity mix on these two piano trio dates -- one a sublime essay on the art of improvisation, the other a bit of a curiosity that dabbles in Eastern exoticism. John Lewis' Improvised Meditations & Excursions, from 1959, provides an intimate portrait of the celebrated pianist and composer. It's a remarkable piece of piano jazz that ... see all copies from $12.35! new only from $12.35!

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