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1. The Best of Play Bach (1990)
by Jacques Loussier
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 ... More
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2. A Merry Christmas! (2003)
by Stan Kenton
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 ... More
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3. Fontessa (1956)
by The Modern Jazz Quartet
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 ... More
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4. Lonely Woman (1962)
by The Modern Jazz Quartet
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 ... More
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5. Celebration (1993)
by The Modern Jazz Quartet
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"), ... More
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6. Solo Piano: Impressions on Chopin's Nocturnes (2004)
by Jacques Loussier
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 ... More
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7. Focus (1961)
by Stan Getz
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 ... More
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8. The Four Seasons (1997)
by Jacques Loussier Trio
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 ... More
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9. Plays George Gershwin's "Porgy and Bess" (1965)
by The Modern Jazz Quartet
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 ... More
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10. Modern Jazz Quartet: 1957 (2002)
by The Modern Jazz Quartet
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11. The Music of Debussy (2000)
by The Jacques Loussier Trio
List of all editionsWhen 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 ... More
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12. Bach: The Brandenburgs (2006)
by Jacques Loussier Trio
List of all editionsDepending 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 ... More
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13. European Concert [Collectables] (1960)
by The Modern Jazz Quartet
List of all editionsLong considered a classic album from the Modern Jazz Quartet, the European Concert defines them simultaneously as a recording entity and as a working band. ... More
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15. Art of the Groove (2000)
by Turtle Island String Quartet
List of all editionsAlthough their inclination to improvise and their occasional tendency to cover jazz standards seemed to mark them as a jazz outfit, the Turtle Island String ... More
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16. Black Christ of the Andes [Bonus Tracks] (1964)
by Mary Lou Williams
List of all editionsComplex and brooding suites by jazz artists have often received mixed reviews. Whether hailed as brilliant and visionary or slammed as self-indulgent and trite - ... More
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17. Ezz-Thetics [Bonus Tracks] (1961)
by George Russell
List of all editionsThis is a true classic. Composer/pianist George Russell gathered together a very versatile group of talents (trumpeter Don Ellis, trombonist Dave Baker, Eric ... More
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18. 1961 (1992)
by Jimmy Giuffre 3
List of all editionsThis 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 ... More
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19. Complete Rodgers & Hart Songbook (1996)
by Various Artists
List of all editionsThe classic songs of Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart are rendered on this outstanding three-disc set, which features vocalists like Billie Holiday, Ella ... More
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20. Classical Cool (2003)
by William Kanengiser
List of all editionsWilliam Kanengiser is a highly-respected guitarist, arranger, and founding member of The Los Angeles Guitar Quartet, which has produced ten CDs, including the ... More
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21. Sacred Music of Duke Ellington (2006)
by Seattle Repertory Jazz Orchestra
List of all editionsIf 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 ... More
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22. The Wonderful World of Jazz/Evolution (2007)
by John Lewis
List of all editionsCollectables presents a surprisingly logical double reissue of two great Atlantic albums by pianist, composer, arranger and bandleader John Lewis. The Wonderful ... More
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24. Complete Modern Jazz Quartet Prestige & Pablo Recordings (2003)
by The Modern Jazz Quartet
List of all editionsIn typical Fantasy Records aplomb, this four-CD set collects the eight albums which the Modern Jazz Quartet either mentored or collaborated on during their ... More
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25. A Love Supreme: The Legacy Of John Coltrane (2007)
by Turtle Island String Quartet
List of all editionsWith 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, ... More
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