A Bach Christmas

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.