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Bach in Jazz

Sante Palumbo Trio

Composer
J.S. Bach
Released
2002
Label
Musicisti Associati Produzioni
Forces
Piano, Organ, Trio
Personnel
Sante Palumbo piano, Hammond organ and keyboards, Marco Ricci double bass, Stefano Bagnoli drums and percussion, with Bruno De Filippi harmonica and electric guitar and Danilo Rossi viola as guests

Alongside the trio’s piano, bass and drums come Hammond organ, harmonica, electric guitar and viola. Bruno De Filippi and La Scala principal violist Danilo Rossi appear selectively, so the instrumental colour changes considerably across the album.

Even the familiar titles take less obvious routes. “Aria sulla quarta corda” returns to Bach’s orchestral Air rather than Wilhelmj’s violin arrangement, while the Minuet comes from the same Second Orchestral Suite as the opening Badinerie.

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The classical side contains only the source pieces used on the album, in album order. The jazz side presents the complete album whenever a dependable copy can be embedded.

The originalsJ.S. Bach · classical source works

The listening queues above follow the same order. The classical player omits tracks that are not based on a classical original.

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Source works

The album’s complete track listing, with each classical source identified and original compositions marked plainly.

  1. BadinerieOrchestral Suite No. 2 in B minor, BWV 1067: VII. Badinerie
  2. CiacconaViolin Partita No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004: V. Ciaccona (Chaconne)
  3. PreludioThe Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I, Prelude and Fugue No. 2 in C minor, BWV 847: I. Prelude
  4. Aria sulla quarta cordaOrchestral Suite No. 3 in D major, BWV 1068: II. Air
  5. CoraleHerz und Mund und Tat und Leben, BWV 147: X. Jesus bleibet meine Freude
  6. SicilianaFlute Sonata in E-flat major, BWV 1031: II. Siciliano
  7. MinuettoOrchestral Suite No. 2 in B minor, BWV 1067: VI. Menuet
  8. Toccata e fuga in re minoreToccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565
  9. My Dear Johann SebastianOriginal composition by Sante Palumbo