Mix of Jazz and Classical Music

this one?

I think the problem with a lot of the fusion music is that it's extremely predictable, it's a rock rhythm and the solos all play the same stuff and they play it over and over again ...
Ken Burns

Check out our 3rd Stream genre. That is where we put artists who mix jazz with concert hall music, as well as jazz artists who write compositions.

You know I've heard of Sebesky but it's been many years since I've heard the music. But what came to mind first is this band called Free Flight. I don't think they've been active since the early '80's but one of the two albums I have is actually called The Jazz/Classical Union.

BTW, another artist who isn't on here yet. Add them to my list. Big smile

Edited by Slartibartfast - 17 Jun 2011 at 11:30am

Here is something different. It is not like his usual fare and actually would be one of the softest mastering jobs I have ever heard but it needs to be for the material. Three takes of "Spiegel Im Spiegel"...(Mirror in the Mirror) , Duets of piano and violin or violincello and two of "Fur Alina" ( solo piano) Although absolutely beautiful it is depressing. When I bought it surprisingly my wife played it as well as one of my daughters and you would think it would be the last type of album to be popular here. If it had been a record would have had a few pops by now with the amount of play.

Maybe there is a Salsa version out there

We are all too crass here for Classical. If it does not swing, rock,disco, etc , it is usually out the door like a rocket

Matt

js wrote:

We added Sebesky long ago.

I was referring to my list of not yet addeds not Sebesky. LOL

Hell, even Sketches of Spain is pretty classical in nature.

John Zorn has done some classical albums

Uri Caine!

I believe Dave Brubeck did some tinkering in this realm. At least the one piece I have " Elementals" (from Time Changes) mixes the two.

Hit it on Five.

Saxophone Scatterbrain Blitzberg

Stab them in the ears.

Sebesky's "Giant Box" has a great blending of Mahavishnu Orchestra's "Birds of Fire" with Stravinsky's "Firebird Suite" and Bob James has a jazzy version of "Night on Bald Mountain" on his album "One." I'm sure there are many more examples but those two come to mind immediately. Also, if you're into synthesizer-heavy covers of classics check out Tomita's work in the 70s.

Make a joyful noise unto the Lord...

Hi,

Try Egberto Gismonti's No Caipira from the 70's ... and see if you can handle most of the album ... it is, Villa Lobos meets Samba, meets Bossa Nova, meets Jazz, meets Stravinsky ... and then ... who knows ... who cares ... it's out of this world and one of the finest things ever recorded!

You don't even need any psychedelics to enjoy it! ... and at the time I was reading Doris Lessing's "Briefing for a Descent Into Hell" ... and if you have'nt read it (quick read btw ... small novel!) ... you are cheating, but this music was like a real soundtrack for that novel!

Let's see. Terje Rypdal had some orchestral pieces that I have to listen to again, as I don't really remember them that well.

There was one other piece that I think it is an ECM album, that I have never found that is really neat ... someone wrote a piece for Chromatic Harp with an orchestra, and no, this was not Norton Buffalo, or Toots Thielmanns, and I have never found that piece ... but yeah ... it was massive and I thought that the Harp was very jazzy around the orchestra.

And my apologies, I have not kept up with ECM in the past 15 years.

Edited by Moshkito - 15 Aug 2011 at 8:07pm