Mix of Jazz and Classical Music

Remember 20th century serious composers have written pieces specifically for jazz musicians including Benny Goodman and Dave Brubeck. Worth digging out the "Jazz" album released by the conductor Simon Rattle some 20 years ago, to get some examples of these pieces. On 'Jazz' too  you'll find the rarely played jazz arrangement of  Gershwin's 'Rhapsody In Blue' originally made for Paul Whitemans Orchestra  -  I believe  Whiteman and co.  were the first to play 'Rhapsody'. This is a composition  that has slipped into the classic repertoire with the more familiar classical orchestral arrangement. Something similar seems to have happen to Scott Joplin's rags through Joshua Rifkin's albums .

Edited by Dick Heath - 25 Oct 2011 at 12:25pm

I'll start with the out of print and very rare BS&T score to The Owl and the Pussycat, a farce based on the Manhoff play with a simmering blend of brass pop, hard bop, and faux Baroque.   I don't even think its ever been on CD, though I have the movie.

Next would be the criminally ignored Brandenburg Gate:Revisited by Brubeck and friends

Finally a personal fave since childhood, MJQ's incomparable Blues On Bach

But the album's not on the website...

Nice!

YES!