Album guide
Bach in Jazz
- Composer
- J.S. Bach
- Released
- 1966
- Label
- Omega
- Forces
- Flute, Clarinet, Trumpet, Saxophone
- Personnel
- Die Kammer-Jazz-Gruppe; arrangements credited to Mart Laiser (Horst Reipsch)
The same twelve-track record circulated as Bach in Jazz and Bach As Never Played Before.
Its arranger “Mart Laiser” was really Horst Reipsch, who built concertante swing settings from twelve themes in The Well-Tempered Clavier using reeds and brass rather than a piano trio.
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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 classical player presents the identified Book I and Book II sources in album order, using Barenboim throughout the WTC and Gould for the BWV 899 fughetta.
Spotify’s player is here for convenience; the full track listing below remains available to everyone.
Source works
The album’s complete track listing, with each classical source identified and original compositions marked plainly.
- Fuga Nr. 1 in CWTC I: Fugue No. 1 in C major, BWV 846
- Fuga Nr. 16 in G MollWTC I: Fugue No. 16 in G minor, BWV 861
- Fuga Nr. 21 in BWTC I: Fugue No. 21 in B-flat major, BWV 866
- Fuga Nr. 7 in EWTC I: Fugue No. 7 in E-flat major, BWV 852
- Präludio Nr. 12 in F MollWTC I: Prelude No. 12 in F minor, BWV 857
- Andante Con Moto in GWTC II: Prelude No. 15 in G major, BWV 884
- Fuga Nr. 5 in DWTC I: Fugue No. 5 in D major, BWV 850
- Fugetta in D MollLittle Fugue in D minor, BWV 899
- Fuga Nr. 2 in C MollWTC I: Fugue No. 2 in C minor, BWV 847
- Fuga Nr. 2 C MollWTC II: Fugue No. 2 in C minor, BWV 871
- Fuga Nr. 6 in FWTC II: Fugue No. 11 in F major, BWV 880
- Fuga Nr. 12 in F MollWTC I: Fugue No. 12 in F minor, BWV 857
