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Chopin Goes Jazz

Dr. Kok

Composer
Chopin
Released
2019
Label
Dr. Kok
Forces
Piano, Trio
Personnel
Dr. Kok

The unusual decision here is completeness: even the very short preludes receive their own jazz-ensemble treatment instead of being grouped into a medley.

That preserves Chopin’s key sequence and lets the abrupt changes of scale and mood shape the album just as they do the original cycle.

Hear both

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 originalsChopin · classical source works

One complete performance of Chopin’s twenty-four Préludes represents the album, which follows them in the composer’s own order.

Jazzed upDr. Kok · 2019
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Source works

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

  1. 24 Préludes Op. 28: No. 1 in C Major (Arr. for Jazz Ensemble)Prélude in C major, Op. 28 No. 1
  2. 24 Préludes Op. 28: No. 2 in a Minor (Arr. for Jazz Ensemble)Prélude in A minor, Op. 28 No. 2
  3. 24 Préludes Op. 28: No. 3 in G Major (Arr. for Jazz Ensemble)Prélude in G major, Op. 28 No. 3
  4. 24 Préludes Op. 28: No. 4 in E Minor (Arr. for Jazz Ensemble)Prélude in E minor, Op. 28 No. 4
  5. 24 Préludes Op. 28: No. 5 in D Major (Arr. for Jazz Ensemble)Prélude in D major, Op. 28 No. 5
  6. 24 Préludes Op. 28: No. 6 in B Minor (Arr. for Jazz Ensemble)Prélude in B minor, Op. 28 No. 6
  7. 24 Préludes Op. 28: No. 7 in a Major (Arr. for Jazz Ensemble)Prélude in A major, Op. 28 No. 7
  8. 24 Préludes Op. 28: No. 8 in F-Sharp Minor (Arr. for Jazz Ensemble)Prélude in F-sharp minor, Op. 28 No. 8
  9. 24 Préludes Op. 28: No. 9 in E Major (Arr. for Jazz Ensemble)Prélude in E major, Op. 28 No. 9
  10. 24 Préludes Op. 28: No. 10 in C-Sharp Minor (Arr. for Jazz Ensemble)Prélude in C-sharp minor, Op. 28 No. 10
  11. 24 Préludes Op. 28: No. 11 in B Major (Arr. for Jazz Ensemble)Prélude in B major, Op. 28 No. 11
  12. 24 Préludes Op. 28: No. 12 in G-Sharp Minor (Arr. for Jazz Ensemble)Prélude in G-sharp minor, Op. 28 No. 12
  13. 24 Préludes Op. 28: No. 13 in F-Sharp Major (Arr. for Jazz Ensemble)Prélude in F-sharp major, Op. 28 No. 13
  14. 24 Préludes Op. 28: No. 14 in E-Flat Minor (Arr. for Jazz Ensemble)Prélude in E-flat minor, Op. 28 No. 14
  15. 24 Préludes Op. 28: No. 15 in D-Flat Major Raindrop (Arr. for Jazz Ensemble)Prélude in D-flat major, Op. 28 No. 15 ‘Raindrop’
  16. 24 Préludes Op. 28: No. 16 in B-Flat Minor (Arr. for Jazz Ensemble)Prélude in B-flat minor, Op. 28 No. 16
  17. 24 Préludes Op. 28: No. 17 in a-Flat Major (Arr. for Jazz Ensemble)Prélude in A-flat major, Op. 28 No. 17
  18. 24 Préludes Op. 28: No. 18 in F Minor (Arr. for Jazz Ensemble)Prélude in F minor, Op. 28 No. 18
  19. 24 Préludes Op. 28: No. 19 in E-Flat Major (Arr. for Jazz Ensemble)Prélude in E-flat major, Op. 28 No. 19
  20. 24 Préludes Op. 28: No. 20 in C Minor (Arr. for Jazz Ensemble)Prélude in C minor, Op. 28 No. 20
  21. 24 Préludes Op. 28: No. 21 in B-Flat Major (Arr. for Jazz Ensemble)Prélude in B-flat major, Op. 28 No. 21
  22. 24 Préludes Op. 28: No. 22 in G Minor (Arr. for Jazz Ensemble)Prélude in G minor, Op. 28 No. 22
  23. 24 Préludes Op. 28: No. 23 in F Major (Arr. for Jazz Ensemble)Prélude in F major, Op. 28 No. 23
  24. 24 Préludes Op. 28: No. 24 in D Minor (Arr. for Jazz Ensemble)Prélude in D minor, Op. 28 No. 24