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Jazzwise names after bach as one of the top 20 jazz albums of 2018. However, jacques loussiers music goes far beyond that. His trio, play bach, has sold over six million albums, doing better in europe than the u. Jacques loussier plays bach by jacques loussier trio on. Loussiers music flows effortlessly, one does not even realise the complexity of piano play he employs to convey bachs music transforming it to 20th century jazz. Download play bach, volume 2 by jacques loussier emusic. Download jazz album by jacques loussier trio the best of play bach 2004 sacdr. Jacques loussier, piano pierre michelot, double bass christian garros, drums, percussion music by johann sebastian bach, arrangements by jacques loussier. Jacques loussier, piano vincent charbonnier, bass andre arpino, drums. I have most of more recent cds, and when this arrived, i couldnt resist. Find jacques loussier discography, albums and singles on allmusic allmusic. Jacques loussier trio plays debussy 2000, cd discogs. You only love once original motion picture soundtrack. Jacques loussiers combinations of classical and jazz music are just wonderful.
Jacques loussier trio music, videos, stats, and photos. Listen to your favorite songs from jacques loussier plays bach by jacques loussier trio now. Jacques loussier born 26 october 1934 is a french pianist and composer. About 2 12 hours of fun stretch over 5 cds with the original album artwork reproduced. Loussiers music flows effortlessly, one does not even realise the complexity of piano play he employs to convey bachs music transforming it to 20th century jazz without losing and of the original tones. Sometimes credited as play bach trio, the original trio broke up in 1978.
He arranged jazz interpretations of many of the works of johann sebastian bach, such as the goldberg variations. Stream ad free with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. Jacques loussier jacques loussier plays bach amazon. They were commonly known in france as le trio play bach after the title of. The jacques loussier trio, founded in 1959, played more than 3,000 concerts and sold more than 7 million recordingsmostly in the bach series. Jacques loussier biography, albums, streaming links. They used bachs compositions as a base for jazz improvisation and made many live appearances, tours, and concerts, as well as a. Jacques loussier play bach n1 1959 dati album anno. Jacques loussier angers, france, 26 october 1934 5 march 2019 was a french pianist and composer. French pianist jacques loussier released his original bachoriented recording with his first bachoriented jazz trio, the play bach trio, in 1959, so this 1999 telarc release does indeed mark the 40th anniversary of that occasion, although it is not by the same group except of course for loussier. Noone has ever managed to do what they do with such finesse. French jazz trio formed in 1959 by pianist jacques loussier, with christian garros on drums and pierre michelot on bass. They were commonly known in france as le trio play bach after the title of their first lps.
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