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In contrast, BusinessWorld called it a "wonderful, delightful album" and praised it for mixing mainstream pop jazz with more adventurous sounds. [3] The Record (New Jersey) called it "timeless music played with reverence and charm"; they also noted that all the guitarists on the record were far more skilled than George Harrison .
The album was recorded with the Modern Jazz Quartet and a 22-piece orchestra. [4] Pianist John Lewis wrote and arranged the original score. Although he had already written music for No Sun in Venice, this was the first time Lewis—given early 16 mm film proofs—composed along the story-line rather than delivering “a set of isolated pieces ...
This is an A–Z list of jazz tunes, which includes jazz standards, pop standards, and film song classics which have been sung or performed in jazz on numerous occasions and are considered part of the jazz repertoire. For a chronological list of jazz standards with author details, see the lists in the box on the right.
For a looser, more comprehensive A-Z list of jazz standards and tunes which have been covered by multiple artists, see the List of jazz tunes Index of articles associated with the same name This set index article includes a list of related items that share the same name (or similar names).
Jazz rap is a fusion subgenre of hip hop music and jazz, developed in the late 1980s and early 1990s. The lyrics are often based on political consciousness, Afrocentrism, and general positivism. 1980s -> Jazz rock: The term "jazz-rock" (or "jazz/rock") is often used as a synonym for the term "jazz fusion". 1960s -> Jump blues: 1930s -> Kansas ...
Jazz-funk composition by Herbie Hancock, Paul Jackson, Harvey Mason and Bennie Maupin, from Hancock's album Head Hunters. 1973 – "Mr. Magic". [182] Written by Ralph MacDonald and William Salter. 1973 – "Send in the Clowns". [183] Song by Stephen Sondheim from the musical A Little Night Music. 1974 – "Beauty and the Beast".
Hugh Masekela – Almost Like Being in Jazz (Chissa, 2005) Carmen McRae – Carmen for Cool Ones (1958) [3] Helen Merrill – Brownie: Homage to Clifford Brown (1995) [4] Modern Jazz Quartet – European Concert (Atlantic, 1960) Modern Jazz Quartet – Dedicated to Connie (Atlantic, recorded May 1960, released 1995) James Moody – Moody with ...
Blues on Bach is an album by American jazz group the Modern Jazz Quartet recorded in 1973 and released on the Atlantic label. [4] The album includes five arrangements by John Lewis of pieces by Johann Sebastian Bach, interspersed with four original blues pieces "on" [the name] "Bach"—in keys (and with titles) that spell out in order the name B-A-C-H.