Reflections on Gnossienne No. 1

Vienna Art Orchestra · 1984 · after Erik Satie, arr. Mathias Rüegg

Context

Reworking of Erik Satie taken from The Minimalism of Erik Satie, released by Hat ART in 1984 and recorded in Vienna in September 1983 and March 1984. Arranged and conducted by Mathias Rüegg, the album is praised by AllMusic as a rare marriage of jazz and classical that succeeds on both counts.

In the genealogy of jazz

This track belongs to Modern big bands, Third stream. Among the origins and influences of Modern big bands: Swing, big bands, Third stream.

Sources

• EN: The Minimalism of Erik Satie

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