Toccata and Fugue in D Minor

Jacques Loussier Trio · 1959 · Bach en trio jazz, Play Bach n° 1

Context

A Bach piece arranged by Jacques Loussier for the trio with Pierre Michelot on bass and Christian Garros on drums, recorded in Paris at the time of Play Bach No. 1. The trio, founded in 1959, popularized this principle of improvising on Bach.

In the genealogy of jazz

This track belongs to Third stream. Among the origins and influences of Third stream: Cool (Birth of the Cool).

By the same artist

• Air on the G String (Play Bach) (1959)

Sources

• freshsoundrecords.com
• jazzmusicarchives.com

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