Take Bach

Evening Music | May 6, 2010
Many of Bach's scores are not so different from jazz notation in concept: a figured bass with melody, leaving the fleshing out of harmonies to the performers. We sample the traditional version of Bach's Concerto for Two Harpsichords and Strings, followed by Loussier's jazz treatment from the album Take Bach.

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