Album guide
Play Bach
- Composer
- J.S. Bach
- Released
- 2002
- Label
- Kind of Blue
- Forces
- Piano, Vibraphone, Quartet
- Personnel
- Kenny Barron, Stefon Harris, Ron Carter, Lewis Nash
Kenny Barron, Stefon Harris, Ron Carter and Lewis Nash recorded the album at Avatar Studios in 2002, four years before the linked remaster appeared.
The piano, vibraphone, bass and drums deliberately recall the Modern Jazz Quartet’s instrumentation, but the arrangements are by Bob Belden and Suzanne Severini.
Hear both
The classical side contains only the source pieces used on the album, in album order. The jazz side presents the complete album whenever a dependable copy can be embedded.
The classical player follows the album track by track; the two Brandenburg movements are separated by the Invention exactly as they are on the jazz album.
You can hear the album on Spotify below.
Spotify’s player is here for convenience; the full track listing below remains available to everyone.
Source works
The album’s complete track listing, with each classical source identified and original compositions marked plainly.
- Jesu, Joy of Man’s DesiringJesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring
- Oboe Concerto in a Major, Bwv 1055, 2nd MovementOboe Concerto in a Major, Bwv 1055, 2nd Movement
- Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 in F Major, Bwv 1047, 1st MovementBrandenburg Concerto No. 2 in F Major, Bwv 1047, 1st Movement
- Invention No. 4, Bwv 775Invention No. 4, Bwv 775
- Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 in F Major, Bwv 1047, 2nd MovementBrandenburg Concerto No. 2 in F Major, Bwv 1047, 2nd Movement
- AirOrchestral Suite No. 3 in D major, BWV 1068: Air