Blues on Bach

Blues on Bach
Studio album by Modern Jazz Quartet
Released	1974
Recorded	November 26 & 27, 1973 Atlantic Recording Studios, New York City
Genre	Jazz
Length	41:27
Label	Atlantic QD 1652
Producer	Nesuhi Ertegun
Modern Jazz Quartet chronology
In Memoriam (1973) Blues on Bach (1973) The Complete Last Concert (1974)
Milt Jackson chronology
In Memoriam (1973) Blues on Bach (1973) Olinga (1974)

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Review scores
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Allmusic	[1]

Blues on Bach is an album by American jazz group the Modern Jazz Quartet recorded in 1973 and released on the Atlantic label.^[2] The album includes five compositions based on Johann Sebastian Bach's melodies from "The Old Year Has Now Passed Away" ("Regret?"), "Sleepers Wake" ("Rise Up in the Morning"), "Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring" ("Precious Joy"), "Klavierbüchlein für Wilhelm Friedemann Bach" (Don't Stop This Train") and "The Well-Tempered Clavier" ("Tears from the Children").

Reception

The Allmusic review stated "This album has an interesting concept, alternating four original blues with five adaptations of melodies from classical works by Bach. The Modern Jazz Quartet had long been quite adept in both areas, and despite a certain lack of variety on this set (alternating back and forth between the two styles somewhat predictably), the music is largely enjoyable".^[1]

Track listing

All compositions by John Lewis except as indicated

1. "Regret?" - 2:04
2. "Blues in B Flat" - 4:56
3. "Rise Up in the Morning" - 3:28
4. "Blues in A Minor" - 7:53
5. "Precious Joy" - 3:12
6. "Blues in C Minor" (Milt Jackson) - 7:58
7. "Don't Stop This Train" - 1:45
8. "Blues In H (B)" (Jackson) - 5:46
9. "Tears from the Children" - 4:25

Personnel

• Milt Jackson - vibraphone
• John Lewis - piano, electric piano
• Percy Heath - bass
• Connie Kay - drums

References