Various revivals of the idea have bubbled up in recent years, and the Classical Jazz Quartet -- Kenny Barron on piano, Ron Carter on bass, Stefon Harris on vibraphone and marimba, and Lewis Nash on drums -- now has hit on the unique insight that Rachmaninov can stand up to more modern treatment as well. The entire disc is based on Rachmaninov 's Piano Concerto No. Rachmaninov works as well for this purpose as would popular song melodies for several of which his music served as the source anyhow.
Barron and Carter are renowned jazz players, and they deliver exciting performances; Carter provides the rhythmic drive that's necessary to carry this kind of project off, and Barron nods entertainingly toward the source material with passages of even, nonsyncopated rhythms. This is a jazz disc rather than a performance of Rachmaninov , and it's an expert, sophisticated one even if it merely revives a jazz tradition rather than breaking new ground in inter-genre dialogue.
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Kenny Barrron is now recognized as one of the most important pianists of his generation. A musician of true creative talent he is perfect in this setting. After his legendary years with Miles Davis he has gone on to perform and record with the finest players in the world. Stefon Harris is a young and distinguished vibraphone player who has taken on the mantle of Bobby Hutcherson and Lionel Hampton. His Blue Note recordings have been met with both critical and commercial success.
Lewis Nash is now recognized not just as a stellar sideman much requested for recording sessions but as a leader in his own right. The instrumentation is the same, and the CJQ is almost as stellar. Their music is elegant and polished in the MJQ manner. If you didn't know it was classical, you'd think it was just admirably cool and melodic jazz. Album of the week
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