Jacques Loussier – Impressions On Chopin’s Nocturnes (2004) MCH SACD ISO + Hi-Res FLAC

Jacques Loussier – Impressions On Chopin’s Nocturnes (2004)
PS3 Rip | SACD ISO | DST 2.0 & 5.1 > 1-bit/2.8224 MHz | 60:50 minutes | Scans included | 3,58 GB
or FLAC 2.0 Stereo (converted with foobar2000 to tracks) 24bit/88,2 kHz | Scans included | 1,03 GB
Jazz/Classical | Features 2.0 Stereo and 5.1 multichannel surround sound | Label: Telarc # SACD 603602

Jacques Loussier has made a career out of playing classical themes in a jazz setting. Born in France in 1934, he came to fame in the late 1950s with his Play Bach Trio, a group that stayed together 20 years, transforming the themes of Bach into creative and melodic jazz. Since then he has put together another trio in which he interprets not just the music of Bach but Beethoven, Debussy, Ravel, Satie and other classical giants. This set (which is subtitled Impressions on Chopin’s Nocturnes) is a bit of a departure in that Loussier performs Frédéric Chopin’s 21 nocturnes as unaccompanied piano solos. Nocturne No. 2 in E-Flat Major, Op, 9., No. 2 is the most famous of these melodies although a few of the other nocturnes may be familiar even to non-classical listeners. Generally Loussier states the right-hand melody while altering the patterns written for the left-hand, and then builds from there. The essence of Chopin’s music is retained while Loussier is free to improvise his own ideas based on the themes. Most of his interpretations are gentle and subtle while never neglecting the rich melodies, and the treatments are at times slightly reminiscent of early film music and ragtime. Classical purists may not love this approach but they should be thankful, for Jacques Loussier has consistently introduced the beauty of classical music to jazz listeners. This is a very enjoyable set.

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Jacques Loussier – Pulsion / Sous La Mer (2021) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

Jacques Loussier - Pulsion / Sous La Mer (2021) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz] Download

Jacques Loussier – Pulsion / Sous La Mer (2021)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 36:20 minutes | 686 MB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Masterworks

Jacques Loussier (26 October 1934 – 5 March 2019) was a French pianist and composer. He arranged jazz interpretations of many of the works of Johann Sebastian Bach, such as the Goldberg Variations. The Jacques Loussier Trio, founded in 1959, played more than 3,000 concerts and sold more than 7 million recordings-mostly in the Bach series. Loussier composed film scores and a number of classical pieces, including a Mass, a ballet, and violin concertos. Loussier’s style is described as third stream, a synthesis of jazz and classical music, with an emphasis on improvisation.
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Jacques Loussier – Play Bach No. 2 (1970/2021) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

Jacques Loussier - Play Bach No. 2 (1970/2021) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz] Download

Jacques Loussier – Play Bach No. 2 (1970/2021)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 37:14 minutes | 741 MB | Genre: Jazz, Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © RevOla

Jacques Loussier (26 October 1934 – 5 March 2019) was a French pianist and composer. He arranged jazz interpretations of many of the works of Johann Sebastian Bach, such as the Goldberg Variations. The Jacques Loussier Trio, founded in 1959, played more than 3,000 concerts and sold more than 7 million recordings-mostly in the Bach series. Loussier composed film scores and a number of classical pieces, including a Mass, a ballet, and violin concertos. His style is described as third stream, a synthesis of jazz and classical music, with an emphasis on improvisation.
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Jacques Loussier – Pagan Moon (1982/2021) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

Jacques Loussier - Pagan Moon (1982/2021) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz] Download

Jacques Loussier – Pagan Moon (1982/2021)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 31:29 minutes | 688 MB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Masterworks

Pagan Moon is one of three “black sheep” of French pianist and composer Jacques Loussier (born 1934), released in 1982 on the CBS label and currently only available on vinyl, and for good reasons, at least according to the artist’s will. The album features eight unique tracks, all of them envisioned by Loussier and ennobled by percussionist Luc Heller as well as keyboardist Patrice Mazmanian. The term Pagan is usually an auspicious signal word in the world of Exotica, and I cannot help myself but mention Dominic Frontiere’s exquisite Pagan Festival (1959), Elisabeth Waldo’s heavily researched Rites Of The Pagan (1960), Stanley Wilson’s emerald-green Pagan Love (1961) or `Ixtahuele’s wondrous travelog called Pagan Rites (2013) in this regard, and these are but four works which thematize the flamboyant carefreeness that the topic of Paganism brought to the Exotica genre. However, Jacques Loussier’s Pagan Moon is no Exotica album. Boo, hiss!
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