Part of National Public Radio's Milestones of the Millennium series, Preludes, Fugues & Riffs: Jazz in Classical Music pretty much explains its premise in the title, compiling portions of primarily classical pieces displaying jazz influence (although there are a few outright fusions of the two). Gershwin's "Rhapsody in Blue" is here, of course, in a piano-roll format done by the composer himself; there are also compositions by Stravinsky (performed by Benny Goodman), Copland, and Milhaud. Meanwhile, Miles Davis leads an ensemble through Jimmy Giuffre's third-stream piece "Pharaoh," and there are a couple of selections from Leonard Bernstein's West Side Story performed by the original Broadway cast. An intriguing collection all around.
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AllMusic Review by Steve Huey
Track Listing
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1 | Columbia Jazz Band / George Gershwin / Michael Tilson Thomas | 13:48 | Amazon | |||
2 | Leonard Bernstein / Columbia Chamber Orchestra | 15:51 | Amazon | |||
3 | Leonard Bernstein / New York Philharmonic | 03:22 | Amazon | |||
4 | Benny Goodman / Igor Stravinsky | 03:02 | Amazon | |||
5 | Benny Goodman / Igor Stravinsky | 02:35 | Amazon | |||
6 | Benny Goodman / Igor Stravinsky | 03:48 | Amazon | |||
7 | Leonard Bernstein / Benny Goodman | 01:49 | Amazon | |||
8 | Leonard Bernstein / Benny Goodman | 01:47 | Amazon | |||
9 | Leonard Bernstein / Benny Goodman | 04:15 | Amazon | |||
10 | Max Goberman | 02:38 | Amazon | |||
11 | Max Goberman | 04:05 | Amazon | |||
12 | Miles Davis / Brass Ensemble of the Jazz and Classical Music / Gunther Schuller | 04:35 | Amazon | |||
13 | Miles Davis / Gil Evans | 16:21 | Amazon | |||
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