Various Artists - Jazz at Berlin Philharmonic XVIII : Jazz Goes Baroque [CD]

Format: CD 
Catalogue No.: ACT8030-2
Barcode: 0614427803023
Release Date: 31 Jul 2026
Genre: Jazz

 The new recording from the ‘Jazz at Berlin Philharmonic’ series captures a moment rich in both history and renewal, marking the series’ fiftieth concert while paying tribute to Siggi Loch’s early triumph as a producer with George Gruntz’s pioneering ‘Jazz Meets Baroque’ in 1964.
 Six decades later, pianist Bernd Lhotzky revisits and reimagines this groundbreaking dialogue between eras, drawing a compelling parallel between Esperanto’s vision of universal communication and the shared expressive language of baroque music and
jazz. The two traditions meet not as contrasts but as kindred forms: jazz infuses baroque with rhythmic vitality and improvisational freedom, while baroque lends jazz its structural depth and ornate richness. The stage opens up to reveal a German-French ensemble:
two wind players of French origin and the three members of a German rhythm section, all of them happy to be united through music.
 CD in six-page digipack.
 180g vinyl LP includes digital download.

Tracklisting
01. Monsieur Charpentier Raises the Curtain (01:47)
Marc-Antoine Charpentier (1643–1704) / arr. Bernd Lhotzky Te Deum: I. Prélude
02. Ciacona – La roue du hamster (04:25)
Johann Pachelbel (1653–1706) / arr. Bernd Lhotzky After the Ciacona in F minor 03. Alma’s Gavotte (04:26)
Dizzy Gillespie (1917–1993) / arr. Bernd Lhotzky
04. Pasquini’s Slow Drag (02:57)
Bernardo Pasquini (1637–1710) After the Aria in C minor 05. Double Talk (A Fugue) (04:37)
Louis C. Singer (1912–1966)
06. Croc-en-jambe, chute fatale (03:30)
François Couperin (1668–1733)
Quatrième livre de pièces de clavecin, 22e ordre, en ré majeur: Le Croc-en-jambe
07. Gavotte en rondeau (Rondeau No. 24)  (04:38) 
Marin Marais (1656–1728) [long attributed to Jean-Baptiste Lully] 
08. Affettuoso (04:03) George Frideric Handel (1685–1759)
Sonata for Violin and Basso Continuo in D major, HWV 371: I. Affettuoso
09. Vivaldi 156 (04:51) Antonio Vivaldi (1678–1741)
Concerto Grosso in G minor, RV 156: I.  Allegro
10. Fuge, Flucht und Bedrängnis (02:32) Bernd Lhotzky
11. Canarie (02:50) Jean-Baptiste Lully (1632–1687) 
Le Bourgeois gentilhomme: Canarie