On Some Like It Plucked harpsichordist, organist, and conductor Patrick Ayrton successfully combines jazz and 20th century piano pieces in arrangements for harpsichord. Ayrton's ensemble Les Inventions and violinist Thomas Gould join in for the piece de resistance of this album: Joseph Horovitz' 1965 Jazz Harpsichord Concerto. In this highly entertaining concerto, Horovitz ingeniously crosses Vivaldian sonata and concerto forms with Gershwinian harmonies in what the composer describes himself as "an attempt to fuse Baroque structures into a modern conception of swing texture." This album is an important addition to the very limited repertoire of jazz recordings involving harpsichord. Patrick Ayrton works internationally as a conductor, harpsichordist and organist. He is also a passionate pedagog in the field of improvisation and a sought-for motivational speaker.

Tracklist:

I Got Rhythm
Bach Goes To Town: (Prelude And Fugue In Swing)
Suite In The Old Style: I. Pastorale
Suite In The Old Style: II. Ballet
Suite In The Old Style: III. Menuet
Suite In The Old Style: IV. Fugue
Suite In The Old Style: V. Pantomime
I Can't Get Started With You
2ème Gnossienne
Esquisses De Jazz: I. Rag
Esquisses De Jazz: II. Boston
Esquisses De Jazz: III. Tango
Esquisses De Jazz: IV. Blues
Esquisses De Jazz: V. Charleston
Esquisses De Jazz: VI. Black Bottom
L'histoire Du Soldat: Marche Royale (Arr. For Keyboard & Violin)
7ème Improvisation, Fp 63
Summer Ridge Drive
Sentimental Melody
Jazz Harpsichord Concerto: I. Allegro
Jazz Harpsichord Concerto: II. Slow Blues
Jazz Harpsichord Concerto: III. Vivace

UPC: 8711525527201
Label: Globe
Release Date: 5.10.19
Format: CD

Some Like It Plucked / Various - Some Like It Plucked (CD)