Classics meet Jazz 1

This volume contains a wide selection of famous musical themes from Bach to Carl Orff. Some of them were originally written for the piano; most have had their scores carefully arranged to make them easy to play on the piano. Each piece is followed with a jazz interpretation, which can either be played alone or alongside the original version.
Perhaps this will show that the classics are not all that far removed from jazz, and that music of earlier periods contains many of the essential characteristics of jazz. Doesnt Lullys Gavotte, for instance, contain one of the most famous jazz themes ever? The Blue Gavotte may make this clearer. The theme from Mozarts Sonata in A major (K 331) doesnt require many rhythmic changes to give it a blues flavour (Mozart Goes Blues). The driving rhythm of the ostinato bass in Carl Orffs O Fortuna would suit modern jazz-rock performers well, with a few small changes (A Fortune for a Tune). What do Bizets Habanera, BrahmsHungarian Dance No. 5 and Paganinis Caprice No. 24 have in common? Why have they been turned into salsa music (Habanera con Cigarro, Hungarian Salsa No. 5, Capriccio Latino)? Much of this is up to the individual: if you want to discover similarities, they are easy to find.