Some Like it Plucked

1. Gershwin: I Got Rhythm – Patrick Ayrton
2. Alec Templeton: Bach Goes to Town(Prelude and Fugue in Swing) – Patrick Ayrton
3. Schnittke: Suite in the Old Style – Pastorale – Patrick Ayrton/Thomas Gould
4. Schnittke: Suite in the Old Style – Ballet – Patrick Ayrton/Thomas Gould
5. Schnittke: Suite in the Old Style – Menuet – Patrick Ayrton/Thomas Gould
6. Schnittke: Suite in the Old Style – Fugue – Patrick Ayrton/Thomas Gould
7. Schnittke: Suite in the Old Style – Pantomine – Patrick Ayrton/Thomas Gould
8. Erroll Garner: I Can’t Get Started With You – Patrick Ayrton
9. Erik Satie: 2nd Gnossienne – Patrick Ayrton
10. Schulhoff: Esquisses de jazz – Rag – Patrick Ayrton
11. Schulhoff: Esquisses de jazz – Boston – Patrick Ayrton
12. Schulhoff: Esquisses de jazz – Tango – Patrick Ayrton
13. Schulhoff: Esquisses de jazz – Blues – Patrick Ayrton
14. Schulhoff: Esquisses de jazz – Charleston – Patrick Ayrton
15. Schulhoff: Esquisses de jazz – Black Bottom – Patrick Ayrton
16. Stravinsky: Marche Royale from l’Histoire du Soldat – Patrick Ayrton/Thomas Gould
17. Poulenc: 7th Improvisation – Patrick Ayrton
18. Artie Shaw: Summer Ridge Drive – Patrick Ayrton/Thomas Gould
19. Copland: Sentimental Melody – Patrick Ayrton
20. Horovitz: Jazz Harpsichord Concerto – Allegro – Patrick Ayrton/Thomas Gould/Les Inventions
21. Horovitz: Jazz Harpsichord Concerto – Slow Blues – Patrick Ayrton/Thomas Gould/Les Inventions
22. Horovitz: Jazz Harpsichord Concerto – Vivace – Patrick Ayrton/Thomas Gould/Les Inventions

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.