Johnny Bach... The Greatest Ever?

Here at KRML Jazz Radio, we like to think that "Johnny" Bach was the greatest improviser and jazz keyboard artist of his day and we just know that if he were alive today, he'd be at the top in both the classical and jazz worlds. My pick for a recording which should appeal to the dyed-in-the-wool classical devotee as well as the committed jazz enthusiast is "Play Bach" by Jacques Loussier and his trio. Check out this snazzy jazz take on "Johnny" Bach with a French lilt. [Teldec 8573-80823-2, recorded 2000] There are lots of other Loussier explorations of the baroque, classical and romantic composers in his discography.