Bach to the Future: Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring

This is the music video for "Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring," by Bach to the Future. It is a new arrangement of the classical melody in an Afro-Cuban rhythm.
Bach to the Future is a jazz-fusion trio that performs on cutting edge instruments such as the Zendrum and synthesizers.

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Music

Tags:

• Zendrum
• Jazz-fusion
• Downtown
• Trio
• Bach
• Future
• Jesu
• keyboard
• bass
• drums
• corea
• fleck
• futureman
• yellowjackets

[leolinklima]

Diferent but good. I prefer the original of corse. But its always good to see diferents and good arrangements

[BayAreaBiker2001]

It sounds more like a jig

[dikkeleowassenaar]

awful! Stay of of bach!

[ruelfredlusica]

brilliantly arranged!



[cnoyes82]

@PaulinaPaulino I always squirm a little when people speak for someone who is dead. I am a major supporter of remakes, punk remakes of old standards are among my favorite songs. This is just a terrible arrangement in my opinion. You can argue that if you want, but I won't be here for it.

[PaulinaPaulino]

@cnoyes82 Bach was first and foremost a teacher. Das Wohltemperierte Klavier was in effect a songbook for students to understand all the different scales. He would have encouraged his students to make adaptations of 'old classics'. Personally, I think he would be thrilled with this wonderful arrangement.

[cnoyes82]

@cnoyes82 After having some more time and listening to it again, I actually think it's more accurate to say it sounds like Phish remade "Jesu Joy of Man's Desiring" and then this band remade the Phish version.

[cnoyes82]

It's funny, if someone were to remake a beautiful classical painting in graffiti and call it art people would be up in arms, but turning one of Bach's best works into a Christmas Jingle is somehow higher art. I don't know how anyone can hear this and think "wow, what a great rendition". I hear it and wonder how many wasted hours went into its arrangement.

[nobodady1]

The magic of Bach is in the notes, not so much the sound timbres --- so it always seems to be fine, regardless of the instrumentation. Such universal music.

[MyPasswordisGrawp]

@MyPasswordisGrawp In fact they should play it on the radios during the holiday season, that would be way cool.