5x Grammy and Oscar winner Jon Batiste returns with a pure piano album, Beethoven Blues (Batiste Piano Series, Vol. 1). Reimagining the transcendent works of Ludwig van Beethoven alongside original compositions inspired by Batistes youth competing in local piano competitions and gigging in the heart of New Orleans, the album extends timeless classics across the genre spectrum.

Tracklist:

Side A

1. Fr Elise - Batiste
2. Symphony No. 5 Stomp
3. Moonlight Sonata Blues
4. Dusklight Movement
5. 7th Symphony Elegy
6. American Symphony Theme
7. Ode to Joyful

Side B

1. 5th Symphony in Congo Square
2. Waldstein Wobble
3. Life of Ludwig
4. Fr Elise-Reverie