| Basle, 1969 | ||||
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| Live album by | ||||
| Released | 1996 | |||
| Recorded | 1969 September, Basle, Switzerland | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 67:46 | |||
| Label | TCB Music | |||
| Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Jazz Orchestra chronology | ||||
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| Alternative cover | ||||
 LRC release | ||||
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic ( link) |   |
| Jack Bowers ( allaboutjazz.com) | Favorable |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | 
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Basle, 1969 (also released as Live on Tour Switzerland) is a big band jazz album recorded by the Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Jazz Orchestra in Basle ( Basel), Switzerland for a Swiss radio broadcast. It was not released until 1996 – as Volume 4 of TCB Music's "Swiss Radio Days" series.
Track listing
- "Second Race" – 10:53
- "Don't Ever Leave Me" – 4:29
- "The Waltz You Swang For Me" – 9:23
- "A- That's Freedom" ( Hank Jones) – 11:09
- " Come Sunday" ( Duke Ellington) – 4:55
- "Don't Get Sassy" – 11:48
- "Bible Story" ( Roland Hanna) – 6:47
- "Groove Merchant" ( Jerome Richardson) – 8:22
All songs arranged by Thad Jones. All songs composed by Jones except as noted.
Personnel
- Thad Jones – flugelhorn
- Mel Lewis – drums
- Roland Hanna – piano
- Richard Davis – bass
- Jerome Richardson – alto saxophone, soprano saxophone
- Jerry Dodgion – alto saxophone
- Joe Henderson – tenor saxophone
- Eddie Daniels – tenor saxophone
- Pepper Adams – baritone saxophone
- Snooky Young – trumpet
- Richard Williams – trumpet
- Danny Moore – trumpet
- Al Porcino – trumpet
- Jimmy Knepper – trombone
- Ashley Fannell – trombone
- Eddie Bert – trombone
- Cliff Heather – trombone
References
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 799. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
External links
- TCB Music 2042
- Allmusic
- Bowers, Jack. Review at allaboutjazz.com Accessed 2008 April 26.
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