''Basle, 1969'' (also released as ''Live on Tour Switzerland'') is a
big band
A big band or jazz orchestra is a type of musical ensemble of jazz music that usually consists of ten or more musicians with four sections: saxophones, trumpets, trombones, and a rhythm section. Big bands originated during the early 1910s an ...
jazz album recorded by the
Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Jazz Orchestra in Basle (
Basel
, french: link=no, Bâlois(e), it, Basilese
, neighboring_municipalities= Allschwil (BL), Hégenheim (FR-68), Binningen (BL), Birsfelden (BL), Bottmingen (BL), Huningue (FR-68), Münchenstein (BL), Muttenz (BL), Reinach (BL), Riehen (BS ...
),
Switzerland
). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...
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
Henry Jones Jr. (July 31, 1918 – May 16, 2010) was an American jazz pianist, bandleader, arranger, and composer. Critics and musicians described Jones as eloquent, lyrical, and impeccable. In 1989, The National Endowment for the Arts honored ...
) – 11:09
# "
Come Sunday
"Come Sunday" is a piece by Duke Ellington, which became a jazz standard. It was written in 1942 as a part of the first movement of a suite entitled ''Black, Brown and Beige''. Ellington was engaged for a performance at Carnegie Hall on Januar ...
" (
Duke Ellington
Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington (April 29, 1899 – May 24, 1974) was an American jazz pianist, composer, and leader of his eponymous jazz orchestra from 1923 through the rest of his life. Born and raised in Washington, D.C., Ellington was based ...
) – 4:55
# "Don't Get Sassy" – 11:48
# "Bible Story" (
Roland Hanna) – 6:47
# "Groove Merchant" (
Jerome Richardson
Jerome Richardson (November 15, 1920 – June 23, 2000) was an American jazz musician, tenor saxophonist, and flute player, who also played soprano sax, alto sax, baritone sax, clarinet, bass clarinet, alto flute and piccolo. He played with Ch ...
) – 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
Jerome Richardson (November 15, 1920 – June 23, 2000) was an American jazz musician, tenor saxophonist, and flute player, who also played soprano sax, alto sax, baritone sax, clarinet, bass clarinet, alto flute and piccolo. He played with Ch ...
– alto saxophone, soprano saxophone
*
Jerry Dodgion – alto saxophone
*
Joe Henderson
Joe Henderson (April 24, 1937 – June 30, 2001) was an American jazz tenor saxophonist. In a career spanning more than four decades, Henderson played with many of the leading American players of his day and recorded for several prominent l ...
– tenor saxophone
*
Eddie Daniels – tenor saxophone
*
Pepper Adams
Park Frederick "Pepper" Adams III (October 8, 1930 – September 10, 1986) was an American jazz baritone saxophonist and composer. He composed 42 pieces, was the leader on eighteen albums spanning 28 years, and participated in 600 sessions as a s ...
– baritone saxophone
*
Snooky Young – trumpet
*
Richard Williams – trumpet
* Danny Moore – trumpet
*
Al Porcino
Al Porcino (May 14, 1925 – December 31, 2013) was an American lead trumpeter.
He was born in New York, United States. Porcino began playing professionally in 1943, and played in many of the big bands of the 1940s and 1950s, including those of Ge ...
– trumpet
*
Jimmy Knepper – trombone
* Ashley Fannell – trombone
*
Eddie Bert – trombone
* Cliff Heather – trombone
References
External links
* TCB Music 2042
*
Allmusic
AllMusic (previously known as All Music Guide and AMG) is an American online music database. It catalogs more than three million album entries and 30 million tracks, as well as information on musicians and bands. Initiated in 1991, the databas ...
*Bowers, Jack. Review a
allaboutjazz.comAccessed 2008 April 26.
1996 live albums
The Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra live albums
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