''Swing, Waltz, Swing'' is an album by Carl Drevo and the
Kenny Clarke/Francy Boland Big Band featuring performances recorded in Germany in 1966 for the German
Philips label.
Bigband Paradise album entry
accessed September 20, 2016 The album features big band interpretations of classical waltzes interspersed with jazz standards and original compositions.
Track listing
# " Frühlingsstimmen" Opus 410 ( Johann Strauss) - 3:00
# " My Favourite Things" (Richard Rodgers
Richard Charles Rodgers (June 28, 1902 – December 30, 1979) was an American Musical composition, composer who worked primarily in musical theater. With 43 Broadway theatre, Broadway musicals and over 900 songs to his credit, Rodgers wa ...
, Lorenz Hart) - 3:17
# " Schön ist die Welt" ( Franz Lehár) - 2:38
# " Wives and Lovers" ( Burt Bacharach, Hal David) - 2:26
# " Rosenkavalier" Opus 59 ( Richard Strauss) - 3:12
# "Claudia" (Karl Drewo) - 2:28
# " By Strauss" (George Gershwin
George Gershwin (; born Jacob Gershwine; September 26, 1898 – July 11, 1937) was an American composer and pianist whose compositions spanned jazz, popular music, popular and classical music. Among his best-known works are the songs "Swan ...
) - 3:49
# "Kaiserwalzer" (Johann Strauss) - 3:25
# "Just Give Me Time" (Francy Boland) - 3:14
# "Keep On Keeping On" (Jimmy Woode) - 2:48
Personnel
* Kenny Clarke - drums
The drum is a member of the percussion instrument, percussion group of musical instruments. In the Hornbostel–Sachs classification system, it is a membranophones, membranophone. Drums consist of at least one Acoustic membrane, membrane, c ...
* Francy Boland - piano
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, arranger
* Benny Bailey, Jimmy Deuchar, Dusko Gojkovic, Shake Keane - trumpet
The trumpet is a brass instrument commonly used in classical and jazz musical ensemble, ensembles. The trumpet group ranges from the piccolo trumpet—with the highest Register (music), register in the brass family—to the bass trumpet, pitche ...
* Nat Peck, Ã…ke Persson - trombone
* Derek Humble - alto saxophone
The alto saxophone is a member of the saxophone family of woodwind instruments. Saxophones were invented by Belgians, Belgian instrument designer Adolphe Sax in the 1840s and patented in 1846. The alto saxophone is pitched in the key of Eâ™ ( ...
* Carl Drevo, Sal Nistico - tenor saxophone
* Sahib Shihab - baritone saxophone, flute
* Jimmy Woode - bass
* Fats Sadi - percussion
* Bora Roković - arranger
References
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1966 albums
Kenny Clarke/Francy Boland Big Band albums
Philips Records albums