Basle, 1969

Infobox Album | Name = Basle, 1969
Type = live album
Artist = Thad Jones / Mel Lewis Jazz Orchestra


Released = 1996
Recorded = 1969 September, Basle, Switzerland
Genre = Jazz
Length = 67:46
Label = TCB Music
Producer =
Reviews = *Allmusic Rating|4|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:gzfixquhldse link]
*Jack Bowers. Favorable. [http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/article.php?id=4242 allaboutjazz.com]
Last album = "Central Park North" (1969)
This album = "Basle, 1969" (1969)
Next album = "Consummation" (1970)
Misc = Extra album cover 2
Upper caption = Alternate cover
Type = live album


Cover size =
Lower caption = LRC release

"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" (H. Jones) – 11:09
# "Come Sunday" (Ellington – 4:55
# "Don't Get Sassy" – 11:48
# "Bible Story" (Hanna) – 6:47
# "Groove Merchant" (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
* Jerry Dodgion – alto saxophone
* Joe Henderson – tenor saxophone
* Eddie Daniels – tenor saxophone
* Joe Temperly – 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 / External Links

* TCB Music 2042
* [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:gzfixquhldse All Music Guide]
*Bowers, Jack. Review at [http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/article.php?id=4242 allaboutjazz.com] Accessed 2008 April 26.

Thad Jones / Mel Lewis Jazz Orchestra discography