Basle, 1969
1996 live album by Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Jazz Orchestra
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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.
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| Released | 1996 | |||
| Recorded | 1969 September, Basle, Switzerland | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 67:46 | |||
| Label | TCB Music | |||
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| Jack Bowers (allaboutjazz.com) | Favorable |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings |  [1] |
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
