Basle, 1969
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| 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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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic (link) |   |
| Jack Bowers (allaboutjazz.com) | Favorable |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings |  [1] |
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.
- "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.
