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" (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
References
External links TCB Music 2042 [ Allmusic] Bowers, Jack. Review at allaboutjazz.com Accessed 2008 April 26.