Thad Jones

2 CD SET

The Thad Jones / Mel Lewis Big Band visited Scandinavia a couple of times and was a sensation. Later when Mel Lewis and Thad Jones had some difficulties Thad got an offer from the Danish Radio Big Band where his first season was (1977-78). Thad Jones wanted to play his own music and played as many as ten radio broadcasts per year at the Montmartre Club. At the same time he also started up his own big band, Eclipse, with his own repertoire, based at Jazzhus Slukefter in the Tivoli Garden. On this double CD you can hear both orchestras.

There are many American musicians in the bands: Idrees Sulieman (tp) and Richard Boone (tb & vo) Tim Hagans (tp) Horace Parlan (p) Ed Thigpen (dr) Sahib Shihab (saxes) Emmanuel Rahim (congas) all living in Copenhagen at the time.

PERSONNEL:

CD 1: The Danish Radio Big Band with:
Benny Rosenfeld, Palle Bolvig, Idrees Sulieman, Allan Botschinsky, Perry Knudsen (tp)
Vincent Nilsson, Erling Kroner (tb), Richard Boone (tb & vo), Ole Kurt Jensen (b-tb),
Alex Windfeld (b-tb & tuba),Jesper Thilo (ss,as & flute), Per Carsten Petersen (ss, as & flute),
Flemming Madsen (bs,bcl & cl), Ole Kock Hansen (p & rhodes), Bo Sylvén (gui),
Neils-Henning Ørsted Pedersen (b & el-b), Bjarne Rostvold (dr), Ethan Weisgard (congas & perc.)
and Thad Jones (co & leader)

CD 2: The Eclipse Big Band with:
Erik Tschentscher, Tim hagans, Lars Togeby, Egon Petersen, Jan Glæsel (tp),
Ture Larsen, Axel Windfeld, Bjarne Thanning , Niels Neergard, Palle Jensen,
Bill Beecroft, Jens Engel, Richard boone (tb),
Ole Thøger Nielsen, Jorgen Nilsson, Michael Hove, Bent Jædig, Sahib Shihab, Jesper Nehammer (sax),
Horace Parlan (p), Nicolai Gromin (g), Jesper Lundgaard (b), Ed Thigpen, Bjarne Rostvold (dr),
Emmanuel Khaliq Rahim (congas).
Not all personnel are featured on all tracks, see cd sleeve for details.

Recording dates:
CD 1 is a radio broad
cast live from the Montmartre club with the The Danish Radio Big Band.
March 21 & 22, 1978
CD 2 is recorded live at the Slukefter Club, Tivoli, September 15 & 16, 1980
and a studio recording September 17 & 18, 1979.

TRACKS:

01. Tip Toe
02. New York City
03. Kids Are Pretty People
04. Fremilo
05. Day Dream
06. The Farewell
07. 61'st and Rich-It
08. I Got Rhythm
09. Old Folks
10. A Good Time Was Had by All
11. Basically Yours
12. To you
13. Snickerdoodle
14. I Can't Give You Anything But Love
15. Honky Punk
16. This Bass was Made For Walking
17. Baby, I Can't Get Over You
18. I Hope This Time Isn't The Last
19. Arrival
20. Scrapple From The Apple
21. La Solitude
22. My Centennial