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Danish Radio Big Band: A Good Time Was Had By All
All of the material herein has been previously issued, chosen from various albums recorded by the band with or without guest artists. The chronological anthology starts on a rather enigmatic note, as the four opening numbers on Disc 1 (The Early Years 1964-74) were actually recorded in October 1988 when the band's first conductor,
Ib Glindemann
b.1934
Stan Kenton
piano1911 - 1979
Ben Webster
saxophone, tenor1909 - 1973
Trumpeter
Thad Jones
trumpet1923 - 1986
Ernie Wilkins
arranger1922 - 1999
Georgie Fame
piano and vocalsb.1943
John Sund
guitarb.1957
Tony Coe
saxophone, tenorb.1934
Bob Brookmeyer
trombone1929 - 2011
Art Farmer
flugelhorn1928 - 1999
Eliane Elias
piano and vocalsb.1960
Django Bates
pianob.1960
Alto
Phil Woods
saxophone, alto1931 - 2015
Martial Solal
piano1927 - 2024
Thomas Clausen
pianob.1949
Michel Camilo
pianob.1954
Jim McNeely
composer / conductorb.1949
Palle Mikkelborg
trumpetb.1941
Dizzy Gillespie
trumpet1917 - 1993
Oliver Nelson
saxophone1932 - 1975
Mary Lou Williams
piano1910 - 1981
George Russell
composer / conductor1923 - 2009
Maynard Ferguson
trumpet1928 - 2006
Clifford Jordan
saxophone, tenor1931 - 1993
Clark Terry
trumpet1920 - 2015
Frank Foster
saxophone1928 - 2011
Jimmy Heath
saxophone, tenor1926 - 2020
Freddie Hubbard
trumpet1938 - 2008
Yusef Lateef
woodwinds1920 - 2013
For those who may not have the albums from which these components were taken, A Good Time Was Had By All should serve as a splendid introduction to the durable and talented Danish Radio Big Band (and Jazz Orchestra). The appearance of so many well-known American stars is icing on the cake. ">
Track Listing
Disc 1: The Early Years 1964-74 – It’s the Talk of the Town; Ray’s Idea; My Old Flame; Zoot; To og to er fem; Malaguena; Stella by Starlight; Yesterdays; Things Ain’t What They Used to Be; Cry Me a River; Stompy Jones; Did You Call Her Tonight; Old Folks; Tempus Incertum Remanet Part 1; Bojangles; But Not for Me; Once I Loved. Disc 2: Thad Jones 1978; First UK Tour 1987 – The Farewell; Kids Are Pretty People; I Got Rhythm; Ebbe Skammelson; Dancing Girls; A Good Time Was Had By All; Say It; Malus Scorpio Ritus; Crackdown; Vismanden. Disc 3: Home and Abroad 1991-96 – Nervous Charlie; Day Dream; Dedicacion a Santo Domingo; I Put a Spell on You; City Life; Right On – Off; You Don’t Know What Love Is; All of Me; But Beautiful; Capt. Coe’s Famous Racearound; Fools Rush In; Was It You? Disc 4: Django Bates, Bob Brookmeyer, Eliane Elias Australia 1997 – Once a Penguin, Always a Penguin; The Strange Voyage of Donald Crowhurst; Nights at the Circus; Just Kiddin’; So in Love; One Side of You; The Pathfinder; Dear Lord; Wild Bill. Disc 5: Silvana Malta, Niels Jorgen Steen, Martial Solal 1997-99 – Triple Metamorphosis; Suingando; Back to Brazil; In a Mellow Tone; Second Line; The Governor; DRJO No. 1; Monster Piece; El Coulisse. Disc 6: Thomas Clausen, Palle Mikkelborg, Jim McNeely & Michel Camilo 1999-2004 & 2014 – Time Remembered; Oktober Nat; Show Type Tune; The Forest; Those Who Build; Joy; Hotter Than That; The Power and the Glory; Why Not.
Personnel
Varies from disc to disc. Special guests include Lise Reinau, Stan Kenton, Ben Webster, Birgit Bruel (Disc 1); Thad Jones (Disc 2); Ernie Wilkins, Peter Reim, Georgie Fame, John Sund, Marie Bergman, Tony Coe, Bob Brookmeyer, Art Farmer (Disc 3); Django Bates, Eliane Elias, Bob Brookmeyer (Disc 4); Phil Woods, Silvana Malta, Niels Jurgen Steen, Martial Solal (Disc 5); Thomas Clausen, Jim McNeely, Palle Mikkelborg, Leroy Jones, Michel Camilo (Disc 6).
Album information
Title: A Good Time Was Had By All | Year Released: 2016 | Record Label: Storyville Records
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