THE GEORGE GRUNTZ CONCERT JAZZ BAND '87:
HAPPENING NOW!hat ART, hat ART CD 6008(CD)
(P)(C)1988 HAT HUT RECORDS LTD, SWITZERLAND
RECORDED: OCTOBER 16,17, 1987
RELEASED: 1988, SWITZERLAND
| GEORGE GRUNTZ |
| JAZZ / COMTEMPORARY JAZZ / BIG BAND ORCHESTRA 1987 |
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THE GEORGE GRUNTZ CONCERT JAZZ BAND '87:
HAPPENING NOW! hat ART, hat ART CD 6008(CD) (P)(C)1988 HAT HUT RECORDS LTD, SWITZERLAND RECORDED: OCTOBER 16,17, 1987 RELEASED: 1988, SWITZERLAND |
| CREDITS (productions) : |
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All arrangements by George Gruntz Digital-two-track live recording by Peter Pfister, assisted by Bob Shumaker at Caravan of Dreams, Fort Worth/Texas on October 16(2,4) and 17, 1987 Artwork by Shigemitsu Hayashi / Photos and design by Werner E.Grieder |
| CREDITS (musicians) : |
| trumpet, flugelhorn | : |
Marvin Stamm, Kenny Wheeler, Enrico Rava, Manfred Schoof, Franco Ambrosetti |
| french horn | : | Tom Varner, Sharon Freeman |
| trombone | : | Ray Anderson, Art Baron, David Taylor |
| baritone saxophone, tuba | : | Howard Johnson |
| saxophones, reeds | : |
Lee Konitz, Ernst-Ludwig Petrowski, Joe Henderson, Larry Schneider |
| vocals | : | Sheila Jordan |
| keyboards | : | George Gruntz |
| bass | : | Mike Richmond |
| drums | : | Bob Moses |
| TRACKS (total time 70:38) : |
| 1. |
Inner Urge (12:39)
composed by Joe Henderson soloists: George Gruntz, piano; Kenny Wheeler, trumpet; Joe Henderson, tenor saxophone; Sharon Freeman, french horn
2. |
Novelette
-"Novelette" a positively decadent novelty delight dedicated to Marlene Dietrich- (11:56)
(Including: "Ich bin von Kopf bis Fuss auf Liebe eingestellt" by Friedrich Höllander) | composed by George Gruntz soloists: David Taylor, bass trombone; Ernst-Ludwig Petrowski, soprano saxophone; Manfred Schoof, trumpet
3. |
Happening Now! (15:13)
| composed by George Gruntz, lyrics by Allen Ginsberg soloists: Sheila Jordan, vocal; Howard Johnson, tuba; Enrico Rava, trumpet; Art Baron, trombone
4. |
Sardinia (10:42)
| composed by George Gruntz soloists: Ernst-Ludwig Petrowski, flute; Art Baron, didgereedoo; Enrico Rava, trumpet 1/3; Kenny Wheeler, trumpet 2/4
5. |
Emergency Call! (Ecology-Song) (19:55)
| composed by George Gruntz soloists: Ray Anderson, trombone; Mike Richmond, bass; George Gruntz, piano; Larry Schneider, tenor saxophone; Bob Moses, drums |