GEORGE GRUNTZ
JAZZ / COMTEMPORARY JAZZ / BIG BAND ORCHESTRA 1981-1995
25 YEARS GEORGE GRUNTZ CONCERT JAZZ BAND: 'SINS'N WIN'S FUNS'
LEFT-CORES AND HARD-CORE EN-CORES
THE WORLDS GREATEST UNKNOWN HITS

TCB RECORDS, TCB 96602(CD)
(P)(C)1996 TCB MUSIC AG, SWITZERLAND
RECORDED: 1981-1995
RELEASED: 1996, SWITZERLAND
CREDITS (productions) :
All tracks arranged by George Gruntz
Produced by TCB Music / Euromusic
Executive Producer: Peter Schmidlin TCB, Gérard Lüll Euromusic
Editing/Mastering: Antoine Ogay, Premastering, Nyon
Marketing & Promotion: René J.Aeberhardt TCB
Liner Notes by John Corbett, Chicago
Photos by W.Patrick Hinely, D.Gignoux, O.Mansutti, H.Kumps
Coverdesign: Werner Grieder, Basle
Graphic Artwork: Gigi Schmid-Huetiger, CH-Lucerne
CREDITS (musicians) :
trumpets: Palle Mikkelborg, Arturo Sandoval, Marvin Stamm,
Michael Philip Mossman
french horn: John Clark
euphonium: Joe Dailey
trombones: Eje Thelin, Jimmy Knepper, Dave Taylor, Ray Anderson
tuba: Howard Johnson
saxophones: Chris Hunter, Ernst-Ludwig Petrowsky, Alan Skidmore,
Seamus Blake, Sal Giorgianni, Jerry Bergonzi, Tim Berne
bandoneon: Dino Saluzzi
vocal: Sheila Jordan
whistles: Django Bate
piano: George Gruntz
electric bass: Kim Clarke
bass: Mike Richmond
drums: Pheeroan akLaff, Peter Erskin, Adam Nussbaum
and others.
TRACKS (total time 71:33) :
1. Leave On Yr Shoes (3:41) [George Gruntz]
Carnegie Recital Hall (Kool Jazz Festival) New York City, July 1, 1984
soloists: Palle Mikkelborg, trumpet; Pheeroan akLaff, drums
featuring: Kim Clarke, electric bass
2. Reggae (8:56) [Arturo Sandoval]
Kudan Kaikan Hall, Tokyo, October 21, 1988
soloists: Arturo Sandoval, timbales, trumpet; Chris Hunter, alto saxophone; Marvin Stamm, flugelhorn; Mike Richmond, bass; George Gruntz; piano
3. Kinda Gruntzy / Rockin' In Rhythm (3:11/5/27) [George Gruntz / Duke Ellington, Harry Carney]
Schauspielhaus (State Theatre) Zurich, March 22, 1981
soloists: George Gruntz, rhodes piano; Eje Thelin, trombone; Ernst-Ludwig Petrowsky, clarinet; Alan Skidmore, tenor saxophone; Jimmy Knepper, trombone
4. The Preacher (5:44) [Horace Silver]
Israel Festival Jerusalem, May 24, 1990
soloists: George Gruntz, piano; Joe Dailey, euphonium
featuring: Ernst-Ludwig Petrowsky, alto saxophone
5. The trombone Man (12:33) [George Gruntz]
Ronnie Scott's Club London, April 28, 1995
soloists: Dave Taylor, bass trombone; Seamus Blake, tenor saxophone; Sal Giorgianni, alto saxophone
6. The Berlin Tango (7:34) [George Gruntz, lyrics by Sheila Jordan]
Berlin Jazz Festival, November 2, 1988
soloists: Sheila Jordan, vocal; Arturo Sandoval, trumpet; Howard Johnson, tuba
featuring: Dino Saluzzi, bandoneon; Peter Erskine, drums
7. Room 608 (8:18) [Horace Silver]
Big Mama Rome, May 22, 1990
soloists: John Clark, french horn; Jerry Bergonzi, tenor saxophone; Michael Philip Mossman, trumpet
8. Dimple (3:42) [Django Bates]
Radio Frans Paris, May 21, 1990
soloist: Tim Berne, alto saxophone
featuring: Django Bates, whistles
9. The Yellow Rose Of Texas / C-Jam-Blues (2:37/3:22) [DP/arr. George Gruntz / Duke Ellington]
'The Yellow Rose Of Texas' was desicated this night to Ernst-Ludwig 'Tex' Petrowsky
Radio NDR Hamburg, April 15, 1987
soloists: George Gruntz, piano; Adam Nussbaum, hand-jive; Ray Anderson, trombone
10. Plainsong (4:05) [George Gruntz]
Paladium Geneva, April 12, 1987
soloists: Palle Mikkelborg, trumpet; Sheila Jordan, vocal
11. GG Deconne (short goodbye narration) (:24)
Paladium Geneva, April 12, 1987