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The George Gruntz Concert Jazz Band
The MPS Years

Compil. DE 1996 on MPS Records label
Jazz (Contemporary Jazz)

Track 1 recorded September 16, 1971 live, at the Zürich Jazzfestival, Switzerland Track 2 recorded April 5 & 6, 1972, at the Ambrosetti Mansion in Gentilino/Lugano, Switzerland and in concert at the Lugano Casino Tracks 3 and 4 recorded March 14, 1976, live at the Schauspielhaus Zürich, Switzerland Tracks 5 and 6 recorded September 22 & 23, 1978, at MPS Studio in Villingen, Germany Tracks 7 and 8 recorded April 7 & 8, 1980, at Quartier Latin in Berlin, Germany

     
Musicians
PortraitThe George Gruntz Concert Jazz Band ,
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PortraitErnst-Ludwig Petrowsky as,
alto saxophone, reeds
PortraitHeinz Bigler as, cl, *1934 CH
alto saxophone
PortraitLeo Wright fl, as, 1933-1991 US
alto saxophone
PortraitHerb Geller as, 1928-2013 US
alto saxophone, oboe, reeds
PortraitPhil Woods as, 1931-2015 US
alto saxophone, reeds
PortraitJerry Dodgion as, fl, *1932 US
alto saxophone, soprano saxophone, flute, alto
PortraitGeorge Gruntz p, 1932-2013 CH
arranged by, electric piano, synthesizer, keyboards, piano
PortraitSahib Shihab bs, fl, 1925-1989 US
baritone saxophone, reeds
PortraitHoward Johnson tu, bs,
baritone saxophone, bass clarinet, bass saxophone, reeds, tuba
PortraitIsla Eckinger b, *1939 CH
bass
PortraitMike Richmond b, *1948 US
bass
PortraitNiels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen b, 1946-2005 DK
bass
PortraitDaniel Humair dr, *1938 CH
drums
PortraitElvin Jones dr, 1927-2004 US
drums
PortraitPeter Erskine dr, *1954 US
drums
PortraitTony Inzalaco dr, *1938 US
drums
PortraitGordon Johnson b, *1952 US
electric bass, bass
PortraitBenny Bailey tr, 1925-2005 US
flugelhorn, trumpet
PortraitDusko Goykovich tr, fh, *1931 DE
flugelhorn, trumpet
PortraitFranco Ambrosetti fh, tr, *1941 CH
flugelhorn, trumpet
PortraitPalle Mikkelborg tr, fh, *1941 DK
flugelhorn, trumpet
PortraitJohn Scofield g, *1951 US
guitar
PortraitLois Colin hrp,
harp
PortraitJasper Van't Hof p, *1947 NL
keyboards
PortraitCharlie Mariano as, fl, 1923-2009 DE
nadaswaram, reeds
PortraitDom Um Romao perc, dr, 1925-2005 BR
percussion
PortraitAlan Skidmore ts, sax, *1942 GB
reeds, soprano saxophone, flute, tenor saxophone
PortraitBob Malach ts, sax, *1954 US
reeds
PortraitDexter Gordon ts, 1923-1990 US
reeds, tenor saxophone
PortraitEddie Daniels cl, sax, *1941 US
reeds
PortraitFerdinand Povel fl, sax, *1947 NL
reeds
PortraitFlavio Ambrosetti sax, as, 1919-2012 CH
reeds
PortraitSeppo Paakkunainen fl, *1943 FI
reeds
PortraitDon Byas ts, 1912-1972 US
tenor saxophone
PortraitLew Tabackin ts, fl, *1940 US
tenor saxophone, flute
PortraitJoe Henderson ts, 1937-2001 US
tenor saxophone, reeds
PortraitBennie Wallace ts, *1946 US
tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone
PortraitAlbert Mangelsdorff tb, 1928-2005 DE
trombone
PortraitEje Thelin tb, *1938 SE
trombone
PortraitErich Kleinschuster tb, 1930-2018 AT
trombone
PortraitJiggs Whigham tb, *1943 DE
trombone
PortraitJimmy Knepper tb, 1927-2003 US
trombone
PortraitMike Zwerin tr, b, tb, 1930-2010 US
trombone
PortraitPeter Herbolzheimer tb, 1935-2010 DE
trombone
PortraitRuno Ericksson tb, eu, *1944 SE
trombone
PortraitSlide Hampton tb, *1932 US
trombone
PortraitÅke Persson tb, 1932-1975 SE
trombone
PortraitArt Farmer tr, fh, 1928-1999 US
trumpet
PortraitCharles Sullivan tr, fh, *1944 US
trumpet
PortraitJon Faddis tr, *1953 US
trumpet
PortraitAllan Botschinsky tr, fh, *1940 DK
trumpet, flugelhorn
PortraitAmerico Bellotto tr, fh, cng,
trumpet, flugelhorn
PortraitEarl Gardner tr, *1950 US
trumpet, flugelhorn
PortraitLew Soloff tr, fh, 1944-2015 US
trumpet, flugelhorn
PortraitTom Harrell tr, fh, *1946 US
trumpet, flugelhorn
PortraitVirgil Jones tr, 1939-2012 US
trumpet, flugelhorn
PortraitWoody Shaw tr, fh, 1944-1989 US
trumpet, flugelhorn
Album Tracks
No Title Artist Composer Duration
1Lonely WomanThe George Gruntz Concert Jazz Band5:46
2GravensteinThe George Gruntz Concert Jazz Band6:03
3The MazurkaThe George Gruntz Concert Jazz Band6:38
4Triple Hip TripThe George Gruntz Concert Jazz Band7:28
5Morning Song Of A Spring FlowerThe George Gruntz Concert Jazz Band8:59
6DestinyThe George Gruntz Concert Jazz Band11:33
7Black NarcissusThe George Gruntz Concert Jazz Band11:45
8PistrophallobusThe George Gruntz Concert Jazz Band15:35
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