Jan 25, 2007

Another Flamingo

I have probably missed a number of reissues of Flamingo – Don't Get Scared (51-08), but here is one more. Both tracks on the 2 CD album: Stan Getz; Autumn Leaves, Castle Pulse PDSCD 630 (Sanctuary records [UK] 2005.) It is, by the way, an unusual compilation with Winding, Kenton, Herman and Goodman, from live performances and broadcasts, plus a number of more common quartet tracks.
Both tracks also on the album From Long Island to Stockholm, issued by (French) Universal International in 2003. I had that title attributed to a Saga (F) album.
Afraid also in the 2 CD box New York - Los Angeles - Stockholm - Boston 1945-1951, Frémeaux FA239.

Jan 16, 2007

Help me with this!

I need help – two tracks on Anagram CD6 with Harry Bäcklund and Bill Evans' drummer Marty Morell are not in the discography: Here Comes That Rainy Day and I've Seen with Allan Wajda p and Björn Alke b. They must have been taped in connection with Bill Evans' fourth engagement at the Golden Circle 25 October to 15 November 1969.
Add to that on the same record Stars Fell on Alabama with Bertil Löfgren tp, Bäcklund ts, Lars Sjösten p, Sture Åkerberg b, and Leif Wennerström dr.

The list grows longer ...

56-09: add a-b to the CD WEA 9031-77580-2.
57-04: add c to Sonet 986 5667.

Thanks, Torsten Asmussen!

The forgotten tapes

Only parts of the 1964 concert at the Museum of Modern Art (Moderna museet) were published on Sonet. Now Jan Olsson reports that he has rediscovered the remaining materal, including You Stepped out of a Dream, Ablution, Detour Ahead and Fascinating Rhythm. The first two have been issued on Anagram CD7.
But Detour Ahead is played by Rolf Billberg alone with the rhythm section and strings. Nu Gullin present, so strike b from session 64-02.

Jan 15, 2007

Half Nelson

Half Nelson from session 56-13 is among the tunes on East West 4003.

Jan 5, 2007

Tenor horn or what?

My publishers and I settled on tenor horn for the Moretone session – even if Leppe Sundewall usually has been listed playing bass trumpet. The Swedish Jazz Discography on line says btp – but on the other hand claims that he played th, tenor horn, in the 1949 James Moody sessions. Photographs show him playing a bass trumpet during those recordings! On one photo from the Moretone session he seems to hold a tenor horn, which resembles a thin, small tuba. The sound, however, is very similar from the two horns.
Lennart "Leppe" Sundewall played the trumpet as well as the two bigger horns, one octave lower than the trumpet, and also appeared as a singer and showman under the name Lou Sandy.

More musicians present

On the two last sessions with The Moretone Singers (54-10 and 54-11) Leppe Sundewall th and Kurt Järnberg tb joined the group. Both musicians worked with Lulle Elboj's band at the time.
Often Sundewall's instrument is called bass trumpet - I'll be back on that subject.
The conductor Ole Mortensen spelled his last name like this, without 'h' as Torsten Asmussen pointed out. More of his corrections will be published.