Basle, 1969

Basle, 1969 (also released as Live on Tour Switzerland) is a big band jazz album recorded by the Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Jazz Orchestra in Basle (Basel), Switzerland for a Swiss radio broadcast. It was not released until 1996 – as Volume 4 of TCB Music's "Swiss Radio Days" series.

Basle, 1969
Live album by Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Jazz Orchestra
Released	1996
Recorded	1969 September, Basle, Switzerland
Genre	Jazz
Length	67:46
Label	TCB Music
Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Jazz Orchestra chronology
Central Park North (1969) Basle, 1969 (1996) Consummation (1970)
Alternative cover
LRC release

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic (link)
Jack Bowers (allaboutjazz.com)	Favorable
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings

Track listing

1. "Second Race" – 10:53
2. "Don't Ever Leave Me" – 4:29
3. "The Waltz You Swang For Me" – 9:23
4. "A- That's Freedom" (Hank Jones) – 11:09
5. "Come Sunday" (Duke Ellington) – 4:55
6. "Don't Get Sassy" – 11:48
7. "Bible Story" (Roland Hanna) – 6:47
8. "Groove Merchant" (Jerome Richardson) – 8:22

All songs arranged by Thad Jones. All songs composed by Jones except as noted.

Personnel

• Thad Jones – flugelhorn
• Mel Lewis – drums
• Roland Hanna – piano
• Richard Davis – bass
• Jerome Richardson – alto saxophone, soprano saxophone
• Jerry Dodgion – alto saxophone
• Joe Henderson – tenor saxophone
• Eddie Daniels – tenor saxophone
• Pepper Adams – baritone saxophone
• Snooky Young – trumpet
• Richard Williams – trumpet
• Danny Moore – trumpet
• Al Porcino – trumpet
• Jimmy Knepper – trombone
• Ashley Fannell – trombone
• Eddie Bert – trombone
• Cliff Heather – trombone

External links

• TCB Music 2042
• Allmusic
• Bowers, Jack. Review at allaboutjazz.com Accessed 2008 April 26.