Svingin' with Svend
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Svingin' with Svend is an album by American musician David Grisman
and Danish musician Svend Asmussen
, released in 1987. It is attributed to the David Grisman Quintet featuring Svend Asmussen.
All songs were recorded live with the exception of "Lap-Nils Polska" and "Jitterbug Waltz", which were recorded at Bay View Studios in Richmond, California in 1987. "It Don't Mean a Thing" and "Spirit Feel" were not included on the initial LP
release.
In an interview with Mandozine, Grisman stated: "That album was both live and studio cuts. The live material was recorded at a week-long engagement at Fat Tuesdays, a jazz club in NYC that Stan Getz
's son Steve managed. Les Paul used to play there every Monday night. One night during the engagement Toots
came by and Svend invited him to sit in. I believe we played Milt Jackson
's "Spirit Feel" which is included on the CD version (not the LP). It was very exciting to be a part of that meeting of two very kindred spirits and long-time friends."
Production notes:
David Grisman
David Grisman is an American bluegrass/newgrass mandolinist and composer of acoustic music. In the early 1990s, he started the Acoustic Disc record label in an effort to preserve and spread acoustic or instrumental music.-Biography:Grisman grew up in Hackensack, New Jersey...
and Danish musician Svend Asmussen
Svend Asmussen
Svend Asmussen is a jazz violinist from Denmark, known as "The Fiddling Viking". Asmussen grew up in a musical family, starting violin lessons at age 7. At age 16 he first heard recordings by jazz violin great Joe Venuti and began to emulate his style...
, released in 1987. It is attributed to the David Grisman Quintet featuring Svend Asmussen.
All songs were recorded live with the exception of "Lap-Nils Polska" and "Jitterbug Waltz", which were recorded at Bay View Studios in Richmond, California in 1987. "It Don't Mean a Thing" and "Spirit Feel" were not included on the initial LP
LP album
The LP, or long-playing microgroove record, is a format for phonograph records, an analog sound storage medium. Introduced by Columbia Records in 1948, it was soon adopted as a new standard by the entire record industry...
release.
In an interview with Mandozine, Grisman stated: "That album was both live and studio cuts. The live material was recorded at a week-long engagement at Fat Tuesdays, a jazz club in NYC that Stan Getz
Stan Getz
Stanley Getz was an American jazz saxophone player. Getz was known as "The Sound" because of his warm, lyrical tone, his prime influence being the wispy, mellow timbre of his idol, Lester Young. Coming to prominence in the late 1940s with Woody Herman's big band, Getz is described by critic Scott...
's son Steve managed. Les Paul used to play there every Monday night. One night during the engagement Toots
Toots Thielemans
Jean-Baptiste Frédéric Isidor, Baron Thielemans , known as Toots Thielemans, is a Belgian jazz musician well known for his guitar and harmonica playing as well as his whistling. Thielemans is credited as one of the greatest harmonica players of the 20th century...
came by and Svend invited him to sit in. I believe we played Milt Jackson
Milt Jackson
Milton "Bags" Jackson was an American jazz vibraphonist, usually thought of as a bebop player, although he performed in several jazz idioms...
's "Spirit Feel" which is included on the CD version (not the LP). It was very exciting to be a part of that meeting of two very kindred spirits and long-time friends."
Track listing
- "Svingin' with Svend" (David Grisman) – 4:02
- "Nadja" (Svend Asmussen) – 6:24
- "Lap-Nils' Polska" (Traditional, arr. Asmussen) – 8:24
- "It Don't Mean a Thing" – 6:35
- "Swing Mineur" (Django ReinhardtDjango ReinhardtDjango Reinhardt was a pioneering virtuoso jazz guitarist and composer who invented an entirely new style of jazz guitar technique that has since become a living musical tradition within French gypsy culture...
, Stephane Grapelli) – 6:38 - "Jitterbug Waltz" (Fats WallerFats WallerFats Waller , born Thomas Wright Waller, was a jazz pianist, organist, composer, singer, and comedic entertainer...
) – 6:20 - "The Spirit-Feel" (Milt JacksonMilt JacksonMilton "Bags" Jackson was an American jazz vibraphonist, usually thought of as a bebop player, although he performed in several jazz idioms...
) – 9:29 - "Nuages" (Reinhardt) – 6:02
Personnel
- David GrismanDavid GrismanDavid Grisman is an American bluegrass/newgrass mandolinist and composer of acoustic music. In the early 1990s, he started the Acoustic Disc record label in an effort to preserve and spread acoustic or instrumental music.-Biography:Grisman grew up in Hackensack, New Jersey...
– mandolin - Svend AsmussenSvend AsmussenSvend Asmussen is a jazz violinist from Denmark, known as "The Fiddling Viking". Asmussen grew up in a musical family, starting violin lessons at age 7. At age 16 he first heard recordings by jazz violin great Joe Venuti and began to emulate his style...
– violin - Dimitri Vandellos – guitar
- James Kerwin – double bass
- George Marsh – drums, percussion, calimba
Production notes:
- David Grisman – producer, mixing
- Craig Miller – producer, engineer
- Bob Shumaker – engineer
- Paul Stubbelbine – engineer
- Tom Anderson – engineer
- Greg Fulginiti – mastering
- Rhonda Voo – cover illustration
- Thomas Boss – photography
Chart positions
| Chart (1988) | Position |
|---|---|
| Billboard Jazz Albums | 10 |