Swing, Waltz, Swing

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Swing, Waltz, Swing
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Studio album by
Carl Drevo and the Clarke-Boland Big Band
Released1966
RecordedFebruary 28, 1966
EMI Studios, Cologne, West Germany
Genre Jazz
Label Philips
840 246 PY
Producer Gigi Campi
Kenny Clarke-Francy Boland Big Band chronology
Now Hear Our Meanin'
(1965)		Swing, Waltz, Swing
(1966)		 Sax No End
(1967)

Swing, Waltz, Swing is an album by Carl Drevo and the Kenny Clarke/Francy Boland Big Band featuring performances recorded in Germany in 1966 for the German Philips label. [1] [2] [3] [4] The album features big band interpretations of classical waltzes interspersed with jazz standards and original compositions.

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Frühlingsstimmen" Opus 410 (Johann Strauss) - 3:00
  2. "My Favourite Things" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) - 3:17
  3. "Schön ist die Welt" (Franz Lehár) - 2:38
  4. "Wives and Lovers" (Burt Bacharach, Hal David) - 2:26
  5. "Rosenkavalier" Opus 59 (Richard Strauss) - 3:12
  6. "Claudia" (Karl Drewo) - 2:28
  7. "By Strauss" (George Gershwin) - 3:49
  8. "Kaiserwalzer" (Johann Strauss) - 3:25
  9. "Just Give Me Time" (Francy Boland) - 3:14
  10. "Keep On Keeping On" (Jimmy Woode) - 2:48

Personnel

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References

  1. ↑ Discogs album entry accessed August 23, 2016
  2. ↑ Payne, D., The Clarke-Boland Big Band discography accessed August 23, 2016
  3. ↑ Dusko Gojkovic discography accessed August 23, 2016
  4. ↑ Bigband Paradise album entry, accessed September 20, 2016
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