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Label
Storyville Records
Release Date
January 27, 2017
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      VARIOUS
    • PERFORMER
      Svend Asmussen
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      January 27, 2017
    • UPC
      717101861828
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      SVL1088618
    • LABEL
      Storyville Records
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      6
    • GENRE
      Jazz
    Works ⌄

    1. Jazz Potpourri 1: On the Sunny Side of the Street - Georgia on My Mind - You're a Sweetheart

      Composer: Jimmy Campbell, Hoagy Carmichael, Reginald Connelly, Jimmy McHugh, Ray Noble

      Ensemble: Svend Asmussen Dance Orkester

      Performer: Svend Asmussen

    2. Jazz Potpourri 2: Some of These Days - Sweet Sue - Anything But Love - Whispering

      Composer: Jimmy Campbell, Hoagy Carmichael, Reginald Connelly, Jimmy McHugh, Ray Noble

      Ensemble: Svend Asmussen Dance Orkester

      Performer: Svend Asmussen

    3. The Boogie-Woogly Piggy

      Composer: Roy Jacobs

      Ensemble: Svend Asmussen Quintet

      Performer: Svend Asmussen

    4. Hanne vent på mig (Hanna Wait On Me)

      Composer: Svend Asmussen

      Ensemble: Svend Asmussen Quintet

      Performer: Svend Asmussen

    5. You Are My Sunshine

      Composer: Jimmy Davis, Charles Mitchell

      Ensemble: Svend Asmussen Quintet

      Performer: Svend Asmussen

    6. Gershwin Medley 1: I Got Rhythm - Bess You Is My Woman Now

      Composer: George Gershwin

      Ensemble: Svend Asmussen Quintet

      Performer: Svend Asmussen

    7. Gershwin Medley 2: Liza - It Ain't Necessarily So - Lady Be Good

      Composer: George Gershwin

      Ensemble: Svend Asmussen Quintet

      Performer: Svend Asmussen

    8. Indian Suite: I. Cherokee

      Composer: Ray Noble

      Ensemble: Svend Asmussen Quintet

      Performer: Svend Asmussen

    9. The International Revue: Exactly Like You

      Composer: Jimmy McHugh

      Ensemble: Svend Asmussen Quintet

      Performer: Svend Asmussen

    10. Baby Won't You Please Come Home

      Composer: Charles Warfield, Clarence Williams

      Ensemble: Svend Asmussen Quintet

      Performer: Svend Asmussen

    11. It Don't Mean A Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)

      Composer: Duke Ellington

      Ensemble: Svend Asmussen Quintet

      Performer: Svend Asmussen

    12. My Old Man

      Composer: Bernie Hanighen, Gordon Jenkins

      Ensemble: Svend Asmussen Quintet

      Performer: Svend Asmussen

    13. Three Little Words

      Composer: Harry Ruby

      Performer: Svend Asmussen

    14. That's My Weakness Now

      Composer: Sam Stept, Bud Green

      Ensemble: Svend Asmussen Orchestra

      Performer: Svend Asmussen

    15. How Am I Doin', Hey, Hey

      Composer: Don Redman

      Ensemble: Svend Asmussen Orchestra

      Performer: Svend Asmussen

    16. Rhythm Is Our Business

      Composer: Sammy Cahn, Saul Chaplin

      Ensemble: Svend Asmussen Quintet

    17. Panhandle Pete

      Composer: Gene Autry

      Ensemble: Svend Asmussen Quintet

    18. Be My Life's Companion

      Composer: Bob Hilliard

      Ensemble: Svend Asmussen Quintet

    19. Ellington Mood

      Composer: Duke Ellington

      Ensemble: Svend Asmussen Quintet

    20. Svend's Riff

      Composer: Svend Asmussen

      Ensemble: Svend Asmussen Quintet

    21. Oh, Kay!: Someone to Watch Over Me

      Composer: George Gershwin

      Ensemble: Svend Asmussen Quintet

    22. The Darktown Strutter's Ball

      Composer: Shelton Brooks

      Ensemble: Svend Asmussen Quintet

    23. Schoner Gigolo

      Composer: Leonello Casucci

      Ensemble: Svend Asmussen Quintet

    24. Cotton Tail

      Composer: Duke Ellington

      Ensemble: Svend Asmussen Quintet

    25. Indian Summer

      Composer: Victor Herbert

      Ensemble: Svend Asmussen Quintet

    26. After You've Gone

      Composer: Turner Layton

      Ensemble: Svend Asmussen Quintet

    27. When You're Smiling

      Composer: Mark Fisher, Larry Shay

      Ensemble: Svend Asmussen Quintet

    28. Moonglow

      Composer: Will Hudson

      Ensemble: Svend Asmussen Quintet

    29. Carry Me Back to Old Virginny

      Composer: James A. Bland

      Ensemble: Svend Asmussen Quintet

    30. Fiddler in Rio

      Composer: Svend Asmussen

      Ensemble: Svend Asmussen Quintet

    31. Going Places: Jeepers Creepers

      Composer: Harry Warren

      Ensemble: Svend Asmussen Quintet

    32. Svend's Blues

      Composer: Svend Asmussen

      Ensemble: Svend Asmussen Quintet

    33. The Big Show: Poor Butterfly

      Composer: Raymond Hubbell

      Ensemble: Svend Asmussen Quintet

    34. At a Georgia Camp Meeting

      Composer: Kerry Mills

      Ensemble: Svend Asmussen Quintet

    35. Hallelujah

      Composer: Leo Robin, Clifford Grey, Vincent Youmans

      Ensemble: Svend Asmussen Quintet

    36. Honeysuckle Rose

      Composer: Andy Razaf, Fats Waller

      Ensemble: Svend Asmussen Quintet

    37. Babes on Broadway: How About You?

      Composer: Burton Lane

      Ensemble: Svend Asmussen Quintet

    38. Jazz Me Blues

      Composer: Tom Delaney

      Ensemble: Svend Asmussen Quintet

    39. Honeysuckle Rose

      Composer: Fats Waller

      Performer: Svend Asmussen, Stéphane Grappelli

    40. Blue Lady

      Composer: Anonymous

      Performer: Svend Asmussen, Stéphane Grappelli

    41. So Sorry

      Composer: Svend Asmussen

      Performer: Svend Asmussen, Stéphane Grappelli

    42. Twins

      Composer: Anonymous

      Performer: Svend Asmussen, Stéphane Grappelli

    43. Satin Doll

      Composer: Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn

      Performer: Svend Asmussen, Stéphane Grappelli

    44. Love Is Back

      Composer: Anonymous

      Performer: Svend Asmussen, Stéphane Grappelli

    45. Oh, Kay!: Someone to Watch Over Me

      Composer: George Gershwin

      Performer: Svend Asmussen, Stéphane Grappelli

    46. Parisian Thoroughfare

      Composer: Bud Powell

      Performer: Svend Asmussen, Stéphane Grappelli

    47. Honeysuckle Rose

      Composer: Fats Waller

      Performer: Svend Asmussen, Stéphane Grappelli

    48. Oh, Kay!: Someone to Watch Over Me

      Composer: George Gershwin

      Performer: Svend Asmussen, Stéphane Grappelli

    49. Satin Doll

      Composer: Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn

      Performer: Svend Asmussen, Stéphane Grappelli

    50. Here's Howe: Crazy Rhythm

      Composer: Joseph Meyer, Irving Caesar, Roger Wolfe Kahn

      Performer: Svend Asmussen, Stéphane Grappelli

    51. C-Jam Blues

      Composer: Duke Ellington

      Performer: Svend Asmussen, Stuff Smith

    52. Caravan

      Composer: Juan Tizol, Duke Ellington

      Performer: Svend Asmussen, Stuff Smith

    53. Timme's Blues

      Composer: Mary Lou Williams

      Performer: Svend Asmussen, Stuff Smith

    54. Lady, Be Good!: Oh, Lady Be Good!

      Composer: George Gershwin

      Performer: Svend Asmussen, Stuff Smith

    55. Minor Swing

      Composer: Django Reinhardt

      Performer: Svend Asmussen, Georges Arvanitas

    56. Sweet Georgia Brown

      Composer: Ben Bernie, Maceo Pinkard

      Performer: Svend Asmussen, Georges Arvanitas

    57. Groovin' High

      Composer: Dizzy Gillespie

      Performer: Svend Asmussen, Georges Arvanitas

    58. June Night

      Composer: Abel Baer, Cliff Friend

      Performer: Svend Asmussen, Georges Arvanitas

    59. Running Wild

      Composer: A. Harrington Gibbs, Leo Wood

      Ensemble: Svend Asmussen Quartet

    60. Bye Bye Blackbird

      Composer: Ray Henderson

      Ensemble: Svend Asmussen Quartet

    61. Take Off Blues

      Composer: Svend Asmussen

      Ensemble: Svend Asmussen Quartet

    62. Porgy and Bess, Act I: I Loves You Porgy

      Composer: George Gershwin

      Ensemble: Svend Asmussen Quartet

    63. Wrapping it Up

      Composer: Fletcher Henderson

      Ensemble: Svend Asmussen Quartet

    64. Groove Merchant

      Composer: Jerome Richardson

      Ensemble: Svend Asmussen Quartet

    65. Latino

      Composer: Jacob Fischer

      Ensemble: Svend Asmussen Quartet

    66. Columbine Polka Mazurka

      Composer: Hans Christian Lumbye

      Ensemble: Svend Asmussen Quartet

    67. The Mooche

      Composer: Duke Ellington, Irving Mills

      Ensemble: Svend Asmussen Quartet

    68. Prelude to a Kiss

      Composer: Duke Ellington

      Ensemble: Svend Asmussen Quartet

    69. A Night in Tunisia

      Composer: Frank Paparelli, Dizzy Gillespie

      Ensemble: Svend Asmussen Quartet


Svend Asmussen is an eminent jazz violinist; but he is also a showman, a musical pioneer and a fascinating composer. As he celebrates his 100th birthday on February 28, 2017, Storyville Records has decided to present a fresh exploration of Svend Asmussen’s musical production throughout the years. The first disc features early 1937-1944 recordings, where Asmussen finally decided on music as his occupation for life and began gaining international recognition with his elegant swing and refined arrangements. The second disc features 1953 and 1958 recordings from Hamburg, where Asmussen’s profound musicality and jazz skillfulness shine. On disc 3, Asmussen collaborates with violinist colleague Stephane Grappelli, and their different phrasings compliment each other. We also find previously unreleased tracks from a 1985 Paris session with the Georges Arvanitas Trio, a complement to the critically acclaimed “Embraceable” concert album from the same occasion. On disc 4, Asmussen and American legend Stuff Smith play a concert together in Copenhagen, the two clearly enjoying each other’s company. CD5 features the renowned 1996 concert “Fit as a Fiddle”, where Asmussen masterfully combines the insistent energy of his youth with the experience and musical grandeur he has gained from a lifetime of playing. On the DVD, Asmussen plays a lively 1986 concert in Copenhagen’s famous Jazzhus Montmartre with prominent musicians such as bassist Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen and pianist Kenny Drew. ”The music exudes a wealth of creativity and curiosity as well, and I dare say that one day it will be established that Svend Asmussen’s solos are not merely constructions built over a series of chords, but wonderfully linked garlands of melody - even at the most frantic tempos,” writes music critic and Svend Asmussen biographer Kjeld Frandsen. ”In short, Svend Asmussen is a phenomenon. Not just because he has lived for a hundred years, but primarily for the intense and variegated way he has filled these many years.” “Svend Asmussen is light, precise, and yet profound; a consummate entertainer, a creative thinker, and an artist. And that combination is rare!” - Finnish jazz violinist, Ari Poutianinen, Jazz Special