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INCOMPARABLE FIDDLER
Storyville Records

INCOMPARABLE FIDDLER

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Composer
VARIOUS
Artist
Svend Asmussen
Format
CD + DVD
Label
Storyville Records
Released
Jan 27, 2017
Catalog #
SVL1088618
UPC
717101861828

About

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

Tracklist 69 tracks

  1. Disc 1
  2. 1 Jazz Potpourri 1: On the Sunny Side of the Street - Georgia on My Mind - You're a Sweetheart 03:12
    Track
    1
    Title
    Jazz Potpourri 1: On the Sunny Side of the Street - Georgia on My Mind - You're a Sweetheart
    Duration
    03:12
    Composer
    Jimmy Campbell, Hoagy Carmichael, Reginald Connelly, Jimmy McHugh, Ray Noble
    Performer
    Svend Asmussen
    Ensemble
    Svend Asmussen Dance Orkester
  3. 2 Jazz Potpourri 2: Some of These Days - Sweet Sue - Anything But Love - Whispering 03:00
    Track
    2
    Title
    Jazz Potpourri 2: Some of These Days - Sweet Sue - Anything But Love - Whispering
    Duration
    03:00
    Composer
    Jimmy Campbell, Hoagy Carmichael, Reginald Connelly, Jimmy McHugh, Ray Noble
    Performer
    Svend Asmussen
    Ensemble
    Svend Asmussen Dance Orkester
  4. 3 The Boogie-Woogly Piggy 03:02
    Track
    3
    Title
    The Boogie-Woogly Piggy
    Duration
    03:02
    Composer
    Roy Jacobs
    Performer
    Svend Asmussen
    Ensemble
    Svend Asmussen Quintet
  5. 4 Hanne vent på mig (Hanna Wait On Me) 02:51
    Track
    4
    Title
    Hanne vent på mig (Hanna Wait On Me)
    Duration
    02:51
    Composer
    Svend Asmussen
    Performer
    Svend Asmussen
    Ensemble
    Svend Asmussen Quintet
  6. 5 You Are My Sunshine 02:34
    Track
    5
    Title
    You Are My Sunshine
    Duration
    02:34
    Composer
    Jimmy Davis, Charles Mitchell
    Performer
    Svend Asmussen
    Ensemble
    Svend Asmussen Quintet
  7. 6 Gershwin Medley 1: I Got Rhythm - Bess You Is My Woman Now 02:32
    Track
    6
    Title
    Gershwin Medley 1: I Got Rhythm - Bess You Is My Woman Now
    Duration
    02:32
    Composer
    George Gershwin
    Performer
    Svend Asmussen
    Ensemble
    Svend Asmussen Quintet
  8. 7 Gershwin Medley 2: Liza - It Ain't Necessarily So - Lady Be Good 02:39
    Track
    7
    Title
    Gershwin Medley 2: Liza - It Ain't Necessarily So - Lady Be Good
    Duration
    02:39
    Composer
    George Gershwin
    Performer
    Svend Asmussen
    Ensemble
    Svend Asmussen Quintet
  9. 8 Indian Suite: I. Cherokee 02:57
    Track
    8
    Title
    Indian Suite: I. Cherokee
    Duration
    02:57
    Composer
    Ray Noble
    Performer
    Svend Asmussen
    Ensemble
    Svend Asmussen Quintet
  10. 9 The International Revue: Exactly Like You 02:23
    Track
    9
    Title
    The International Revue: Exactly Like You
    Duration
    02:23
    Composer
    Jimmy McHugh
    Performer
    Svend Asmussen
    Ensemble
    Svend Asmussen Quintet
  11. 10 Baby Won't You Please Come Home 02:46
    Track
    10
    Title
    Baby Won't You Please Come Home
    Duration
    02:46
    Composer
    Charles Warfield, Clarence Williams
    Performer
    Svend Asmussen
    Ensemble
    Svend Asmussen Quintet
  12. 11 It Don't Mean A Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing) 02:39
    Track
    11
    Title
    It Don't Mean A Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)
    Duration
    02:39
    Composer
    Duke Ellington
    Performer
    Svend Asmussen
    Ensemble
    Svend Asmussen Quintet
  13. 12 My Old Man 02:27
    Track
    12
    Title
    My Old Man
    Duration
    02:27
    Composer
    Bernie Hanighen, Gordon Jenkins
    Performer
    Svend Asmussen
    Ensemble
    Svend Asmussen Quintet
  14. 13 Three Little Words 02:14
    Track
    13
    Title
    Three Little Words
    Duration
    02:14
    Composer
    Harry Ruby
    Performer
    Svend Asmussen
  15. 14 That's My Weakness Now 02:29
    Track
    14
    Title
    That's My Weakness Now
    Duration
    02:29
    Composer
    Sam Stept, Bud Green
    Performer
    Svend Asmussen
    Ensemble
    Svend Asmussen Orchestra
  16. 15 How Am I Doin', Hey, Hey 02:39
    Track
    15
    Title
    How Am I Doin', Hey, Hey
    Duration
    02:39
    Composer
    Don Redman
    Performer
    Svend Asmussen
    Ensemble
    Svend Asmussen Orchestra
  17. Disc 2
  18. 1 Rhythm Is Our Business 02:39
    Track
    1
    Title
    Rhythm Is Our Business
    Duration
    02:39
    Composer
    Sammy Cahn, Saul Chaplin
    Ensemble
    Svend Asmussen Quintet
  19. 2 Panhandle Pete 03:19
    Track
    2
    Title
    Panhandle Pete
    Duration
    03:19
    Composer
    Gene Autry
    Ensemble
    Svend Asmussen Quintet
  20. 3 Be My Life's Companion 03:49
    Track
    3
    Title
    Be My Life's Companion
    Duration
    03:49
    Composer
    Bob Hilliard
    Ensemble
    Svend Asmussen Quintet
  21. 4 Ellington Mood 02:52
    Track
    4
    Title
    Ellington Mood
    Duration
    02:52
    Composer
    Duke Ellington
    Ensemble
    Svend Asmussen Quintet
  22. 5 Svend's Riff 04:37
    Track
    5
    Title
    Svend's Riff
    Duration
    04:37
    Composer
    Svend Asmussen
    Ensemble
    Svend Asmussen Quintet
  23. 6 Oh, Kay!: Someone to Watch Over Me 02:57
    Track
    6
    Title
    Oh, Kay!: Someone to Watch Over Me
    Duration
    02:57
    Composer
    George Gershwin
    Ensemble
    Svend Asmussen Quintet
  24. 7 The Darktown Strutter's Ball 03:11
    Track
    7
    Title
    The Darktown Strutter's Ball
    Duration
    03:11
    Composer
    Shelton Brooks
    Ensemble
    Svend Asmussen Quintet
  25. 8 Schoner Gigolo 03:26
    Track
    8
    Title
    Schoner Gigolo
    Duration
    03:26
    Composer
    Leonello Casucci
    Ensemble
    Svend Asmussen Quintet
  26. 9 Cotton Tail 02:48
    Track
    9
    Title
    Cotton Tail
    Duration
    02:48
    Composer
    Duke Ellington
    Ensemble
    Svend Asmussen Quintet
  27. 10 Indian Summer 02:57
    Track
    10
    Title
    Indian Summer
    Duration
    02:57
    Composer
    Victor Herbert
    Ensemble
    Svend Asmussen Quintet
  28. 11 After You've Gone 02:10
    Track
    11
    Title
    After You've Gone
    Duration
    02:10
    Composer
    Turner Layton
    Ensemble
    Svend Asmussen Quintet
  29. 12 When You're Smiling 02:46
    Track
    12
    Title
    When You're Smiling
    Duration
    02:46
    Composer
    Mark Fisher, Larry Shay
    Ensemble
    Svend Asmussen Quintet
  30. 13 Moonglow 02:20
    Track
    13
    Title
    Moonglow
    Duration
    02:20
    Composer
    Will Hudson
    Ensemble
    Svend Asmussen Quintet
  31. 14 Carry Me Back to Old Virginny 02:18
    Track
    14
    Title
    Carry Me Back to Old Virginny
    Duration
    02:18
    Composer
    James A. Bland
    Ensemble
    Svend Asmussen Quintet
  32. 15 Fiddler in Rio 02:28
    Track
    15
    Title
    Fiddler in Rio
    Duration
    02:28
    Composer
    Svend Asmussen
    Ensemble
    Svend Asmussen Quintet
  33. 16 Going Places: Jeepers Creepers 03:11
    Track
    16
    Title
    Going Places: Jeepers Creepers
    Duration
    03:11
    Composer
    Harry Warren
    Ensemble
    Svend Asmussen Quintet
  34. 17 Svend's Blues 03:09
    Track
    17
    Title
    Svend's Blues
    Duration
    03:09
    Composer
    Svend Asmussen
    Ensemble
    Svend Asmussen Quintet
  35. 18 The Big Show: Poor Butterfly 03:09
    Track
    18
    Title
    The Big Show: Poor Butterfly
    Duration
    03:09
    Composer
    Raymond Hubbell
    Ensemble
    Svend Asmussen Quintet
  36. 19 At a Georgia Camp Meeting 02:19
    Track
    19
    Title
    At a Georgia Camp Meeting
    Duration
    02:19
    Composer
    Kerry Mills
    Ensemble
    Svend Asmussen Quintet
  37. 20 Hallelujah 01:34
    Track
    20
    Title
    Hallelujah
    Duration
    01:34
    Composer
    Leo Robin, Clifford Grey, Vincent Youmans
    Ensemble
    Svend Asmussen Quintet
  38. 21 Honeysuckle Rose 02:49
    Track
    21
    Title
    Honeysuckle Rose
    Duration
    02:49
    Composer
    Andy Razaf, Fats Waller
    Ensemble
    Svend Asmussen Quintet
  39. 22 Babes on Broadway: How About You? 02:22
    Track
    22
    Title
    Babes on Broadway: How About You?
    Duration
    02:22
    Composer
    Burton Lane
    Ensemble
    Svend Asmussen Quintet
  40. 23 Jazz Me Blues 02:28
    Track
    23
    Title
    Jazz Me Blues
    Duration
    02:28
    Composer
    Tom Delaney
    Ensemble
    Svend Asmussen Quintet
  41. Disc 3
  42. 1 Honeysuckle Rose 05:31
    Track
    1
    Title
    Honeysuckle Rose
    Duration
    05:31
    Composer
    Fats Waller
    Performer
    Svend Asmussen, Stéphane Grappelli
  43. 2 Blue Lady 04:59
    Track
    2
    Title
    Blue Lady
    Duration
    04:59
    Composer
    Anonymous
    Performer
    Svend Asmussen, Stéphane Grappelli
  44. 3 So Sorry 02:58
    Track
    3
    Title
    So Sorry
    Duration
    02:58
    Composer
    Svend Asmussen
    Performer
    Svend Asmussen, Stéphane Grappelli
  45. 4 Twins 05:26
    Track
    4
    Title
    Twins
    Duration
    05:26
    Composer
    Anonymous
    Performer
    Svend Asmussen, Stéphane Grappelli
  46. 5 Satin Doll 05:27
    Track
    5
    Title
    Satin Doll
    Duration
    05:27
    Composer
    Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn
    Performer
    Svend Asmussen, Stéphane Grappelli
  47. 6 Love Is Back 04:00
    Track
    6
    Title
    Love Is Back
    Duration
    04:00
    Composer
    Anonymous
    Performer
    Svend Asmussen, Stéphane Grappelli
  48. 7 Oh, Kay!: Someone to Watch Over Me 05:24
    Track
    7
    Title
    Oh, Kay!: Someone to Watch Over Me
    Duration
    05:24
    Composer
    George Gershwin
    Performer
    Svend Asmussen, Stéphane Grappelli
  49. 8 Parisian Thoroughfare 03:22
    Track
    8
    Title
    Parisian Thoroughfare
    Duration
    03:22
    Composer
    Bud Powell
    Performer
    Svend Asmussen, Stéphane Grappelli
  50. 9 Honeysuckle Rose 05:20
    Track
    9
    Title
    Honeysuckle Rose
    Duration
    05:20
    Composer
    Fats Waller
    Performer
    Svend Asmussen, Stéphane Grappelli
  51. 10 Oh, Kay!: Someone to Watch Over Me 05:48
    Track
    10
    Title
    Oh, Kay!: Someone to Watch Over Me
    Duration
    05:48
    Composer
    George Gershwin
    Performer
    Svend Asmussen, Stéphane Grappelli
  52. 11 Satin Doll 04:50
    Track
    11
    Title
    Satin Doll
    Duration
    04:50
    Composer
    Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn
    Performer
    Svend Asmussen, Stéphane Grappelli
  53. 12 Here's Howe: Crazy Rhythm 04:15
    Track
    12
    Title
    Here's Howe: Crazy Rhythm
    Duration
    04:15
    Composer
    Joseph Meyer, Irving Caesar, Roger Wolfe Kahn
    Performer
    Svend Asmussen, Stéphane Grappelli
  54. Disc 4
  55. 1 C-Jam Blues 05:58
    Track
    1
    Title
    C-Jam Blues
    Duration
    05:58
    Composer
    Duke Ellington
    Performer
    Svend Asmussen, Stuff Smith
  56. 2 Caravan 08:56
    Track
    2
    Title
    Caravan
    Duration
    08:56
    Composer
    Juan Tizol, Duke Ellington
    Performer
    Svend Asmussen, Stuff Smith
  57. 3 Timme's Blues 05:39
    Track
    3
    Title
    Timme's Blues
    Duration
    05:39
    Composer
    Mary Lou Williams
    Performer
    Svend Asmussen, Stuff Smith
  58. 4 Lady, Be Good!: Oh, Lady Be Good! 04:13
    Track
    4
    Title
    Lady, Be Good!: Oh, Lady Be Good!
    Duration
    04:13
    Composer
    George Gershwin
    Performer
    Svend Asmussen, Stuff Smith
  59. 5 Minor Swing 07:38
    Track
    5
    Title
    Minor Swing
    Duration
    07:38
    Composer
    Django Reinhardt
    Performer
    Svend Asmussen, Georges Arvanitas
  60. 6 Sweet Georgia Brown 02:56
    Track
    6
    Title
    Sweet Georgia Brown
    Duration
    02:56
    Composer
    Ben Bernie, Maceo Pinkard
    Performer
    Svend Asmussen, Georges Arvanitas
  61. 7 Groovin' High 09:01
    Track
    7
    Title
    Groovin' High
    Duration
    09:01
    Composer
    Dizzy Gillespie
    Performer
    Svend Asmussen, Georges Arvanitas
  62. 8 June Night 04:15
    Track
    8
    Title
    June Night
    Duration
    04:15
    Composer
    Abel Baer, Cliff Friend
    Performer
    Svend Asmussen, Georges Arvanitas
  63. Disc 5
  64. 1 Running Wild 07:08
    Track
    1
    Title
    Running Wild
    Duration
    07:08
    Composer
    A. Harrington Gibbs, Leo Wood
    Ensemble
    Svend Asmussen Quartet
  65. 2 Bye Bye Blackbird 04:34
    Track
    2
    Title
    Bye Bye Blackbird
    Duration
    04:34
    Composer
    Ray Henderson
    Ensemble
    Svend Asmussen Quartet
  66. 3 Take Off Blues 07:29
    Track
    3
    Title
    Take Off Blues
    Duration
    07:29
    Composer
    Svend Asmussen
    Ensemble
    Svend Asmussen Quartet
  67. 4 Porgy and Bess, Act I: I Loves You Porgy 07:28
    Track
    4
    Title
    Porgy and Bess, Act I: I Loves You Porgy
    Duration
    07:28
    Composer
    George Gershwin
    Ensemble
    Svend Asmussen Quartet
  68. 5 Wrapping it Up 03:51
    Track
    5
    Title
    Wrapping it Up
    Duration
    03:51
    Composer
    Fletcher Henderson
    Ensemble
    Svend Asmussen Quartet
  69. 6 Groove Merchant 05:57
    Track
    6
    Title
    Groove Merchant
    Duration
    05:57
    Composer
    Jerome Richardson
    Ensemble
    Svend Asmussen Quartet
  70. 7 Latino 05:46
    Track
    7
    Title
    Latino
    Duration
    05:46
    Composer
    Jacob Fischer
    Ensemble
    Svend Asmussen Quartet
  71. 8 Columbine Polka Mazurka 05:13
    Track
    8
    Title
    Columbine Polka Mazurka
    Duration
    05:13
    Composer
    Hans Christian Lumbye
    Ensemble
    Svend Asmussen Quartet
  72. 9 The Mooche 05:25
    Track
    9
    Title
    The Mooche
    Duration
    05:25
    Composer
    Duke Ellington, Irving Mills
    Ensemble
    Svend Asmussen Quartet
  73. 10 Prelude to a Kiss 06:06
    Track
    10
    Title
    Prelude to a Kiss
    Duration
    06:06
    Composer
    Duke Ellington
    Ensemble
    Svend Asmussen Quartet
  74. 11 A Night in Tunisia 04:29
    Track
    11
    Title
    A Night in Tunisia
    Duration
    04:29
    Composer
    Frank Paparelli, Dizzy Gillespie
    Ensemble
    Svend Asmussen Quartet