Jazz In Switzerland 1930-1975
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This compilation traces a fascinating thread through Swiss jazz history, capturing how a landlocked nation became an unexpected haven for jazz innovation across five decades. From swing-era standards like "Limehouse Blues" and "I'm In The Mood For Love" to the exploratory territories of free jazz, these recordings document how Swiss musicians and visiting internationals engaged with America's most vital musical export, adapting it to their own sensibilities. The span from 1930 to 1975 encompasses everything from big band arrangements to bebop sophistication to the avant-garde impulses that were reshaping jazz worldwide. Switzerland's neutrality and cosmopolitan cities like Zurich and Geneva fostered a unique jazz culture—neither purely derivative nor entirely isolated—where local players absorbed diverse influences and created something distinctly their own. Whether you're tracing the evolution of a national jazz tradition or simply discovering how the music traveled and transformed across borders, this collection offers genuine insight into a chapter of jazz history that often goes overlooked outside specialist circles.
Item Details+
| Genre | Jazz |
| Style | Contemporary Jazz, Free Jazz, Bop, Big Band, Swing |
| Media | Mint (M) |
| Sleeve | Mint (M) |
| Description | Sealed. Carefully packed and shipped with love from Vienna. Order more, save on shipping! |
| Label | Jazz Elite Special |
| Year | 2004 |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Format | CD |
Tracklist+
1-1. Me And The Man In The Moon 2:38
1-2. Limehouse Blues 1:02
1-3. Anything For You 1:18
1-4. I'm In The Mood For Love 2:18
1-5. Bugle Call Rag 2:43
1-6. Sensation 3:10
1-7. Bugle Call Rag 2:26
1-8. The Berry's Stomp 2:52
1-9. There'll Be Some Changes Made 2:51
1-10. Boggie Woogie 2:28
1-11. Caravan 2:39
1-12. Since My Best Gal Turned Me Down 2:57
1-13. Wham! 2:50
1-14. Gregori Stomp 1:53
1-15. Jada 2:42
1-16. Swing It Off 2:53
1-17. Mop Mop 3:50
1-18. Just You, Just Me 3:01
1-19. Hired To Be Inspired 3:25
1-20. How High The Moon 2:04
1-21. Just You, Just Me 2:44
1-22. Queer Dance 3:05
1-23. Struttin' With Some Barbecue 5:23
1-24. Come On And Stomp, Stomp 3:54
1-25. Clarinet Marmelade 3:51
2-1. Organ Grinder's Swing 7:18
2-2. Groteskia 4:39
2-3. Yesterdays 4:08
2-4. Stockholm Sweetin' 4:17
2-5. Love For Sale 4:36
2-6. The Duke 1:53
2-7. Bags New Groove 4:01
2-8. What Is This Thing Called Love 2:28
2-9. Hush 7:45
2-10. I Remember Clifford 4:54
2-11. There Will Never Be Another You 4:48
2-12. Can't Help Loving That Man 4:02
2-13. Perdido 7:09
2-14. Whisper Not 4:30
2-15. Foot Pattin' 4:55
3-1. When Will The Blues Leave 3:51
3-2. Seventh Day 6:03
3-3. Sad Memories 3:07
3-4. Selbig 1 3:35
3-5. Psalm 2 7:21
3-6. How High The Moon 5:18
3-7. Variationen Über Einen Appenzeller Alpsegen 4:18
3-8. Anita 4:46
3-9. Hinten 5:39
3-10. Listen Here 2:47
3-11. Sho-Wo-Di-Ba-Du-Ba 6:25
3-12. El-Transit-Nea 1:57
3-13. The Move 3:52
3-14. On The Roof 7:55
3-15. Der Bachstelzer 6:15
4-1. Trumpets On Parade 5:29
4-2. Kelly Blue 5:07
4-3. Last Train From Overbrook 6:04
4-4. The Days Of Wine And Roses 5:47
4-5. When Your Lover Has Gone 3:09
4-6. Minor Complex 9:21
4-7. Old Folks 4:41
4-8. Jekill Hydes 6:43
4-9. Intentionally Speed 4:18
4-10. One Four McCoy 4:56
4-11. Noma Kephu 3:23
4-12. Noel Orthogonal 5:20
4-13. The Tango 7:09
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