Fit as a Fiddle, by Svend Asmussen Quartet

Fit as a Fiddle

by Svend Asmussen Quartet

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1.	Running Wild 07:08	buy track
2.	Bye Bye Blackbird 04:34	buy track
3.	Take off Blues 07:29	buy track
4.	I Loves You Porgy 07:28	buy track
5.	Wrapping It Up 03:51	buy track
6.	Groove the Merchant 05:57	buy track
7.	Latino 05:46	buy track
8.	Columbine Polka Mazurka 05:13	buy track
9.	The Mooche 05:25	buy track
10.	Prelude to a Kiss 06:05	buy track
11.	A Night in Tunisia 04:29	buy track

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This CD is comprised of 3 live sessions in Denmark and Sweden from 1996. Along with Stuff Smith, Svend Asmussen is the most famous jazz violinist of all time. Accompanying Assmussen are three of Denmark’s absolute best, internationally acclaimed musicians, with whom he had been playing with for several years at the time of this recording: Jacob Fischer on guitar, Jesper Lundgaard on bass and Aage Tangaard on drums. The repertoire consists of both swing standards (Duke Ellington’s “The Mooch”), be-bop standards (Dizzy Gillespie’s “Night in Tunisia”), a 19th Century Danish polka and Asmussen originals. 80 years old at the time of these recordings, Asmussen plays with the vigor and creativity of a young musician, even playing his violin through a wah-wah pedal on two numbers. This CD showcases a true professional – both a musician’s musician and a music lover’s musician; it’s a CD that’s full of creativity and irresistible, swinging jazz.

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released February 17, 2020

Svend Asmussen - violin, Jacob Fischer – guitar, Jesper Lundgaard – bass, Aage Tanggaard - drums

Recorded March 30, 1996

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Storyville Records Denmark

Storyville Records is Europe’s oldest independent jazz label. It releases a rich variety of jazz, blues and related musical genres, often accompanied by authoritative notes and rare extras. This iconic label was founded in 1952 in Denmark and today continues to augment its historic catalogue of recordings made by American jazz and blues legends with new releases from contemporary jazz artists. ... more

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