Jesper Thilo & The American Stars, Vol. 2, by Jesper Thilo

Jesper Thilo & The American Stars, Vol. 2

by Jesper Thilo

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1.	Cotton Tail 02:49	buy track
2.	Star Dust 04:09	buy track
3.	Body and Soul 06:04	buy track
4.	Rose Room 05:35	buy track
5.	Wave 06:37	buy track
6.	You Stepped out of a Dream 03:57	buy track
7.	Blue and Sentimental 03:43	buy track
8.	Sweets to My Sweet 03:24	buy track
9.	Now and Then Blues 06:47	buy track
10.	Cherokee 05:04	buy track
11.	Seque Inn C 07:09	buy track
12.	A Night in Tunisia 07:14	buy track
13.	I'm Hungry Sabrina 05:06	buy track
14.	The Girl from Ipanema 06:47	buy track

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This is the second CD in Storyville's series of Danish tenor saxophonist Jesper Thilo's small group sessions in Copenhagen in the 1980's. The CD contains five different combos, each with one or more of the following major American guest artists: pianists Kenny Drew and Roland Hanna, trumpeters Clark Terry and Harry "Sweets" Edison,trombonist Al Grey and drummer Billy Hart. The CD contains 14 tunes (74 minutes) and consists of four studio sessions in Copenhagenand one live session from Tivoli Gardens in Copenhagen. Accompanying Thilo are the best musicians on the Danish jazz scene, including bassists Mads Vinding and Jesper Lundgaard and drummers Alex Riel and Svend-Erik Nørregaard. Jesper Thilo is the most popular jazz musician in Denmark today and one of the best tenor sax players in Europe and this CD is packed with his hard-swinging, positive jazz energy from end to end. Thilo's style of playing combines Ben Webster, Coleman Hawkins, Lester Young, Dexter Gordonand plenty of Jesper Thilo!

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released December 19, 2019

Jesper Thilo - tenor sax - Clark Terry, Harry "Sweets" Edison - trumpet Kenny Drew, Roland Hanna, Ole Koch Hansen - piano - Al Grey - trombone - Jesper Lundgaard, Mads Vinding, Hugo Rasmussen - bass Billy Hart, Svend-Erik Nørregaard, Alex Riel, Aage Tanggaard - drums

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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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