Greetings and Salutations

Greetings and Salutations
Studio album by Thad Jones, Mel Lewis and the Swedish Radio Orchestra
Recorded 1975 June 27, 28 Stockholm, Sweden
Genre Jazz
Length 40:33
Label Four Leaf Clover (Sweden) / Town Crier
alternative cover
Town Crier cover
alternative cover
Biograph Records cover
Professional ratings
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Allmusic[1]

Greetings and Salutations is a 1975 big band jazz album recorded by the Swedish Radio Jazz Group with Thad Jones, Mel Lewis and Jon Faddis as guest bandleader / performers. The album was nominated for a 1978 Grammy award in the Best Jazz Instrumental Performance - Big Band category.[2]

Track listing

  1. "61st And Rich'it" – 8:15
  2. "The Waltz You Swang For Me" – 7:23
  3. "Forever Lasting" – 6:59
  4. "Love To One" – 4:19
  5. "Greetings And Salutations" – 13:37

additional bonus tracks on reissues (from 1977 recording session):

6. "Mach 2" (Scott) – 4:52
7. "Rhoda's Map" – 5:04
8. "My Centennial" – 9:48

Personnel

Original 1975 recording session (tracks 1~5):

1977 recording session (bonus tracks 6~8):

References / external links

  1. Allmusic review
  2. LA Times, "The Envelope" awards database. 1975 Grammy awards link. Accessed 2008 May 19.



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