Jazz at the Pawnshop

Jazz at the Pawnshop
Live album by Arne Domnérus, alto sax, clarinet; Bengt Hallberg, piano; Lars Erstrand, vibes; Georg Riedel, bass; and Egil Johansen, drums
Released	1977
Recorded	December 6–7, 1976 Jazzpuben Stampen
Genre	Jazz
Length	01:28:06
Label	Proprius Records
Producer	Jacob Boethius

Jazz at the Pawnshop is a multi-session recording made by Gert Palmcrantz on December 6–7, 1976, at Jazzpuben Stampen (Pawnshop) in Stockholm, Sweden. A pawnshop had operated on the site prior to the jazz club. Proprius Records founder Jacob Boethius produced the album, and it has been issued at least five times under multiple labels and formats. The album is widely regarded by audiophiles as the best jazz recording of the 20th Century.^[1][2][3]

Artists

The recording features Arne Domnérus, alto sax, clarinet; Bengt Hallberg, piano; Lars Erstrand, vibes; Georg Riedel, bass; and Egil Johansen, drums.

Original release

Proprius Records originally released a 180-gram, 2-LP vinyl recording (Prop 7778-79) in 1977. This version of the album featured the following tracks:

Disc 1

Track	Title	Time
1	Introduction/Limehouse Blues	10:14
2	I'm Confessin'	8:03
3	High Life	7:11
4	Struttin' With Some Barbeque	6:37
5	Jeep's Blues	6:59
6	Stuffy	7:05

Disc 2

Track	Title	Time
1	Lady be Good	9:32
2	Here's That Rainy Day	5:29
3	Barbados	8:28
4	How High the Moon	6:14
5	Take Five	6:58
6	Everything Happens to Me	5:16

References

1. "The Best Jazz Recording of the Century!". Retrieved August 7, 2014.
2. Mosey, Chris. "Arne Domnerus: Jazz at the Pawnshop - 30th Anniversary Edition (2007)". All About Jazz. Michael Ricci. Retrieved August 7, 2014.
3. Puccio, John J. "Jazz at the Pawnshop (UltraHD CD review)". Classical Candor. Blogspot. Retrieved August 7, 2014.