Svingin' with Svend

Live album by David Grisman, Svend Asmussen

Released

1987

Recorded

November 5-9, 1986 at Fat Tuesday's, New York City

Genre

Jazz

Length

37:46

Label

Zebra

Producer

David Grisman, Craig Miller

David Grisman chronology

Acousticity
(1984)

Svingin' with Svend
(1987)

Home Is Where the Heart Is
(1988)

Svend Asmussen chronology

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]

Svingin' with Svend is an album by American musician David Grisman and Danish musician Svend Asmussen, released in 1987. It is attributed to the David Grisman Quintet featuring Svend Asmussen.^[2]

All songs were recorded live with the exception of "Lap-Nils Polska" and "Jitterbug Waltz", which were recorded at Bay View Studios in Richmond, California in 1987. "It Don't Mean a Thing" and "Spirit Feel" were not included on the initial LP release.

In an interview with Mandozine, Grisman stated: "That album comprised both live and studio cuts. The live material was recorded at a week-long engagement at Fat Tuesdays, a jazz club in NYC that Stan Getz's son Steve managed. Les Paul used to play there every Monday night. One night during the engagement Toots came by and Svend invited him to sit in. I believe we played Milt Jackson's "Spirit Feel" which is included on the CD version (not the LP). It was very exciting to be a part of that meeting of two very kindred spirits and long-time friends."^[3]

Track listing

"Svingin' with Svend" (David Grisman) – 4:02
"Nadja" (Svend Asmussen) – 6:24
"Lap-Nils' Polska" (Traditional, arr. Asmussen) – 8:24
"It Don't Mean a Thing" – 6:35
"Swing Mineur" (Django Reinhardt, Stephane Grapelli) – 6:38
"Jitterbug Waltz" (Fats Waller) – 6:20
"The Spirit-Feel" (Milt Jackson) – 9:29
"Nuages" (Reinhardt) – 6:02

Personnel

David Grisman – mandolin
Svend Asmussen – violin
Dimitri Vandellos – guitar
James Kerwin – double bass
George Marsh – drums, percussion, calimba

Production notes:

David Grisman – producer, mixing
Craig Miller – producer, engineer
Bob Shumaker – engineer
Paul Stubbelbine – engineer
Tom Anderson – engineer
Greg Fulginiti – mastering
Rhonda Voo – cover illustration
Thomas Boss – photography

Chart positions

Chart (1988)	Position
Billboard Jazz Albums	10

References

↑ Allmusic review
↑ Allmusic entry for Svingin' with Svend Retrieved November 2009.
↑ Mandozine. May 11, 2003. Retrieved November 2009.

External links

David Grisman

Discography

with Earth Opera	Earth Opera (1968) The Great American Eagle Tragedy (1969)

with Muleskinner	Muleskinner (1973) Muleskinner Live: Original Television Soundtrack (1994, recorded 1973)

with Old and in the Way	Old and in the Way (1975) That High Lonesome Sound (1996) Breakdown (1997) Old and in the Gray (2002) Live at the Boarding House (2008) Live at the Boarding House: The Complete Shows (2013)

with Jerry Garcia	Garcia/Grisman Not for Kids Only Shady Grove So What The Pizza Tapes Grateful Dawg Been All Around This World

with David Grisman Quintet	The David Grisman Quintet (1977) Hot Dawg (1978) Quintet '80 (1980) Mondo Mando (1981) Dawg '90 (1990) Dawgwood (1993) Dawganova (1995) DGQ-20 (1996) Dawgnation (2002) Dawg's Groove (2006)

with Andy Statman	Mandolin Abstractions (1983) Songs of Our Fathers (1995) New Shabbos Waltz (2006)

with Martin Taylor	Tone Poems 2 (1995) I'm Beginning To See The Light (1999)

Solo albums and collaborations	The Even Dozen Jug Band (1964) Early Dawg (1966) The David Grisman Rounder Record (1976) Stephane Grappelli/David Grisman Live (1991) Here Today (1982) David Grisman's Acoustic Christmas (1983) Dawg Jazz/Dawg Grass (1983) Acousticity (1984) Svingin' with Svend (1987) Home Is Where the Heart Is (1988) Bluegrass Reunion (1992) Common Chord (1993) Doc & Dawg (1997) Retrograss (1999) Dawg Duos (1999) New River (2001) Traversata (2001) Life of Sorrow (2003) Hold On, We're Strummin' (2003) DGBX (2006) The Living Room Sessions (2007) Satisfied (2007)

Tone Poems project	Tone Poems (1994) Tone Poems 2 (1995) Tone Poems 3 (2000)

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