[78-L] Svend Asmussen [was An AMAZING Jzz DVD by a guy you (probably) never heard of]

[Julian Vein]

Jeff Sultanof wrote:
> Yes, Svend is indeed a legend in the jazz violin world, someone who is
> discovered and rediscovered when the subject of strings in jazz comes up.
> Ellington produced an album with Svend that was on CD (it may still be) when
> he was a roving jazz producer for Reprise. The sessions were originally
> issued on Atlantic; I believe it was called "Jazz Violin Summit." I have to
> look for it now.
> 
> Now I have TWO DVDs I have to buy that feature jazz violin, this one and the
> Grappelly DVD, which is also wonderful.
> 
> Jeff Sultanof
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He also did a set the previous year (1962) with John Lewis for Atlantic. 
How many musicians can have claimed to have recorded "I've Got A Lovely 
Bunch Of Coconuts", "If I Knew You Were Coming I'd Have Baked A Cake" 
and Ornette Coleman's "Lonely Woman"?

Looking through his wartime discography I notice he was quite busy, and 
also recorded some things you thought would have been banned: "Negro 
Medley", "Deep In The Heart Of Texas", "Gershwin Medley", "My Curly 
Headed Baby"

       Julian Vein


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