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

[Don Chichester]

>a 
> major musical star in his native Denmark but, because he never traveled to 
> the US, he is virtually unknown here. 

 

IIRC, Asmussen was one of the SweDanes, and appeared at least once on the Perry Como Show.  I believe I have a tape of that performance. 

 

Don Chichester
 
> From: ate.vandelden at worldonline.nl
> To: 78-l at klickitat.78online.com
> Date: Sat, 9 Jan 2010 09:35:53 +0100
> Subject: Re: [78-L] An AMAZING Jzz DVD by a guy you (probably) never heard of
> 
> Thank you, Steve, for pointing us to Sven Asmussen's Youtube performance of 
> Minuet in G, with his partner, guitar player Ulrik Neumann. This came from a 
> Dutch TV show in the early 60-ies which I saw at the time. I never forgot 
> this superb act and did not know that it had been saved. It was even better 
> than I remembered and seeing it again after so many years is great!
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Steve Ramm" <steveramm78l at hotmail.com>
> To: "78-l 78-l" <78-l at 78online.com>
> Sent: Friday, January 08, 2010 6:33 PM
> Subject: [78-L] An AMAZING Jzz DVD by a guy you (probably) never heard of
> 
> 
> 
> The following review from my January column in "In The Groove" didn't make 
> it but this is too good a DVD not to tell everyone about. The Webster one is 
> interesting but the other is a "must havwe" in my opinion.
> 
> So here it is:
> 
> 
> The most incredible jazz musician you’ve never heard of – Collectors Rich 
> Nevins and Sherwin Dunner at the independent Shanachie record label have 
> issued some fascinating DVDs in recent years – including the rare Flatt & 
> Scruggs TV Show series. In November they released two jazz DVDs of 
> performances recorded in Europe. As I pointed out in reviews of the Jazz 
> Icons DVDs, European television stations, usually government run, captured 
> and saved filmed performances. Three rare concerts starring tenor sax 
> genius – and Ellington band staple - Ben Webster from the 1960s, captured by 
> Danish TV, are featured on Ben Webster: Tenor Sax Legend, Live and Intimate. 
> The DVD also includes a 48-minute Danish produced documentary (with 
> performances) on Webster from 1971. The second DVD – Svend Asmussen: The 
> Extraordinary Life and Music of a Jazz Legend – was the real surprise for 
> me. You’ve probably never heard of Asmussen, and neither had I, but now I’m 
> a huge fan. From the mid-1930s through the 1950s, this violin player was a 
> major musical star in his native Denmark but, because he never traveled to 
> the US, he is virtually unknown here. He was more than just a great 
> musician; he was a total entertainer and added humor to performances with 
> his Trio and Quintet. To get you orientated, the DVD contains a wonderful 
> feature-length documentary with Asmussen reminiscing (in Danish, with easy 
> to read subtitles) and full length clips of performances taken from films 
> and TV. Then there are three hours of bonus musical performances in superb 
> video transfers. In some of these Asmussen comes off as the Danish Ernie 
> Kovacs or even Spike Jones. I searched for a sample to share with you on 
> Youtube. Check out his take on “Minuet in G” at http://tinyurl.com/cqm6jy 
> and see if you aren’t convinced. Then run out and buy this DVD! There is a 
> companion album of his recordings but its only available as a download on 
> iTunes.
> 
> Steve Ramm
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