DESCRIPTION:
Records by Danish swing violinist Svend Asmussen tend to be hard to find in the United States despite his 60 years of productive playing. This Sonet import matches Asmussen in 1983 with three guitarists (including soloist Ulf Wakenius), bassist Hugo Rasmussen and (on two of the eight numbers) drummer Bjarne Rostvold. The repertoire is quite wide-ranging including two Duke Ellington pieces from the 1920's ("East St. Louis Toodle-oo" and "The Mooche"), a few traditional pieces (such as "Two Guitars" and "Prelude In C-Minor") and Jimmy Rowles' haunting ballad "The Peacocks." Worth searching for.

Tracklist
A1 East St Louis Toodle-O
Written-By -- Duke Ellington

A2 Two Guitars
Arranged By -- Svend Asmussen Written-By -- Traditional

A3 Nadja
Written-By -- Svend Asmussen

A4 Prelude In C-Minor
Arranged By -- Svend Asmussen Written-By -- Traditional

B1 The Mooche
Written-By -- Duke Ellington

B2 Dark Eyes
Arranged By -- Svend Asmussen Written-By -- Traditional

B3 Viper's Dream
Written-By -- Thompkins

B4 Peacocks
Written-By -- Jimmy Rowles


Companies etc

Recorded At -- Studio 39
Mixed At -- Studio Maraval

Credits

Bass -- Hugo Rasmussen
Design -- Dan Ahlquist
Drums -- Bjarne Rostvold (tracks: A1, B1)
Engineer -- Hans Nielsen
Guitar -- Frits Von Bulow, Peter Almqvist, Ulf Wakenius
Mixed By -- Patrice Quef
Photography By -- Per Pejstrup
Producer -- Rune Ofwerman
Violin -- Svend Asmussen