MG-36121: Swingin' In Sweden / Jimmy Raney & George Wallington

	Label Type :	blue EmArcy type C
	Matrix Number :	SIDE-A	MG-36121A-1    MSI    M    A
		SIDE-B	MG-36121B-1    MSI    M    A

Comments

with original EmArcy inner sleeve.

Inside The Groove

A coupling of Jimmy Raney Quintet and George Wallington All-Stars, from original Swedish Metronome recordings.

Personal Impression (and brief notes)

Both sides contains leased materials from original Swedish Metronome label.

Side-A features Jimmy Raney Quintet. What makes these sessions so famous is, the appearance of Sonny Clark (on A-3 and A-4), who has been so much popular especially in Japan. Sonny Clark only has one chorus of solo on each tune, and the overall impression of these sessions are “moody, relaxed and smoothy chamber jazz music” (although A-3 is swingy up-tempo number).

On the other hand, Side-B features George Wallington's All Stars. His own piano as well as arrangements on the themes are unique. Both tracks are played in middle tempo, but each player's solo is nice and impressive.

Strictly Personal Rating (to what extent I could enjoy this album)

Side-A: 6 out of 10

Side-A: 7 out of 10

Track Listing

Personnel

Personnel/recorded date/master numbers confirmed with the Ruppli's discography.
(“The Mercury Labels - A Discography” by Ruppli and Novitsky, Greenwood Press, 1993)

A-1, A-2:
Putte Wickman (cl), Bengt Hallberg (p), Jimmy Raney (g), Red Mitchell (b), Elaine Leighton (ds).
Recorded in Stockholm, Sweden on January 13, 1954.

A-3:
Gosta Theselius (ts), Sonny Clark (p), Jimmy Raney (g), Simon Brehm (b), Elaine Leighton (ds).
Recorded in Stockholm, Sweden on January 13, 1954.

A-4:
same personnel/date/place as A-3, except Red Mitchell (b) replaces Simon Brehm.

B-1, B-2:
Åke Persson (tb), Arne Domnérus (as), Lars Gullin (bs),
George Wallington (p), Oscar Pettiford (b), Kenny Clarke (ds),
Quincy Jones (arr).
Recorded in Stockholm, Sweden on September 14, 1954.

Jackets

Front	Back

Labels

Side A	Side B

Inner Sleeve

Front	Back