Basle, 1969
# Basle, 1969

Professional ratings :

| Review scores ||
| - | - |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic (link) | |
| Jack Bowers (allaboutjazz.com) | Favorable |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | |

Basle, 1969 (also released as Live on Tour Switzerland) is a big band jazz album recorded by the Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Jazz Orchestra in Basle (Basel), Switzerland for a Swiss radio broadcast. It was not released until 1996 – as Volume 4 of TCB Music's "Swiss Radio Days" series.

## Track listing

* "Second Race" – 10:53
* "Don't Ever Leave Me" – 4:29
* "The Waltz You Swang For Me" – 9:23
* "A- That's Freedom" (Hank Jones) – 11:09
* "Come Sunday" (Duke Ellington) – 4:55
* "Don't Get Sassy" – 11:48
* "Bible Story" (Roland Hanna) – 6:47
* "Groove Merchant" (Jerome Richardson) – 8:22

All songs arranged by Thad Jones. All songs composed by Jones except as noted.

## Personnel

* Thad Jones – flugelhorn
* Mel Lewis – drums
* Roland Hanna – piano
* Richard Davis – bass
* Jerome Richardson – alto saxophone, soprano saxophone
* Jerry Dodgion – alto saxophone
* Joe Henderson – tenor saxophone
* Eddie Daniels – tenor saxophone
* Pepper Adams – baritone saxophone
* Snooky Young – trumpet
* Richard Williams – trumpet
* Danny Moore – trumpet
* Al Porcino – trumpet
* Jimmy Knepper – trombone
* Ashley Fannell – trombone
* Eddie Bert – trombone
* Cliff Heather – trombone
