Greetings and Salutations
# Greetings and Salutations

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Greetings and Salutations is a 1975 big band jazz album recorded by the Swedish Radio Jazz Group with Thad Jones, Mel Lewis and Jon Faddis as guest bandleader / performers. The album was nominated for a 1978 Grammy award in the Best Jazz Instrumental Performance - Big Band category.

## Track listing

* "61st And Rich'it" – 8:15
* "The Waltz You Swang For Me" – 7:23
* "Forever Lasting" – 6:59
* "Love To One" – 4:19
* "Greetings And Salutations" – 13:37

additional bonus tracks on reissues (from 1977 recording session):

    6. "Mach 2" (Scott) – 4:52
    7. "Rhoda's Map" – 5:04
    8. "My Centennial" – 9:48

## Personnel

Original 1975 recording session (tracks 1~5):

* Thad Jones – cornet
* Jon Faddis – trumpet
* Americo Bellotto – trumpet
* Bertil Lövgren – trumpet
* Jan Allan – trumpet
* Torgny Nilsson – trombone
* Lars Olofsson – trombone
* Bengt Edwardsson – trombone
* Sven Larson – trombone
* Lennart Åberg – tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, flute
* Claes Rosendahl – alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, flute
* Erik Nilsson – baritone saxophone, bass clarinet, flute
* Wåge Finer – alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, flute
* Rune Falk – tenor saxophone, clarinet
* Håkan Nyquist – French horn
* Sven Åke Landström – French horn
* Kurt Puke – French horn
* Bengt Olsson – French horn
* Bo Juhlin – tuba
* Rune Gustafsson – guitar
* Bengt Hallberg – piano, electric piano
* Georg Riedel – bass
* Stefan Brolund – electric bass
* Egil Johansen – drums
* Mel Lewis – drums

1977 recording session (bonus tracks 6~8):

* Thad Jones – cornet
* Mel Lewis – drums
* Al Porcino – trumpet
* Arne Domnérus – reeds
* Bernt Rosengren – reeds
