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

1. "61st And Rich'it" – 8:15
2. "The Waltz You Swang For Me" – 7:23
3. "Forever Lasting" – 6:59
4. "Love To One" – 4:19
5. "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
• ...

References / external links

• Biograph BLP 12059
• Four Leaf (Sweden) FLC 5001