A Swedish American Venture

Bill Baron

Record Details

DRCD:
343

Tracklist

  1. Variations in Blue -:-- / 7:22
  2. Bill Barron Speaks -:-- / 0:28
  3. A Swedish-American Venture -:-- / 5:43
  4. Through the Looking-Glass -:-- / 13:16
  5. In and Out -:-- / 8:07
  6. Celestial Body -:-- / 5:02
  7. More Blues -:-- / 4:41
  8. Wrapping it Up -:-- / 3:14
  9. Flip Flop -:-- / 8:27
  10. Jazz Caper -:-- / 7:03
  11. Time, Motion, Space -:-- / 10:36

1. VARIATIONS IN BLUE  7’22

Bill Barron ts, Lars Sjösten p, Lars Lundström b, Rune Carlsson dr

Recorded in Stockholm, July 22, 1984

2. BILL BARRON SPEAKS  0’28

Interview with Matt Moran over a college radio station in Connecticut, July 1989.

3. A SWEDISH-AMERICAN VENTURE  5’43

The Swedish Radio Jazz Group conducted by Bill Barron.

Probable personnel: Rolf Ericson, Jan Allan tp, Runo Ericksson btb, Arne Domnérus as cl, Claes Rosendahl ts fl, Lennart Åberg ts fl, Rune Falk bars, Jan Johansson p, Rune Gustafsson g, Georg Riedel b, Egil Johansen dr.

Recorded in Stockholm, August 31, 1966.

4. THROUGH THE LOOKING-GLASS  13’16

5. IN AND OUT  8’07

6. CELESTIAL BODY  5’02

Bill Barron ts, melodica (5 only), Lars Sjösten p, Cameron Brown b, Jan Carlsson dr.

Recorded in Stockholm, probably March 1966.

7. MORE BLUES  4’41

8. WRAPPING IT UP  3’14

Bill Barron ts, Jan Wallgren p, Sven Hessle b, Rupert Clemendore dr. 

Recorded in Stockholm, early June 1966.

9. FLIP FLOP  8’27

10. JAZZ CAPER  7’03

Bill Barron ts, Lars Sjösten p, Sture Nordin b, Egil Johansen dr

Recorded in Stockholm, July 10, 1979. 

11. TIME, MOTION, SPACE  10’36

Bill Barron ts, Lars Sjösten p, Lars Lundström b, Rune Carlsson dr
Recorded in Stockholm, July 22, 1984.

all compositions by bill barron

Recordings by The Swedish Radio

CD-master: Rune Persson, rp Recording 

Radio producers: Bosse Broberg, Inge Dahl (7, 8)

Front cover photo: Anna Barron

Back cover photo: Hugh Bell

Art director: Sofia Berry/Berry Produktion

Financial support: The Swedish National Council for Cultural Affairs

Executive producer: Lars Westin

Produced by Anna Barron