Live at the Tivoli Gardens 1996 (Remastered) Allan Botschinsky

• 1 Four 11:12
• 2 A Song For Anna Sophia 09:39
• 3 It's You Or No One 10:09
• 4 I Thought About You 13:22
• 5 What's New 11:58
• 6 Donna Lee 11:00
• 7 What Is This Thing Called Love 11:14
• 8 All Of You 13:23
• 9 Rhythm A Ning 14:20
• 10 It Might As Well Be Spring 13:59
• 11 I'll Remember April 15:13
• Total Runtime 02:15:29

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Danish trumpeter Allan Botschinsky’s legacy as one of the greatest Scandinavian musicians of all time is now the stuff of legend, with glimpses of his creative and virtuosic voice remaining in recordings. Stunt Records unearthed some particularly unique and inspiring material from a 1996 concert at Jazzhus Slukefter with Allan Botschinsky's quartet - which, in addition to the leader (1940-2020), consisted of tenor saxophonist Bent Jædig (1935-2004), another iconic legend who is anything but overrepresented on recordings; a young, budding Jacob Fischer on guitar; bassist Jesper Lundgaard; and drummer Alex Riel. It would be challenging to put together a stronger ensemble in Denmark or even Europe at that time, and this group plays up to their reputations as stars - some of whom were already established, and others who were gaining momentum exponentially. All of the musicians in the band are recipients of the prestigious Ben Webster Prize, an award given annually to the best Danish jazz musicians - or foreign colleagues who have eventually called Denmark home.

The recording is another kind of historical document, as well - bringing back fond memories of the now long-gone and aptly named venue Slukefter, located in Copenhagen's Tivoli Gardens, the setting for performances by both local and international artists, but also a place where regular folks would frequent after a day of work in the office or on the land to unwind and “switch off.” The very mixed audience of listeners and social drinkers was sometimes divided on their appreciation (or lack thereof) for the music and performing musicians. Fortunately - both for the members of the Allan Botschinsky quintet on the summer evening in question during the Copenhagen Jazz Festival of 1996, and listeners of the recently excavated recording today - there was rarely a negative response from the audience as everyone seemed to enjoy where five of the Danish jazz scene's finest musicians had met.

Allan Botschinsky, flugelhorn
Bent Jaedig, tenor saxophone
Jacob Fischer, guitar
Jesper Lundgaard, bass
Alex Riel, drums

Allan Botschinsky
one of the world’s most famous jazz trumpeters and flugelhorn players, studied at the Royal Danish Conservatory (1953-1955) and the Manhattan School of Music (1963). From the late 1960s until the early 1980s, he worked for DR, the Danish public broadcaster, and its big band as an instrumentalist, arranger, and conductor. In 1985, he moved to Hamburg (West Germany), where he worked with the Peter Herbolzheimer Big Band and founded a record label, M.A. Music, for which he arranged and produced music of other artists. Botschinsky composed symphonic pieces such as ‘Dronning Dagmar Patchwork’ and ‘Tumus’.

Between 1979 and 1983, Allan Botschinsky conducted all Danish entries in the Eurovision Song Contest. These include ‘Disco tango’ and ‘Krøller eller ej’, the two first attempts in the festival by Tommy Seebach (1979 and 1981). ‘Disco tango’ finished sixth, the best result of the five entries in which Botschinsky was involved.

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