In Copenhagen

by Ralph Sutton

Overview

Ralph Sutton is generally recognized as a giant of stride piano, though he was equally at home playing swing tunes. This compilation draws from two earlier Storyville albums recorded over a span of three days in May 1977, while the pianist was touring Europe. The first 13 tracks represent the master takes from Trio and Quartet, featuring Sutton with a full rhythm section, playing duo settings or solo. Sutton had lost none of his fire at the age of 54, offering delightful interpretations of old favorites like "Thou Swell," "Undecided," and "St. Louis Blues," though he is at his most lyrical with his impressionist solo settings of "In the Dark" and his own miniature ballad "Worrying the Life Out of Me." The last five songs come from taking part in a quintet led by cornetist Wild Bill Davison and multi-reed player Jesper Thilo, all of which appeared on the Storyville CD Together Again. Even though the band is a pickup group, the bandmembers mesh well in a lively "Blue Room" and a raucous "Running Wild," the latter in which Thilo (on soprano sax) gives the two veterans a run for their money in the solo department. While most Ralph Sutton fans will want to seek the two complete CDs, this compilation is an excellent alternative investment. ~ Ken Dryden

Product Details

Release Date:	10/26/2009
Label:	Storyville / Storyville Records
UPC:	0717101852529
Rank:	190493

Tracks

1. Thou Swell (A)
2. You're Driving Me Crazy (B)
3. You Can Depend On Me (A)
4. At Sundown (B)
5. Undecided (A)
6. In the Dark (C)
7. Jeepers Creepers (A)
8. Gone with the Wind (A)
9. I Want to Be Happy (B)
10. If I Could Be with You (B)
11. St. Louis Blues (A)
12. Worrying the Life Out of Me (C)
13. Old Fashioned Love (D)
14. Everybody Loves My Baby (E)
15. Blue Room (E)
16. Shine (E)
17. Running Wild (F)
18. Exactly Like You (F)

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Ralph Sutton   Primary Artist,Piano
Wild Bill Davison   Trumpet
Jesper Thilo   Clarinet,Sax (Tenor),Sax (Soprano)
Hugo Rasmussen   Bass
Ole "Fessor" Lindgreen   Trombone

Technical Credits

Charles Carpenter   Composer
W.C. Handy   Composer
Louis Dunlap   Composer
Rodgers   Composer
Bix Beiderbecke   Composer
Palmer   Composer
Ralph Sutton   Composer
Earl Hines   Composer
Henry Creamer   Composer
Allie Wrubel   Composer
Anders Stefansen   Producer
Jimmy McHugh   Composer
Dabney   Composer
Herbert Magidson   Composer
Harry Warren   Composer
Scott Yanow   Liner Notes
James P. Johnson   Composer
Charlie Shavers   Composer