Ralph Sutton

RALPH SUTTON & CLASSIC JAZZ COLLEGIUM (1978)

A1.Opus No. 1
A2.Honeysuckle Rose
A3.Alligator Crawl
A4.Them There Eyes   
A5.Gee Baby, Ain't I Good To You   
A6.Stomp Off, Let's Go ...
B1.Savoy Blues
B2.Dream A Little Dream Of Me   
B3.Open Ears   
B4.I'm Gonna Sit Right Down And Write Myself A Letter
B5.Dark Blue World   
B6.You Don't Know What The Middle Ages Were Like


Excellent pianist means for every jazz orchestra true treasure - even an album documenting the Prague Classic Jazz Collegium with a visiting American musician Ralph Sutton. It is in all songs valid member of the team, which he regards its ability to retain a bit more room for solos than usual. This capability is not only appreciated by listeners, but also fellow musicians - at least cite the words of Teddy Wilson: "Sutton is the only pianoplayer which I know he can play the entire history of jazz from ragtime to the present. It is so versatile musician that plays jazz as well as Chopin, Brahms and Bach”. P.S. - The last two songs are the work of Jaroslav Jezek, composer who emigrated to the U.S. from the Nazis.

    Alto Saxophone, Clarinet – Josef Rejman (tracks: A1, A2, A4 to B3, B5, B6)
    Arranged By – Josef Rejman (tracks: A5, A6, B2, B5, B6), Luboš Zajíček (tracks: A1, A2, A4, B1, B3), Ralph Sutton (2) (tracks: A3, B4)
    Banjo – Miroslav Klimeš (tracks: A1, A2, A4, A6 to B3, B5, B6)
    Baritone Saxophone – Ivor Krátký (tracks: A1, A2, B3, B5, B6)
    Design [Cover] – Joska Skalník
    Drums – Aleš Sládek (tracks: A1, A4 to B3, B5, B6)
    Engineer – Gustav Houdek
    Leader, Cornet – Luboš Zajíček (tracks: A1, A4, A6 to B3, B5, B6)
    Liner Notes – Stanislav Titzl
    Photography [Back Cover] – František Rous
    Photography [Front Cover] – Ivor Krátký
    Piano – Ralph Sutton (2) (tracks: B4)
    Recording Supervisor [Recording Director] – Jan Spálený, Květoslav Rohleder
    Tenor Saxophone – Bohumil Veselý (tracks: A1, A2, A4, A6 to B3, B5, B6)
    Trombone – Miroslav Havránek (tracks: A1, A6 to B3, B5, B6)
    Trumpet, Trumpet [Bass Trumpet] – Jiří Pechar (tracks: A1, A4, A6 to B3, B5, B6)
    Tuba – Zdeněk Fibrich (tracks: A1, A2, A4, A6 to B3, B5, B6)
    Vocals – Eva Svobodová (tracks: A4, B2)