The Band (7) – The Alpine Power Plant

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Label:	MPS Records – 33 21460-5, BASF – 33 21460-5
Format:	2 x Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo
Country:	Germany
Released:	1972
Genre:	Jazz
Style:	Contemporary Jazz, Big Band

Tracklist

A1	Our Suite Dig Composed By – Flavio Ambrosetti Soloist, Alto Saxophone – Flavio Ambrosetti Soloist, Trombone – Erich Kleinschuster Soloist, Trombone [Duo-cadenza] – Runo Ericson* Soloist, Trumpet – Franco Ambrosetti	11:00
A2	Pistrophallobus Composed By – Franco Ambrosetti Soloist, Drums – Daniel Humair Soloist, Soprano Saxophone – Flavio Ambrosetti Soloist, Trumpet – Virgil Jones Tenor Saxophone – Eddie Daniels	10:15
B1	Witch Stitch Composed By – Daniel Humair, George Gruntz Soloist, Alto Saxophone – Phil Woods Soloist, Drums – Daniel Humair Soloist, Electric Piano [Fender] – George Gruntz Soloist, Trombone – Jiggs Whigham Soloist, Trumpet – Dusco Goykovich*	12:27
B2	English Waltz Composed By – Franco Ambrosetti Soloist, Cadenza – Benny Bailey Soloist, Trombone – Jiggs Whigham Soloist, Trumpet – Woody Shaw	6:50
C1	The Tango Composed By – George Gruntz Soloist, Bass – N.H.O. Perdersen* Soloist, Bass Trombone – Runo Ericson* Soloist, Flugelhorn – Benny Bailey Soloist, Voice – Sahib Shihab	7:37
C2	Gravenstein Composed By – Daniel Humair Soloist, Alto Saxophone – Phil Woods	5:55
C3	Saint Charity Composed By – George Gruntz Soloist, Baritone Saxophone – Sahib Shihab Soloist, Soprano Saxophone – Herb Geller Soloist, Trombone – Åke Persson	9:07
D	The Age Of Prominence Composed By – Flavio Ambrosetti Soloist, Alto Saxophone – Herb Geller Soloist, Tenor Saxophone – Dexter Gordon, Eddie Daniels Soloist, Trumpet – Franco Ambrosetti, Woody Shaw	19:43

Companies, etc.

Record Company – MPS Records
Distributed By – BASF
Recorded At – Lugano-Casino-Kursaal
Recorded At – Ambrosetti Mansion Gentilino, Lugano
Lacquer Cut At – Deutsche Grammophon Gesellschaft Pressing Plant – 0666 018
Lacquer Cut At – Deutsche Grammophon Gesellschaft Pressing Plant – 0666 019
Pressed By – Deutsche Grammophon Gesellschaft Pressing Plant – 0666 018
Pressed By – Deutsche Grammophon Gesellschaft Pressing Plant – 0666 019

Credits

Arranged By – George Gruntz
Cover [Art] – Samuel Buri
Executive-Producer – Gérard Lüll, Willi Fruth
Layout – MPS-Atelier
Mixed By [Remix], Engineer – Rolf Donner
Performer – Benny Bailey, Dexter Gordon, Dusco Goykovich*, Eddie Daniels, Erich Kleinschuster, Herb Geller, Jiggs Whigham, N.H.Ø. Perdersen*, Phil Woods, Runo Ericson*, Sahib Shihab, Virgil Jones, Woody Shaw, Åke Persson
Performer, Leader [Co-Leader, Directed By] – George Gruntz
Performer, Leader [Co-Leader] – Daniel Humair, Flavio Ambrosetti, Franco Ambrosetti
Photography By – Hardy Zubler
Producer – Euromusic Switzerland
Public Relations – Peter Rüedi
Recorded By – Pitt Lindner

Notes

Recorded April 5 & 6, 1972 at Ambrosetti Mansion, Gentilino, Lugano, Switzerland and in concert at Lugano-Casino-Kursaal

Rimtext on labels: Aufnahme: MPS-Records, Vertrieb BASF.
Made in Germany

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Rights Society: GEMA
Matrix / Runout (Runout A, stamped (Variant 1): 1 A 1 0666 018 S1 1972 · 320
Matrix / Runout (Runout B, stamped (Variant 1): 1 A 1 0666 018 S2 Ⓟ 1972 · 320
Matrix / Runout (Runout C, stamped (Variant 1): 1 A 1 0666 019 S3 33 21460 5 S 3Ⓟ 1972 · 320
Matrix / Runout (Runout D, stamped (Variant 1): A 1 0666 019 S4 33 21460 5 S 4 Ⓟ 1972 · 320
Matrix / Runout (Runout A, stamped (Variant 2): 1 B 0666 018 S1 33 21460 5 S1 Ⓟ 1972 320
Matrix / Runout (Runout B, stamped (Variant 2): 1 C 0666 018 S2 33 21460 5 S2 Ⓟ 1972 320
Matrix / Runout (Runout C, stamped (Variant 2): 1 C 0666 019 S3 33 21460 5 S3 Ⓟ 1972 320
Matrix / Runout (Runout D, stamped (Variant 2): 1 B 0666 019 S4 33 21460 5 S4 Ⓟ 1972 320

Other Versions (3)

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
New Submission	The Alpine Power Plant (2×LP, Album, Promo, Stereo, Gatefold Sleeve)	MPS Records	PSS-281～2-MP	Japan	1972
New Submission	The Alpine Power Plant (2×LP, Album, Stereo, Gatefold Sleeve)	MPS Records	PSS-281～2-MP	Japan	1972
New Submission	The Alpine Power Plant (2×LP, Album, Promo, Stereo)	MPS Records, BASF	33 21460-5	Germany	1972

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