Studio album by Thad Jones, Mel Lewis and the Swedish Radio Orchestra
Greetings and Salutations Recorded 1975 June 27, 28 Stockholm, Sweden Genre Jazz Length 40 :33 Label Four Leaf Clover (Sweden) / Town Crier Town Crier cover
Biograph Records cover
Greetings and Salutations is a 1975 big band jazz album recorded by the Swedish Radio Jazz Group with Thad Jones , Mel Lewis and Jon Faddis as guest bandleader / performers. The album was nominated for a 1978 Grammy award in the Best Jazz Instrumental Performance - Big Band category.[ 3]
"61st And Rich'it" – 8:15
"The Waltz You Swang For Me" – 7:23
"Forever Lasting" – 6:59
"Love To One" – 4:19
"Greetings And Salutations" – 13:37
additional bonus tracks on reissues (from 1977 recording session):
6. "Mach 2" (Scott ) – 4:52
7. "Rhoda's Map" – 5:04
8. "My Centennial" – 9:48
Original 1975 recording session (tracks 1~5):
Thad Jones – cornet
Jon Faddis – trumpet
Americo Bellotto – trumpet
Bertil Lövgren – trumpet
Jan Allan – trumpet
Torgny Nilsson – trombone
Lars Olofsson – trombone
Bengt Edwardsson – trombone
Sven Larson – trombone
Lennart Åberg – tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, flute
Claes Rosendahl – alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, flute
Erik Nilsson – baritone saxophone, bass clarinet, flute
Wåge Finer – alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, flute
Rune Falk – tenor saxophone, clarinet
Håkan Nyquist – French horn
Sven Åke Landström – French horn
Kurt Puke – French horn
Bengt Olsson – French horn
Bo Juhlin – tuba
Rune Gustafsson – guitar
Bengt Hallberg – piano, electric piano
Georg Riedel – bass
Stefan Brolund – electric bass
Egil Johansen – drums
Mel Lewis – drums
1977 recording session (bonus tracks 6~8):
Albums Compilations Jones / Lewis as guest bandleaders Video recordings