chet baker with dick twardzik question

[bichos]

Hello all,

i just finished to hear the new chet baker cd „the lost holland concert featuring dick twardzik“ on rlr records. There are three concert recordings from september 18, 1955 in scheveningen, netherlands, september 21, 1955 in mainz, germany (formerly on philology records) and september 24, 1955 in zürich, switzerland. Wonderful music and new jewels in the short discography of pianist dick twardzik!

Now my question: the last two tracks on this cd are from september 24, 1955 in zürich („happy little sunbeam“ and „moonlight in vermont“, incomplete). Liner notes by one matías rinar mentioned twardzik on piano, jimmy bond on bass and peter littman on drums but here is chet´s announcement: „thank you very much, it´s very groovy to be here this evening in switzerland my first trip to switzerland. Just finished doing little television bit (?) and now come over here to play a few tunes for you with a very wonderful rhythm section. Siro and elsie bianchi and rene nathworth (?) in the rhythm section...“

So, it´s not his quartet with twardzik, bond and littman!

Siro bianchi plays bass and elsie bianchi piano but knows anybody the right name of the drummer? I understand „rene nathworth“.... and where are the others of chet´s regular quartet? Is there any tv appearence of baker from switzerland? (he mentioned it!)

There is no answer in the online version of jack chamber´s dick twardzik biography and discography here

http://www.chass.utoronto.ca/~chambers/twardzik2.html

and here

http://www.jazzitude.com/chambers_sadwalk01.htm

maybe in the now(?) coming book „bouncing with bartok“ by jack chambers. (man, we are waiting for years for the publishing!!)

any suggestions are welcome!

Thanks in advance!

Keep boppin´

Marcel

[JPF]

From the Chet Baker list, posted by Jeroen de Valk:

The actual personnel for the Swiss date is CB, Elsie Biachi (p), Siro Biachi

(b) and a drummer who's name sounds like 'René Kneflis'. On recordings

circulating of this concert, Chet is heard announcing them. There is a

possibility that the date is earlier, and that Chet worked with this band

because his own sidemen hadn't arrived yet.

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FWIW, I own the CD and it sounds like "Rene Kneflis" (sp.?) to me, too.

[couw]

between "Nathworth" and "Kneflis", maybe it's

René Bertschy (b. 1912).

Swiss drummer and bandleader, played with the Original Teddies.

Can someone post an mp3 of the announcement?

[Dave James]

I've seen at least two Baker/Twardzik live recordings on Dusty Groove, but the way they sometimes characterize sound issues always makes me wary. Can someone comment on the quality of the sound? If it's passable and it's "new" Twardzik, I'm in. Thanks.

Up over and out.

Edited May 10, 2006 by Dave James

[bichos]

hello,

thank you all for informations!

jpf: a little correction (to jeroen de valk), the names of pianist and bass players are bianchi, not biachi. elsie was also a fine singer. she made some recordings in the 60´s with her trio.

couw: sorry, my technic equipment and my know how don´t allow me to send mp3´s.

dave james: the sound of the two cd´s (i think you mean "köln concert" and "lost holland concert") is passable for privat amateur recordings. köln and scheveningen is good, mainz is overmodulated and zürich (without twardzik) has an opera singer in the backround (from another radio station near by). but musically it´s wonderful. and, hey, it´s baker and twardzik!! for me a must!!

keep boppin´

marcel