Soviet Jazz Themes Explained

Soviet Jazz Themes (full title: The Victor Feldman All Stars Play the 'World's First Album of Soviet Jazz Themes) is an album by vibraphonist and pianist Victor Feldman featuring tunes by three composers he discovered while on Benny Goodman's 1962 tour of Russia which he recorded on returning to the U.S. and released on the Äva label.^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

Track listing

1. "Ritual" (Andre Towmosian) – 5:01
2. "Blue Church Blues" (Gennadi Golstain) – 7:07
3. "Madrigal" (Golstain) – 6:21
4. "Vic" (Givi Gachechiladze) – 4:50
5. "Polyushko Polye" (Golstain) – 3:52
6. "Gennadi" (Golstain) – 5:15

• Recorded at United Recording Studios, Hollywood, CA on October 26, 1962 (tracks 1–3) and November 12, 1962 (tracks 4–6)

Personnel

• Victor Feldman – vibraphone, piano
• Nat Adderley – cornet (tracks 1–3)
• Carmell Jones – trumpet (tracks 4–6)
• Harold Land – tenor saxophone
• Joe Zawinul – piano (tracks 1–3)
• Herb Ellis – guitar (tracks 4–6)
• Bob Whitlock – bass
• Frank Butler – drums

Notes and References

1. http://www.bsnpubs.com/mgm/ava.html Ava Album Discography
2. http://www.jazzdisco.org/victor-feldman/catalog/#ava-a-19 Victor Feldman catalog
3. Cerra, S., Jazz Profiles – Victor Feldman: A Career Overview accessed January 6, 2017
4. Cerra, S., Jazz Profiles – Victor Feldman All-Stars Plays Soviet Jazz Themes accessed January 6, 2017