Československý Jazz 1965

DV 10213 — SV 9015 [mono/stereo] Nahráno v druhé polovině roku 1965 ve studiích SHV a Čs. Rozhlasu (*) [*B2] Vydalo Státní hudební vydavatelství, n. p., Praha, pro Gramofonový klub v roce 1966, jako 156. publikaci edice kulturně osvětového odboru, řízené Jaroslavem Šedou. […] Vytiskly Obchodní tiskárny, n. p., Kolín. — 8 stran — VA 2,68 — AA 2,61 — Náklad 7250 výtisků — I. vydání cover © [booklet and print credits] ℗ 1966 23’10” [duration A] 23’45” [duration B] ——— Limited edition available to club subscribers only, not in regular retail stores. Identical sleeve for mono/stereo release. Packaged within a spiral-bound cardboard sleeve with printed front cover and a sewed plastic bag, including 4 sheets with credits, extensive liner notes, score examples and photos. Recorded in the second half of 1965 in studios of SHV (i.e. Supraphon) and Czechoslovak Radio (B2). Uncredited recording dates: September 6, 1965 (B1), July 13, 1965 (B3), June 24, 1965 (B5). Full title B3, as per liner notes: “Novověcné variace na půdorys dvougarsoniéry s kuchyňským jádrem (Dance macabre)” Track artist on A4 uncredited, see note below. Also released for Artia Prague with a gatefold picture sleeve as “Jazz In Czechoslovakia 1965 (7th review of best Czechoslovak groups)”, Supraphon SUA 15724, identical matrix numbers. Also available in stereo. The ensembles were listed as: “Ferdinand Havlík Orchestra”, “Junior Trio”, “Ivo Preis Trio” (A4), “The Reduta Quartet” (A5, B3 – actually incorrectly: should have been “SHQ”), “Traditional Jazz Studio”, “Karel Krautgartner Orchestra” (B2), “Ladislav Gerhardt Jazz Quartet”, “Gustav Brom Orchestra”. English track titles: “Jazz Studies” (A4), “Let Us Rejoice, Let Us Be Gay” (A5), “Harlem Vespers” (B1), “Rhythm And Timbres” (B2), “Neo-Realistic Variations” (B3), “Meditation” (B4).