George Gruntz

Odd 1964 composition for 154 typewriters by the eclectic Swiss composer released on 7" in occaion of Lausanne's Expo 1964, backed with a jazz version featuring George Gruntz, Daniel Humair and Pierre Favre.

Original first edition on Saba of the Swiss keyboardist's percussive extravaganza featuring Guru Guru's Mani Neumeier, Charly Antolini and Pierre Favre.

Another of Berendt's meetings, SABA 1967. George Gruntz, the Basel pianist who would later run the Berlin Jazz Festival for twenty years, with Sahib Shihab on saxophones and Jean-Luc Ponty on violin, and a group of Tunisian musicians: a bendir and darbuka drum ensemble and Salah El Mahdi on ney flute. The title turns Dizzy Gillespie's tune on its head. UK Vibe, reviewing the Nicola Conte compilation that includes Djerbi, points out that the famous names are not the point: it is the lesser-known …