Recordings on sampler
1935-1965 - 30 Jahre Jazz in Switzerland.
EMI Switzerland 1976 (2 LPs: C 152-33894/5).
Le Vieux Chalet (Bovet, arr. Gruntz). Recorded 3.V.I952.
Umberto Arlatti (tp); Willy Kuhn (tb); Rene Candoni (frenchhorn); Bernie Wydler (as, ts); Wärze Werthmann (bs); George Gruntz (p); Gus Meyer (b); Rico Flad (d).
I’m in the Mood for Love (McHugh/Fields, arr. Gruntz). Recorded ca. 1955.
Cedric Dumont Orchestra, feat. Francis Notz (ts): Bruno Spoerri (bs); George Gruntz (vib, p); Stuff Combe (d).
Spanish Castles (Gruntz). Recorded 1961.
Raymond Court (tp); Barney Wilen (ts, ss); Marcel Peters (as, fl): George Gruntz (p); K.T. Geier (b); Kenny Clarke (d).
Baby Jane (Franco Ambrosetti). Recorded 1965.
Flavio Ambrosetti All Stars: Franco Ambrosetti (tp); Flavio Ambrosetti (as); George Gruntz (p); Gilbert Rovère (b); Daniel Humair (d).
Jazz at Comblain La-Tour.
RCA Italia 1960 (LP: LPM 10094).
Hard-Joe (Lo Cascio).
George Gruntz (P); E. Peter (b); Pierre Favre (d).
II.Jazzovi Festival Praha 1965.
Supraphon 1966 (LP: DV 10196).
A Derby’s Serenade.
Flavio Ambrosetti All Stars: Franco Ambrosetti (tp); Flavio Ambrosetti (as); George Gruntz (p); Guy Pedersen (b); Daniel Humair (d).
20. Internationales Jubiläums-Jazz-Festival Zürich.
MPS-BSA 1970 (2 LPs: CRP 843).
Bunauara (Gruntz).
George Gruntz Dream Band: Franco Ambrosetti (tp); Dexter Gordon (ts); Michel Portal (bel, tarogato); George Gruntz (p); Beb Guérin (b); Eberhard Weber (b); Pierre Favre (d); Tony Oxley (d).
NDR - Die Jazz-Werkstatt.
NDR 1970 (LP: 0654 094).
Bunauara (Gruntz).
Chuck Isaels (b, leader); Allan Botschinsky, Palle Mikkelborg (tp, flh); Erich Kleinschuster (tb); Dave Taylor (btb); Lew Del Gatto (as, ss, fl, cl); Bob Keller (bs, bcl); Lew Tabackin (ts, fl); Leszek Zadio (as, ts, ss); Wolfgang Schlüter (vib, perc); George Gruntz (p); Bjarne Rostvold (d).
NDR - Die Jazz-Werkstatt.
NDR 1970 (LP: 0654 094).
Bunauara (Gruntz).
Chuck Isaels (b, leader); Allan Botschinsky, Palle Mikkelborg (tp, flh); Erich Kleinschuster (tb); Dave Taylor (btb); Lew Del Gatto (as, ss, fl, cl); Bob Keller (bs, bcl); Lew Tabackin (ts, fl); Leszek Zadio (as, ts, ss); Wolfgang Schlüter (vib, perc); George Gruntz (p); Bjarne Rostvold (d).
21. Internationales Jazz-Festival Zürich.
Recorded 14.-16.09.1971. MPS-BASF 1971 (2 LPs: 33 21277-7).
Anthropology (Gillespie/Parker).
All Star Trumpet Workshop; soloists: Franco Ambrosetti, Benny Bailey, Dusko Goykovich, Art Farmer (tp); George Gruntz (leader).
Ice Nice (Whigham).
All Star Trombone W/orkshop; soloists: Slide Hampton, Albert Mangelsdorff, Ake Persson, Jiggs Whigham (tb); George Gruntz (leader). More tracks of this band recorded on the same occasion were published later on a special record by MPS (LP: 88040-2); no turther details known.
The Age of Prominence (Flavio Ambrosetti).
International Festival All Stars; soloists: Franco Ambrosetti, Dusko Goykovich (tp); Heinz Bigler (as); Don Byas, Dexter Gordon (ts); George Gruntz (ep/leader); Isla Eckinger (b).
Ossiach live.
BASF 1971 (3 LPs: 49 21119-3/1-13).
Maghreb Suite/Excerpt (Gruntz). Recorded 2.07.1971.
Salah El Mahdi (nai); Jelloul Osman (mezoued): Moktar Slama (zourka); Hattab Jouini (rabla, darbouka); John Surman (ss); Jean-Luc Ponty (vl); George Gruntz (ep); Barre Phillips (b); Stu Martin (d); Limpe Fuchs (voc).
From Europe with Jazz.
MPS-BASF 1971 (LP: 21 21437-0).
Lonely Woman (Coleman, arr. Gruntz). Recorded at Zürich Jazz Festival, 16.09.1971
Zürich International Festival All Stars: Franco Ambrosetti, Benny Bailey, Art Farmer, Dusko Govkovich (tp); Slide Hampton, Albert Mangelsdorff Ake Persson, Jiggs Whigham (tb); Herb Geller (as, oboe); Leo Wright, Heinz Bigler (as); Don Byas, Dexter Gordon (ts); Sahib Shihab (bs); George Grunrz (p, ep); Isla Eckinger (b); Tony Inzalaco (d).
Christmas in Switzerland.
Reihe Musica Helvetica No. 17,
Swiss Broadcasting Corporation 1972 (LP; MH 17 S).
Ihr hän's guet (Felix Gruntz).
George Gruntz (p, harpsichord).
The Swiss Jazz Scene V/VI.
Reihe Musica Helvetica no. 49 (The Swiss Drum Tradition) and No. 50 (Swiss Themes in
Jazz). Swiss Broadcasting Corporation 1973 (2 LPs: MH 49 MS; MH 50 MS).
From Sticksland With Love/Excerpt (Gruntz).
For further details see “From Sticksland With Love” in Recordings as leader or co-leader.
Jazz Meets the WorId.
MPS-BASF 1975 (2 LPs: 29 22520-8)
Noon in Tunisia/Excerpt (Gruntz).
For further details see “Noon in Tunisia.” in Recordings as leader or co-leader.
From Sticksland With Love/Excerpt (Gruntz).
For further details see “From Sticksland With Love” in Recordings as leader or co-leader
The Swiss Jazz Scene VII/VIII.
Reihe Musica Helvetica no. 59 and no. 60, Swiss Broadcasting Corporation 1977. (2 LPs: MH 59-MS; MH 6o-MS).
Baby Jane (Franco Ambrosetti).
Franco Ambrosetti (tp); Flavio Ambrosetti (as); George Gruntz (p); Gilben Rovère (b); Daniel Humair (d).
The Tango (Gruntz). Recorded 1976 live at the Zürich Schauspielhaus.
The Band (The Alpine Power Plant); soloists: Benny Bailey (tp); Howard Johnson (bs); Niels H.2. Pedersen (b).
For further details see “The Band - Live at the Zürich Schauspielhaus.” in Recordings as leader or co-leader
Basel Jazz All Stars Reunion Concert.
Megaphone 1980 (2 LPs:MR 2011-1/-2).
Take the A-Train (Strayhorn, arr. Gruntz); B 80-Bluex (Baumann).
R. Adler, K. Arlatti, M. Helfenstein, R. Linder (tp); M. Baumann, P. Haag, R. Haager, W. Neuckel (tb); H. Althaus. Ch. Bader, A. Scherrer. M. Schneeberger, B. Spoerri (s); P. Schmidli (g); G. Gruntz (p); I. Eckinger (b); P. Schmidlin (d).
Natal Baiano Quente (Spoerri).
Same arrists as above, plus Erika Gyger (picc); S. Wernli (bassdrum).
Chasin’ the Bird (Parker).
U. Arlatti (ts): Ch. Bader (as); G. Kläy (bass-s); A. Scherrer (ts); M. Schneeberger (as); B. Spoerri (bs); P. Schmidli (g): G. Gruntz (p); I. Eckinger (b); P. Schmidlin (d).
St. Thomas (Rollins).
A. Scherrer (ts); P. Haag (tb); G. Gruntz (p, synrh); I. Eckinger
Jazz Bühne Berlin 82.
DDR: Amiga Jazz 1982 (LP: 8 55 987).
Straight, No Chaser (Monk, arr. Gruntz).
Radio Big Band Berlin; guest soloists: Manfred Schoof (flh); Ernst-Ludwig Petrowsky (as); Alan Skidmore (ts): George Grunrz (p, leader).
Jazz Meets Europe.
Partly re-released from LP From Sticksland with Love (LP: MPS 15.133; CD: MPS-Motor Music 531.847-2).
For turther details see “From Sticksland With Love” in Recordings as leader or co-leader.
Jazz Meets Africa.
Partly re-released from LP Noon in Tunisia (LP: MPS 15.132; CD: MPS-Motor Music 531.720-2).
For turther derails see “Noon in Tunisia.” in Recordings as leader or co-leader.
Trios in Jazz.
(CD: TCB 95552).
Giuseppi's Blues: taken from CD Mock-lo-Motion: see The George Gruntz Trio - Mock-lo-Motion in Recordings as leader or co-leader.
The First Swiss Jazz Compilation 2000.
Jazz 'N' More (no parricular label).
Merryteria; taken from CD Merryteria; see The George Gruntz Concert Jazz Band Merryteria in Recordings as leader or co-leader.