Serious Fun (George Gruntz album)

Serious Fun
Live album by George Gruntz Trio
Released	1990
Recorded	September 21–23, 1989
Venue	Café Atlantis, Basel, Switzerland
Genre	Jazz
Length	51:02
Label	Enja ENJ 6038
Producer	Euromusic Association
George Gruntz chronology
First Prize (1989) Serious Fun (1990) Blues 'n Dues Et Cetera (1992)

Serious Fun is a live album by pianist and composer George Gruntz which was recorded in Switzerland in 1989 and released on the Enja label the following year.[1][2]

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[3]

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow stated "George Gruntz is best known as the leader and arranger of his Concert Jazz Band so this trio date is a real rarity. Gruntz's piano playing, although very much in the tradition, features his own individual voice. ... Gruntz is in excellent form throughout this enjoyable live set".[3]

Track listing

All compositions by George Gruntz except where noted

1. "Capricci Cavallereschi" – 8:31
2. "Autumn Again!" (Joseph Kosma/George Gruntz, Franco Ambrosetti) – 8:49
3. "Death March" – 4:08
4. "Cat-a-Dam" – 11:08
5. "All-Erigic Blues" (Miles Davis/Gruntz) – 9:39
6. "Mike-a-Mouse" – 6:49
7. "Fransco's Delight" – 7:07
8. "So: What Fun???" (Davis/Gruntz) – 8:38

Personnel

• George Gruntz – piano
• Mike Richmond – bass
• Adam Nussbaum – drums
• Franco Ambrosetti – flugelhorn (track 2)

References

1. Enja Records main series discography accessed June 28, 2018
2. Franco Ambrosetti discography: album details accessed June 28, 2018
3. Yanow, Scott. George Gruntz: Serious Fun – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved June 28, 2018.