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Gittin' to Know Y'All is a various artists album recorded during the annual Baden-Baden Free Jazz Meeting in 1969 and released on the MPS label in 1970. It features one track by the Baden-Baden Free Jazz Orchestra conducted by trumpeter Lester Bowie, one by the Terje Rypdal Group, one by Karin Krog, and one by The Willem Breuker-John Surman Duo. This historic session was the first time that many of these European and American jazz musicians performed together in a large group setting.[1]

Gittin' to Know Y'All
Studio album by Lester Bowie
Released	1970
Recorded	December 12–14, 1969
Genre	Jazz
Length	44:33
Label	MPS
Producer	Joachim Berendt
Lester Bowie chronology
Numbers 1 & 2 (1967) Gittin' to Know Y'All (1970) Fast Last! (1974)

Reception

The Allmusic review awarded the album 3 stars.[2]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]

Track listing

1. "Gittin' to Know Y'All" (Bowie) - 32:00
2. "Ved Soerevatn" (Rypdal) - 5:00
3. "For My Two J.B.'s" (Krog) - 1:06
4. "May Hunting Song" (Breuker) - 4:47

• Recorded live during the annual Baden-Baden Free Jazz Meeting at Südwestfunk UKO Studio I on December 12 to 14, 1969.

Personnel

Track 1 - The Baden-Baden Free Jazz Orchestra conducted by Lester Bowie

• Lester Bowie: trumpet and conductor
• Hugh Steinmetz: trumpet
• Kenny Wheeler: trumpet
• Albert Mangelsdorff: trombone
• Eje Thelin: trombone
• Joseph Jarman: soprano saxophone
• Roscoe Mitchell: alto saxophone
• Alan Skidmore: tenor saxophone
• Heinz Sauer: tenor saxophone
• Gerd Dudek: tenor saxophone
• Bernt Rosengren: tenor saxophone
• John Surman: baritone saxophone
• Willem Breuker: bass clarinet
• Terje Rypdal: guitar
• Dave Burrell: piano
• Leo Cuypers: prepared piano
• Barre Phillips: bass
• Palle Danielsson: bass
• Steve McCall: drums
• Tony Oxley: drums
• Claude Delcloo: drums

Track 2 - The Terje Rypdal Group

• Terje Rypdal: guitar
• Claude Delcloo: bells
• Joseph Jarman: flute
• Bernt Rosengren: flute, oboe
• Karin Krog: vocals
• Barre Phillips: bass
• Palle Danielsson: bass
• Steve McCall: drums

Track 3 - Karin Krog

• Karin Krog: vocals

Track 4 - The Willem Breuker-John Surman Duo

• John Surman: bass clarinet
• Willem Breuker: bass clarinet

References

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