5th edition 1970

23-26 July 1970

Amateurs

Germany
HCI Swing Septet
Modern Jazz Quintet Karlsruhe

Austria
Spontan Music Group

Belgium
U.M.G. Jazz Group

United Kingdom
Newcastle Big Band
Tyne River Jazzmen

Denmark
Peter Mikkelsen’s Quartet

Spain
Aula 2 Jazz Grup
JJ.MM. de Tarrasa
Dabill Trio

France
The Bottom Stompers
Jack Labrunie
Quartet Marc Alibert
Swing Jazz Group
François Faure Quartet

Poland
Paradoks

Romania
Marius Popp-Stefan Berindei Quartet

Switzerland
The Swinghouse Septet

Czechoslovakia
Jazz Q-Praha

First prize (classic jazz): The Swinghouse Septet
First prize (modern jazz): Paradoks
Second prize: Tyne River Jazzmen
Best player’s award: Jiri Stivin, alto sax player of Jazz Q-Praha
Popularity award: Newcastle Big Band

Professionals

Lucky Thompson (tenor sax)
François Biensan (organ)

The Swingers
François Guin
Gérard Badini
Xavier Chambon
Teddy Martin
Gérard Gambus
Ricardo Galéazzi

Buddy Tate and His Celebrity Club Orchestra
Buddy Tate (tenor sax)
Dud Bascomb (trumpet)
Ben Richardson (clarinet)
Eddie Durham (guitar)
Nat Pearce (piano)
Eddie Jones (bass)
George Reed (drums)