Boxset / Compilation · 1992
Tracklist
1 Snowfall
2 Stop! You're Breaking My Heart
3 Portrait Of A
4 Autumn Nocturne
5 Smiles
6 Buster's Last Stand
7 There's A Small Hotel
8 I Don't Know Why
9 Arab Dance
10 I Get The Blues When It Rains
11 A Sunday Kind Of Love
12 La Paloma (Grey Dove) Take 1
13 La Paloma (Grey Dove) Take 2
14 Thrivin' On A Riff Take 1
15 Thrivin' On A Riff Take 2
16 Sorta Kinda
17 Robbins Nest
18 Lover Man
19 Donna Lee
20 For Heaven's Sake
21 Whip-Poor-Will
22 Yardbird Suite
23 Let's Call It A Day
Line-up/Musicians
Alto Saxophone – Bob Walters (tracks: 6), Danny Polo (tracks: 12 to 23), George Paulson (tracks: 1, 3), Jack Ferrier (tracks: 4 to 11), Jess Carneol (tracks: 2), Lee Clark (2) (tracks: 12 to 14), Lee Konitz (tracks: 12 to 23), Ted Goddard (tracks: 9 to 11), Nuncio "Toots" Mondello (tracks: 2)
Alto Saxophone, Clarinet – Dale Brown (tracks: 1, 3 to 5), Lester Merkin (tracks: 4)
Baritone Saxophone – Bill Bushey (tracks: 12 to 23), Buddy Dean (tracks: 6), Chet Pardee (tracks: 9 to 11), Jimmy Abato (tracks: 4), Marty Berman (tracks: 5), Ted Goddard (tracks: 1, 3, 5)
Baritone Saxophone, Clarinet – Buddy Dean (tracks: 6 to 8)
Baritone Saxophone, Flute – Eddie Powell (tracks: 2)
Bass – Arthur "Artie" Bernstein* (tracks: 2), Barney Spieler (tracks: 10, 11), Harvey Cell (tracks: 1, 3), Iggy Shevak (tracks: 9), Joe Shulman (tracks: 12 to 23), Marty Blitz (tracks: 5 to 9)
Bass Clarinet – Bill Bushey (tracks: 12 to 23), Chet Pardee (tracks: 9 to 11), Marty Berman (tracks: 5), Mickey Folus (tracks: 12 to 17)
Cello, Bass – Barry Galbraith (tracks: 5)
Clarinet – Bill Bushey (tracks: 12 to 23), Bob Walter (tracks: 6, 9 to 11), Buddy Dean (tracks: 9), Chet Pardee (tracks: 9 to 11), Conn Humphreys (tracks: 7, 8), Danny Polo (tracks: 5 to 8, 12 to 23), George Paulson (tracks: 1, 3, 6 to 8), Hammond Russum (tracks: 1, 3, 4), Irving Fazola (tracks: 1, 3, 4), Jack Dulong (tracks: 10, 11), Jimmy Abato (tracks: 4), Joe Aglora (tracks: 10, 11), John Nelson (tracks: 1, 3, 4, 9), Lee Clark (tracks: 12 to 14), Lee Konitz (tracks: 12 to 23), Mario Rollo (tracks: 12 to 23), Marty Berman (tracks: 5), Ted Goddard (tracks: 1, 3, 5 to 11)
Clarinet – Carl Swift (tracks: 5, 9), Jack Ferrier (tracks: 4 to 11)
Drums – Billy Exner (tracks: 9 to 23), Chauncey Morehouse (tracks: 2), Gene Leman (tracks: 1, 3), Irv Cottler (tracks: 6 to 8), Louis Fromm (tracks: 5), Nick Fatool (tracks: 4)
French Horn – Fred Schmidt (tracks: 9), Harold Yelten (tracks: 10, 11), John Graas (tracks: 5 to 8), Mike Glass (tracks: 7, 8), Dick Hall (tracks: 4), Sandy Siegelstein (tracks: 9 to 23), Vincent Jacobs (tracks: 4 to 6), Walter Wechsler (tracks: 12 to 23)
Guitar – Barry Galbraith (tracks: 4 to 23), Chuck Robinson (tracks: 1, 3)
Leader, Piano – Claude Thornhill
Orchestra – Claude Thornhill And His Orchestra
Tenor Saxophone – Irving "Babe" Russin* (tracks: 2), Carl Swift (tracks: 5,9), George Paulson (tracks: 6 to 8), Hammond Russum (tracks: 1, 3, 4), Jack Dulong (tracks: 10, 11), Joe Aglora (tracks: 10, 11), John Nelson (tracks: 1, 3, 4, 9), Mario Rollo (tracks: 12 to 23), Mickey Folus (tracks: 12 to 23), Ted Goddard (tracks: 6 to 8)
Trombone – Al Langstaff (tracks: 12 to 23), Bob Jenney (tracks: 1, 3, 4, 9 to 11), Bud Smith (tracks: 5 to 8), Jack Lacey (tracks: 2), Jerry Ross (tracks: 10, 11), Ray Schmidt (2) (tracks: 9), Vahey "Tak" Takvorian (tracks: 10 to 23), Tasso Harris (tracks: 1, 3 to 9)
Trumpet – Bernie Savid (tracks: 10, 11), Bob Sprentall (tracks: 1, 3 to 5), Charlie Spivak (tracks: 2), Clarence Willard (tracks: 9 to 11), Conrad Gozzo (tracks: 1, 3 to 8), Ed Zandy (tracks: 12 to 23), Emil Terry (tracks: 12 to 16), Jake Koven (tracks: 7 to 11), Louis Mucci (tracks: 5, 9 to 23), Emmanuel 'Manny' Klein (tracks: 2), Paul Cohen (tracks: 17), Randy Brooks (tracks: 6), Red Rodney (tracks: 18, 19), Lylw 'Rusty' Dedrick (tracks: 1, 3 to 5, 9), Steve Steck (tracks: 6 to 8)
Tuba – John 'Bill' Barber (tracks: 12 to 23)
Vibraphone – Claude Thornhill (tracks: 1, 3)
Vocals – Fran Warren (tracks: 10, 11, 20, 21), Gene Williams (tracks: 14 to 15)
About this release
Affinity – CD CHARLY 82(UK)
Recording Dates (all in New York City):
#1: 26/5/41
#2: 14/6/37
#3: 16/4/41
#4: 6/10/41
#5: 5/2/42
#6: 19/6/42
#7,#8: 27/7/42
#9: 17/6/46
#10, #11: 11/11/46
#12, #13: 30/6/47
#14 to #16: 4/9/47
#17: 17/10/47
#18, #19: 6/11/47
#20, #21: 15/12/47
#22, #23: 17/12/47
Thanks to snobb for the addition