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Thelonious Monk

Personnel:

Quartet (1957)
Thelonious Monk, piano
John Coltrane, tenor saxophone
Wilbur Ware, bass
Shadow Wilson, drums

Quartet (1967-68)
Thelonious Monk, piano
Charlie Rouse, tenor saxophone
Larry Gales, bass
Ben Riley, drums

Octet
Thelonious Monk, piano
Ray Copeland, trumpet
Jimmy Cleveland, trombone
Phil Woods, alto saxophone
Charlie Rouse, tenor saxophone
Johnny Griffin, tenor saxophone
Larry Gales, bass
Ben Riley, drums

Tracks:

1. Straight No Chaser (and Opening Narration)
Thelonious Monk Quartet
Narration: Samuel E. Wright
Originally recorded for Columbia Records
Produced by Teo Macero
Recorded in New York
January 10, 1967

2. Pannonica
Solo Piano
Recorded in New York
Probably September 1956

3. Trinkle, Tinkle
Thelonious Monk Quartet featuring John Coltrane
Originally recorded for Riverside Records
Produced by Orrin Keepnews
Recorded in New York
July 1957

3. Ugly Beauty (rehearsal)
Thelonious Monk Quartet
Commentary: Charlie Rouse
Recorded in New York
December 14, 1967

4. Ugly Beauty
Thelonious Monk Quartet
Recorded in New York
December 14, 1967

5. Epistrophy
6. Evidence
Thelonious Monk Octet
Recorded in Stockholm, Sweden
October or November 1967

7. I Mean You (Stickball) (rehearsal and performance
Thelonious Monk Octet
Recorded in Mainz, Germany
November 1967

8. Lulu's Back In Town
Solo piano
Recorded in New York
Probably September 1956

9. Don't Blame Me
Solo piano
Recorded in Atlanta, Georgia
Fall 1967

10. Sweetheart Of All My Dreams
Solo piano
11. 'Round Midnight
Thelonious Monk Quartet
Recorded at the Village Vanguard, New York City
Early 1968

Compiled, edited, reprocessed and transferred to digital tape from the film sound track and from original source-material tapes, at Fantasy Studios, Berkeley California.
July 1989

Manny Albam

Manny Albam, arranger, composer and conductor
Phil Woods, alto saxophone
Frank Wess, tenor saxophone
Jerome Richardson, flute
Burt Collins, trumpet and flugelhorn
Freddie Hubbard, trumpet
Joe Newman, trumpet
Ernie Royal, trumpet
J. J. Johnson, trombone
Michael Manieri, vibraphone
Hank Jones, piano
Richard Davis, bass
Other unnamed musicians including strings

Songs:
1. Born On Arrival
2. The Children's Corner
3. Museum Pieces
4. The Game Of The Year
5. A View From The Outside
6. Tired Faces Going Places
7. A View From The Inside
8. Ground Floor Rear (Next To the Synagogue)
9. Riverview
10. El Barrio Latino

All compositions for Manny Albam

Engineered by Phil Ramone

Anita O'Day with the Garry McFarland Orchestra

Anita O'Day, vocals
Gary McFarland, arranger and conductor
Bernie Glow, trumpet
Herb Pomeroy, trumpet
Doc Severinsen, trumpet
Bob Brookmeyer, valve trombone
Billy Byers, trombone
Willie Dennis, trombone
Walter Levinsky, alto saxophone and clarinet
Phil Woods, alto saxophone and clarinet
Jerome Richardson, tenor saxophone
Zoot Sims, tenor saxophone
Hank Jones, piano
Barry Galbraith, guitar
George Duvivier, bass
Mel Lewis, drums

Tracks:
1. Boogie Blues
2. You Came A Long Way From St. Louis
3. I Want To Sing A Song
4. A Woman Alone With The Blues
5. The Ballad Of All The Sad Young Men
6. Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me
7. One More Mile
8. Night Bird
9. Up State
10. Senor Blues

Phil Woods

Phil Woods, alto saxophone and arranger
Johnny Pate, arranger
Chris Swansen, conductor

Gene Orloff, director
Orchestra includes:
Thad Jones, trumpet and flugelhorn
Jimmy Cleveland, trombone
Jerry Dodgion, woodwinds
Jerome Richardson, woodwinds
Herbie Hancock, piano
Sir Roland Hanna, piano
Richard Davis, bass
Grady Tate, drums
Unknown strings

Tracks:
1. Round Trip (Woods)
2. Here's That Rainy Day (Burke/VanHeusen)
3. Love Song For A Dead She (Byrd)
4. I'm All Smiles (Leonard/Martin)
5. Solitude (Woods)
6. How Can I Be Sure? (Brigate/Cavaliere)
7. Fill The Woods With Laughter (Pate)
8. This Is All I Ask (Jenkins
9. Flowers (Woods)
10. Come Out With Me (Woods)
11. Guess What (Woods)

Phil Woods

Phil Woods, alto saxophone
Benny Bailey, trumpet
Curtis fuller, trombone
Sahib Shihab, baritone saxophone
Julius Watkins, French horn
Tommy Flanagan, piano
Buddy Catlett, bass
Osie Johnson, drums

Willy Dennis, trombone and Granville "Mickey" Roker, drums, replace Curtis Fuller and Osie Johnson on Parv V (Presto)

Tracks:
1. Prelude and Part 1
2. Part II (Ballad)
3. Part III (Waltz)
4. Part IV (Scherzo)
5. Part V (Presto)
All compositions and arrangements by Phil Woods

Recording supervised by Nat Hentoff

** also issued on Candid CJS 9016; Barnaby KZ 31036, BR 5016; Candid CS 9016, CCD 79016.

Ella Fitzgerald with Bill Doggett

Ella Fitzgerald, vocals
Bill Doggett, organ, arranger and conductor
Orchestra includes:
Taft Jordon, trumpet
Ernie Royal, trumpet
Joe Wilder, trumpet
Melba Liston, trombone
Kai Winding, trombone
Phil Woods, reeds
Jerry Dodgion, reeds
Hank Jones, piano
Mundell Lowe, guitar
George Duvivier, bass
Gus Johnson, drums

Tracks:
1. Rough Ridin'
2. Broadway
3. You Can Depend On Me
4. Runnin' Wild
5. Show Me The Way To Go Out Of This World 'Cause That's Where Everything Is
6. I'll Always Be In Love With You
7. Hallelujah, I Love Him So
8. I Can't Face The Music
9. No Moon At All
10. Laughin' On The Outside
11. After You've Gone
12. Taking A Chance On Love (bonus track)
13. If I Could Be With You (bonus track)

Quincy Jones and his Orchestra

Personnel varies with each track. Players include:

Clark Terry, trumpet
Joe Newman, trumpet
Thad Jones, trumpet
Freddie Hubbard, trumpet
Snooky Young, trumpet
Melba Liston, trombone
Billy Byers, trombone
Rod Levitt, trombone
Paul Fauliss, trombone
Curtis Fuller, trombone
Phil Woods, saxophone
Eric Dixon, saxophone
Jerome Richardson, saxophone
Oliver Nelson, saxophone
Frank Wess, saxophone
Julius Watkins, French horn
Jimmy Buffington, French horn
Ray Alonge, French horn
Harvey Phillips, tuba
Bobby Scott, piano
Patti Bown, piano
Milt Hinton, bass
Buddy Catlett, bass
Stu Martin, drums
Bill English, drums
Osie Johnson, drums
Gloria Agostini, harp

Songs:
1.Quintessence (Jones)
2. Robert Portrait (Byers)
3. Little Karen (Golson)
4. Straight, No Chaser (Monk)
5. For Lena And Lennie (Jones)
6. Hard Sock Dance (Jones)
7. Invitation (Kaper/Webster)
8. The Twitch (Byers)

The Quincy Jones Big Band

Trumpets:
Clark Terry
Bennie Bailey
Leonard Johnson
Floyd Standifer

Saxophones:
Phil Woods
Budd Johnson
Sahib Shihab
Jerome Richardson
Porter Kilbert

Trombones:
Quentin Jackson
Jimmy Cleveland
Melba Liston
Ake Persson

French horn:
Julius Watkins

Patti Bown, piano
Les Spann, guitar and flute
Buddy Catlett, bass
Joe Harris, drums

Songs:
1. Birth Of A Band (Jones) - Arranger: Quincy Jones
2. Everybody's Blues (Wilkins) - Arranger: Ernie Wilkins
3. Moanin' (Timmons) - Arranger: Quincy Jones
4. Tickle Toe (Young) - Arranger: Al Cohn
5. Stockholm Sweetnin' (Jones) - Arranger: Quincy Jones
6. I remember Clifford (Golson) - Arranger: Nat Pierce
7. Walkin' (Carpenter) - Arranger: Quincy Jones

Quincy Jones

Side One:
Baby Elephant Walk (2:49)*
Charade (3:15)*
Dreamsville (3:46)
Bird Brain (4:06)*
Days Of Wine And Roses (2:42)
Mr. Lucky (2:24)*

Side Two:
The Pink Panther (3:35)*
(I Love You) And Don't You Forget it (2:51)
Soldier In The Rain (3:09)*
Odd Ball (3:43)*
Moon River (2:31)
Peter Gunn (2:52)*

Days of Wine And Roses/Moon River/Dreamsvill/(ILove You) And Don't You Forget It
Recorded at A&R Studios, February 5, 1964

Personnel
Conductor: Quincy Jones
Reeds: Jerome Richardson, Stanley Webb, Roland Kirk
Trombones: Richard Hixton, Urbie Green, Billy Byers, Quentin Jackson, Tony Studd
Tuba: Harvey Phillips
French horn: Jimmy Buffington, Tony Miranda, Bob Northern, Ray Alonge
Trumpets: Clark Terry, Ernie Royal, Snooky Young, Jimmy Maxwell
Harp: Margaret Ross
Percussion: Martin Grupp
Vibraphone: Gary Burton
Guitar: Mundell Lowe
Piano: Bobby Scott
Bass: Milt Hinton
Drums: Osie Johnson

Odd All/Bird Brain/The Pink Panther/Soldier In The Rain
Recorded at A&R Studios, February 5, 1964

Personnel
Conductor: Quincy Jones
Reeds: Jerome Richardson, Zoot Sims, Phil Woods*, Walter Kane
Trumpet: Ernie Royal
Trombone: Billy Byers
Guitar, Harmonica, Whistle: Toots Thielemans
Piano: Bobby Scott
Bass: Major Holley, Milt Hinton
Drums: Osie Johnson
Vibraphone: Gary Burton

Baby Elephant Walk/Charade /Mr. Lucky/Peter Gunn
Recorded at A&R Studios, February 6, 1964

Personnel
Conductor: Quincy Jones
Reeds: Jerome Richardson, Seldon Powell, Roland Kirk, Phil Woods*, Romeo Penque, George Berg
Trumpets: Jimmy Maxwell, Snooky Young, John Bello, Ernie Royal
Trombones: Quenton Jackson, Urbie Green, Richard Hixson, Tony Studd, Billy Byers
Guitar: Vincent Bell
Piano: Bobby Scott
Bass: Major Holley, Milt Hinton
Drums: Osie Johnson
Vibrophone: Gary Burton
Percussion: Philip Kraus

Pony Poindexter

Pony Poindexter, alto saxophone - all tracks except soprano saxophone on tracks 1, 7 and part of 11
Tracks 1, 4, 9, 11:
Dexter Gordon, tenor saxophone
Billy Mitchell, tenor saxophone
Phil Woods, alto saxophone
Gene Quill, alto saxophone
Pepper Adams, baritone saxophone
Gildo Mahones, piano
Bill Yancey, bass
Charli Persip, drums

Track 2:
Dexter Gordon, tenor saxophone
Pepper Adams, baritone saxophone
Gildo Mahones, piano
Ron Carter, bass
Charli Persip, drums

Tracks 3, 5, 7, 8:
Sal Nistico, tenor saxophone
Clifford Jordan, tenor saxophone
Phil Woods, alto saxophone
Sonny Redd, alto saxophone
Pepper Adams, baritone saxophone
Tommy Flanagan, piano
Ron Carter, bass
Charli Persip, drums

Tracks 6, 10:
Jimmy Heath, tenor saxophone
Clifford Jordan, tenor saxophone
Sonny Redd, alto saxophone
Eric Dolphy, alto saxophone
Pepper Adams, baritone saxophone
Gildo Mahones, piano
Ron Carter, bass
Elvin Jones, drums

Tracks:
1. Catin' Latin (Poindexter)
2. Salt Peanuts (Gillespie/Clarke)
3. Skylark (Carmichael/Mercer)
4. Struttin' With Some Barbecue (Armstrong)
5. Blue (Mahones)
6. "B" Frequency (Macero)
7. Mickey Mouse March (Dodd)
8. Basin Street Blues (Williams)
9. Pony's Express (Poindexter)
10. Lanyop (Poindexter)
11. Artistry In Rhythm (Kenton)