Capitol Records · in the Kissa Kissa racks
The Big Small Bands
| Recorded | c. 1960 |
|---|---|
| Label | Capitol Records |
| Catalog | T 1309 |
| Released | 1960 |
| Personnel | 23 credited players |
| Discogs | master 890869 |
The record
Capitol's small-group format gets reworked here around 1960, Art Pepper's alto and Abe Most's clarinet layered into arrangements bearing Marty Paich's fingerprints. Three drummers pass through the sessions, but the writing stays tight and chamber-scaled throughout.
Session personnel
- Buddy Clark — bass
- Red Mitchell — bass
- Fred Capp — drums
- Keats Ennam — drums
- Mel Lewis — drums
- Art Maebe — french horn
- Tony Rizzi — guitar
- Art Flickreiter — piano
- Marty Paich — piano
- John Williams — piano, harpsichord
- Art Pepper — saxophone
- Abe Most — saxophone, clarinet
- Dave Pell — saxophone, clarinet
- Bob Enevoldsen — trombone
- Cappy Lewis — trumpet
- Don Fagerquist — trumpet
- Jack Sheldon — trumpet
- Phil Stephens — tuba
- Hoyt Bohannon — trombone
- Joe Gibbons — guitar
- Marty Berman — saxophone
- Frank Beach — trumpet
- Ronny Lang — saxophone
Contemporary reception
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Pressings
| 1960 | Capitol Records · ST 1309 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo earliest on file |
|---|---|
| 1960 | Capitol Records — MONO |
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