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The Gary McFarland Orchestra

Recorded	Dec 18, 1962 & Jan 24, 1963
Label	Verve Records
Released	1962
Personnel	11 credited players
Discogs	master 809298

The record

Recorded in December 1962 for Verve, this date wraps strings and woodwinds around a rhythm section stacked with talent -- Bill Evans, Jim Hall, Richard Davis, Phil Woods. The arranger keeps his own vibraphone tucked inside the ensemble, favoring hushed color over solos.

Session personnel

Richard Davis — bass
Alla Goldberg — cello
Joe Tekula — cello
Phil Woods — clarinet
Ed Shaughnessy — drums
Spencer Sinatra — flute
Jim Hall — guitar
Bill Evans — piano
Gary McFarland — vibraphone
Aaron Juvelier — viola
Julien Barber — viola

Contemporary reception

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Pressings

1963	Verve Records · V-8518 — Vinyl, LP, Mono, Gatefold Cover earliest on file · gatefold
1963	Verve Records · V6-8518 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, Gatefold · gatefold
1963	Verve Records · VLP 9042 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono
1963	Verve Records · VSTC 292 — Reel-To-Reel, 7 ½ ips, ¼", Stereo
1963	Verve Records · V6-8518 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, Gatefold · gatefold
1972	Verve Records
1993	Verve Records · POJJ-1568 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Mono, Gatefold · gatefold
2008	Verve Records · UCCV-9333 — CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Paper Sleeve · gatefold