Bob Mintzer - Art of the Big Band (1991)

Trupmets: Marvin Stamm, Randy Brecker, Laurie Frink, Bob Millikan
Trombones: Dave Bargeron, Keith O'Quinn, Mike Davis, Dave Taylor (Matt Finders (2,3,8,9)
Woodwinds: Bob Mintzer, Peter Yellin, Lawrence Feldman, Scott Robinson, Roger Rosenberg
Rhythm: Phil Markowitz (piano), Lincoln Goines (electric bass), Michael Formanek (acoustic bass), Peter Erskine (drums), John Riley (drums; 5,9,10), Frankie Malabe (congas), Chuck Loeb (guitar)

1. Without A Song
2. Brazillian Affair
3. Christopher Columbus
4. Easy Living
5. Art Of The Big Band
6. Moonlight Serenade
7. Elvin's Mambo
8. Weird Blues
9. Paul's Call
10. But Not For Me

Bob Mintzer - Urban Contours (1989)

Trumpets: Marvin Stamm, Laurie Frink, Bob Millikan, Randy Brecker, Joe Mosello
Trombones: Dave Bargeron, Bob Smith, Keith O'Quinn, Dave Taylor, Jim Pugh
Saxes: Bob Mintzer, Lawrence Feldman, Peter Yellin, Bob Malach, Roger Rosenberg
Rhythm: Jeff Mironov (guitar), Chuck Loeb (guitar), Don Grolnick (piano), Lincoln Goines (bass), Peter Erskine (drums), Frankie Malabe (congas)

1. 8th Avenue March
2. Urban Contours
3. I Heard It Through The Grapevine
4. The Tunnel
5. Papa Lips
6. Empty Streets
7. Happy Song
8. Lincoln Center
9. The Way I Feel
10. MacDougal Street
11. Little Help From My Friends
12. Beyond The Limit

Bob Mintzer - Spectrum (1988)

Trumpets: Marvin Stamm, Randy Brecker, Laurie Frink, Bob Millikan
Trombones: Dave Bargeron, Bob Smith, Keith O'Quinn, Dave Taylor
Saxes: Bob Mintzer, Lawrence Feldman, Peter Yellin, Bob Lalach, Roger Rosenberg
Rhythm: Don Grolnick (piano), Phil Markowitz (piano on 8 & 10 only), Lincoln Goines (bass), Peter Erskine (drums), John Riley (drums on 1 & 6 only), Frankie Malabe (congas)

1. Like A Child
2. Spectrim
3. My Romance
4. Hanky-Panky
5. Mr. Funk
6. Mine Is Yours
7. Frankie's Tune
8. The Reunion
9. Heart Of The Matter
10. I Hear A Rhaposdy
11. Solo Saxophone
12. Cowboys And Indians

Bob Mintzer - Camouflage (1986)

Trumpets: Marvin Stamm, Randy Brecker, Laurie Frink, Bob Millikan
Trombones: Chris Seiter, Bob Smith, Keith O'Quinn, Dave Taylor
Saxes: Bob Mintzer, Lawrence Feldman, Peter Yellin, Bob Malach, Roger Rosenberg
Rhythm: Don Grolnick (piano), Zav Katz (bass), Peter Erskine (drums), Frankie Malabe (percussion)

1. Techno Pop
2. Mr. Fone Bone
3. A Long Time Ago
4. After Thought
5. Camouflage
6. One Man Band
7. Truth
8. Hip Hop
9. In The Eighties

Bob Florence - Trash Can City (1987)

Woodwinds: Lanny Morgan, Kim Richmond, Dick Mitchell, Bob Cooper, Bob Efford, John Lowe
Trumpets: George Graham, Charley Davis, Warren Luening, Steve Suffsteter, Nelson Hatt
Trombones: Charlie Loper, Rick Culver, Herbie Harper, Don Waldrop
Rhythm: Bob Florence (piano), Joel DiBartolo (bass), Peter Donald (drums), Mike Stephans (percussion (4))
Vocals: Julie Andrews (2)

1. Willowcrest
2. Jewels
3. Trash Can City
4. Flight Of Fancy
5. The Bebop Treasure Chest
6. The Babbling Brook
7. Tell Your Story
8. Here And Now

Bob Florence - Westlake (1986)

Trumpets: George Graham, Rick Baptist, Warren Luening, Steve Huffsteter, Nelson Hatt
Trombones: Chauncey Welsch, Charlie Loper, Herb Harper, Don Waldrop
Woodwinds: Kim Richmond, Ray Pizzi, Pete Christlieb, Bob Cooper, Bob Hardaway, Lee Callet
Rhythm: Bob Florence (piano), Joel DiBartolo (bass), Nick Ceroli (drums)

1. Westlake
2. One, Two, Three
3. Carmelo's By The Freeway
4. Autumn
5. Pumpkinette

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Bob Florence - Live At Concerts By The Sea (1986)

Recorded June 15 - 18, 1979 at Concerts by the Sea, Redondo Beach, CA.

Trumpets: Buddy Childers, Steve Huffsteter, Nelson Hatt, Gene Goe, Warren Luening
Trombones: Charles Loper, Herbie Harper, Don Waldrop, Chauncey Welsch
Woodwinds: Bob Cooper, Pete Christlieb, Ray Pizzi, Bill Perkins, Lee Callet, Kim Richmond
Rhythm: Bob Florence (piano), Joe DiBartolo (bass), Nick Ceroli (drums)

1. Be Bop Charlie
2. Lonely Carousel
3. Evie
4. Wide Open Spaces
5. I'll Remember
6. Party Hearty

Bob Florence - Magic Time (1985)

Trumpets: Charley Davis, George Graham, Nelson Hatt, Steve Huffsteter, Warren Luening
Trombones: Chauncey Welsch, Charlie Loper, Herbie Harper, Don Waldrop
Woodwinds: Bob Cooper, Bob Efford, John Lowe, Dick Mitchell, Lanny Morgan, Kim Richmond
Rhythm: Bob Florence (piano), Joel DiBartolo (bass), Nick Ceroli (drums)

1. Magic Time
2. Double Barrel Blues
3. The Industrial Strength Stomp
4. Rhythm And Blues
5. Bleuphoria
6. Sailing

Toshiko Akiyoshi Jazz Orchestra - Carnegie Hall Concert (1992)

Woodwinds: Jim Snidero, Lew Tabackin, Walt Weiskopf, Scott Robinson
Trumpets: Mike Ponella, John Eckert, Greg Gisbert
Trombones: Joe Magnarelli, Herb Besson, Conrad Herwig, Larry Farrell
Rhythm: Toshiko Akiyoshi (piano), Peter Washington (bass), Terry Clarke (drums)

1. Introduction
2. Children Of The Universe
3. I Know Who Loves You
4. After Mr. Teng
5. Your Beauty Is A Song Of Love
6. Kourakan Suite: Part 1 Kourakan/Part 2 Prayer
7. Chasing After Love
8. How Do You Get To Carnegie Hall?

Woody Herman - Live At Monterey (1982)

LP, Atlantic, 90044-1

Reissue of Atlantic 1328 from 1960, "Woody Herman's Big New Herd At The Monterey Jazz Festival". Recorded live on October 3, 1959, at The Monterey Jazz Festival.

(Is it just me, or does Woody look an awful lot like Grandpa Munster in that photo?)

Woodwinds: Woody Herman, Zoot Sims, Bill Perkins, Richie Kamuca, Don Manphere, Med Flory
Trumpets: Al Porcino, Conte Candoli, Ray Linn, Frank Huggins
Trombones: Bill Chase, Urbie Green, Sy Zentner, Bill Smiley
Rhythm: Vic Feldman (piano,vibes), Charlie Byrd (guitar), Monty Budwig (bass), Mel Lewis (drums)

1. Four Brothers
2. Like Some Blues Man
3. Skoobeedoobee
4. Monterey Apple Tree
5. Skylark
6. The Magpie

Woody Herman - The Raven Speaks (1972)

LP, Fantasy, 9416

Reeds: Woody Herman, Frank Tiberi, Greg Herbert, Steve Lederer, Tom Anastas
Trumpets: Al Porcino, Charles Davis, John Thomas, Bill Stapleton, Bill Byrne
Trombones: Bob Burgess, Rick Stepton, Harold Garrett
Rhythm: Joe LaBarbera (drums), Al Johnson (bass), Harold Danko (piano), Pat Martino (guitar)

1. Fat Mama
2. Alone Again (Naturally)
3. Sandia Chicano (Watermellon Man)
4. It's Too Late
5. The Raven Speaks
6. Summer of '42
7. Reunion at Newport 1972
8. Bill's Blues

Woody Herman - My Kind of Broadway (1965)

LP, Columbia, CS 9157

Reeds: Woody Herman, Andy McGhee, Gary Klein, Raoul Romero, Tom Anastas
Trumpets: Gerald Lamy, Bill Chase, Dusko Goykovich, Don Rader, Bob Shew, Ziggy Harrell, Larry Ford, Billy Hunt
Trombones: Henry Southall, Bob Stroup, Phil Wilson
Rhythm: Nat Pierce (piano), Chuck Andrus (bass), Ronnie Zito (drums)

1. I Feel Pretty [From West Side Story]
2. Lot of Livin' to Do [From Bye Bye Birdie]
3. Get Me to the Church on Time [From My Fair Lady]
4. Who Can I Turn To (Nobody Needs Me) [From the Roar of the Greasepaint]
5. My Favorite Things [From The Sound of Music]
6. I Do Like You [from a Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum]
7. Never Will I Marry [From Greenwillow]
8. Warm All Over [From The Most Happy Fella]
9. This Can't Be Love [From West Side Story]
10. Somewhere [From West Side Story]
11. Hello, Young Lovers [From The King and I]
12. Sound of Music [From The Sound of Music]

Woody Herman - Heavy Exposure (1969)

LP, Cadet, LPS-835

Reeds: Woody Herman, Sal Nistico, Frank Vicari, Steve Lederer, Alan Gauvin
Trumpets: William Byrne, Harry Hall, Richard Murphy, Rigby Powell, Bill Chase
Trombones: Bobby Burgess, Pete Dalbis, Tom Malone
Rhythm: John Hicks (piano), Gene Perla (bass), Edward Soph (drums (1,5,7,8,10,11)), Morris Jennings (drums (2-4,6,9) Phil Upchurch (guitar), Donny Hathaway (organ)

1. Flying Easy
2. I Can't Get Next To You
3. Aquarius
4. Memphis Underground
5. High School Hero
6. Lancaster Gate
7. The Hut
8. My Cherie Amour
9. It's Your Thing
10. Catch That Bird
11. Sex Machine

Woody Herman - Woody's Winners (1965)

LP, Columbia, CS 9236
Recorded live at Basin Street West, San Franciso, on June 28, 29 and 30, 1965

Saxes: Woody Herman, Gary Klein, Salvatore Nistico, Andy McGhee, Tom Anastas
Trumpets: Dusko Goykovich, Bill Chase, Bob Shew, Gerald Lamy, Don Rader
Trombones: Henry Southall, Frank Tesinsky, Donald Doane
Rhythm: Nat Pierce (piano), Anthony Leonardi (bass), Ronnie Zito (drums)

1. 23 Red
2. My Funny Valentine
3. Northwest Passage
4. Poor Butterfly
5. Greasy Sack Blues
6. Woody's Whistle
7. Red Roses For A Blue Lady
8. Opus De Funk and Theme (Blue Flame)

Vaughn Nark - Panorama (2004)

Vaughn Nark (vocals, trumpet, flugelhorn, valve trombone, percussion); Tim Eyermann (alto sax, flute, bass flute); Pete BarenBregge (alto sax); Peter Fraize (tenor sax); Pete BarenBregge (alto sax (2)), Dave Steinmeyer (trombone); Dave Steinmeyer (trombone (2)); Wade Beach (piano), Rick Whitehead (guitar); Dave Marsh (bass (1,3,7,8); Tom Williams (bass (2,4,9,10)); Ronnie Shaw (drums (1-3,5,7,8,10)); Keith Killgo (drums (4,9)).

1. Works Song
2. Lullaby Of Broadway
3. Crush On You
4. Birk's Works
5. All Blues
6. Cavatina
7. Over The Rainbow
8. Europa
9. Trinidad Goodbye
10. America

Bill Holman - Bill Holman's Great Big Band (1958)

LP, Capitol, ST1464

Leader, Arranger, Tenor Sax: Bill Holman
Saxes: Joe Maini, Charlie Kennedy, Richie Kamuca, Bill Perkins, Jack Nimitz
Trumpets: Al Porcino, Ray Triscari, Conte Candoli, Lee Katzman
Trombones: Frank Rosolino, Vern Friley, Lew McCreary, Kenny Shroyer
Rhythm: Jimmy Rowles (piano), Mel Lewis (drums), Joe Mondragon (bass)
French Horn (Tracks 1,4,8,10): Vince DeRosa, John Cave

1. Shadrack
2. The Moon Is Blue
3. Quickstep
4. In A Sentimental Mood
5. Steroso
6. June Is Busting Out All Over
7. Old Man River
8. Lush Life
9. Spinuet
10. Speak Low
11. The Gentleman Is A Dope

Some pops and clicks on this one; the LP was not in as good of shape as I had hoped.

Woody Herman - Jazz Hoot (1974)

LP, Columbia, C 32530

Personnel Track 1:
Saxes: Woody Herman, Al Gibbons, Steve Marcus, Bob Pierson, Joe Temperley
Trumpets: Lloyd Michaels, Lynn Biviano, Dick Rudenbusch, Bill Byrne, John Crews
Trombones: Jim Foy, Mel Wanzo, Bill Watrous
Rhythm: Mike Alterman (piano), Bob Daugherty (bass), Ronnie Zito (drums)

Personnel Tracks 2 - 11:
Saxes: Woody Herman, Gary Klein, Sal Nistico, Andy McGhee, Tom Anastas
Trumpets: Gerald Lamy, Dusko Goykovich, Bobby Shew, Don Rader, Bill Chase
Trombones: Henry Southall, Frank Tesinksy, Donald Doane
Rhythm: Nat Pierce (piano), Anthony Leonardi (bass), Ronnie Zito (drums)

1. The Duck
2. I Can't Get Started
3. Hallelujah Time
4. The Black Opal
5. Satin Doll
6. Sidewinder
7. Jazz Hoot
8. Sumptuous
9. Watermellon Man
10. Boopsie
11. Greasy Sack Blues

Tracks 2, 3, 5, 11: Recorded love at Basin Street West, San Franciso June 28 - 30, 1965
Tracks 1, 4, 6 - 10: Recorded in New York on various dates between 1965 & 1976

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Maynard Ferguson - Big Bop Nouveau (1990)

LP, Intima Records, 7 73390-1

Trumpets: Maynard Ferguson, Wayne Bergeron, Roger Ingram, Peter Olstad
Trombones: Alex Iles, Rich Berkeley
Saxes: Christopher Hollyday, Matt Wallace, Gene Burkert, Glenn Kostur
Rhythm: Tom Bevan (guitar), Billy Hunting (percussion, mallets), Jim Donica (bass), John Toomey (keyboards), David Tull (drums)

1. Blue Birdland
2. Cherokee
3. Caught In The Current
4. But Beautiful
5. Crusin' For A Bluesin'
6. The Maynard Ferguson Hit Medley
     - Chameleon
     - MacArthur Park
     - Frame For The Blues
     - Maria
     - Birdland

Don Sebesky - Moving Lines (1985)

LP, Doctor Jazz Records, FW40155

Reeds: Eddie Daniels, Alex Foster, Roger Rosenberg
Trumpets: Brian O'Flaherty, Barry Ries
Trombones: Jimmy Pugh, Alan Raph
Rhythm: Don Sebesky (piano, leader), Ken Sebesky (guitar), Jay Leonhart (bass), Jimmy Madison (drums), Sue Evans (percussion)

1. Claire's Song
2. Cherokee
3. Moondreams
4. I Go To Rio/Mardi Gras
5. Malaguena
6. Skyliner

Don Sebesky - Full Cycle (1984)

LP, GNP/Crescendo, GNPS-2164

Leader, Arranger, Piano: Don Sebesky
Reeds: Eddie Daniels, Alex Foster, Roger Rosenberg
Trumpets: Jon Faddis, *Lew Soloff, ** Jim Bossy
Trombones: *Jim Pugh, Ed Byrne, Alan Raph (also Baritone, Tuba)
Rhythm: Kenneth Sebesky (guitar), Jay Leonhart (bass), Jimmy Madison (drums), Sue Evans (percussion)
* Tracks 1, 2 & 6
** Tracks 3, 4 & 5

1. Naima
2. Django
3. Intrepid Fox
4. Waltz for Debbie
5. All Blues
6. Un Poco Loco

"Here Sebesky takes five jazz standards and one should-be standard (Freddie Hubbard's "Intrepid Fox"), assembles a big band, selects and mixes colors freely instead of piling on blocks of trumpets, saxes and trombones, and adds an electric rhythm section. The results don't scream at you; they are shaded, meticulously balanced, ultimately a mellow mutation of Sebesky's CTI work, and in the cases of "Waltz for Debby" and "All Blues," bordering on the sound and ethos of Gil Evans. Sebesky's supporting cast isn't nearly as starry as those on his CTI projects but you do hear Jon Faddis on trumpet and flugelhorn, the still-little-known Eddie Daniels on reeds, and Sebesky himself on electric piano. And the charts are not easy; the winds and brasses have their hands full switching instruments within each selection." (From All Music Guide)

Joe Sullivan Big Band - Stop And Listen (2006)

Woodwinds: Rémi Bolduc, Donny Kennedy, André Leroux, Al Mclean, Jean Fréchette
Trumpets: Jocelyn Couture, Jocelyn Lapointe, Aron Doyle, Bill Mahar, Joe Sullivan
Trombones: Dave Grott, Richard Gagnon, Jean-Nicolas Trottier, Bob Ellis
Rhythm: Carlos Jaminez (guitar), André White (piano), Alec Walkington (double bass), Dave Laing (drums)

1. Sambalaroo
2. Pat's Visit
3. Trickle
4. Le Bolduc
5. Rémi Partout
6. One For Dave
7. Stop And Listen
8. Blackjack

Bobby Shew and Chuck Findley - Trumpets No End (1984)

LP, Delos Records, DMS 4003

Bobby Shew - Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Shew-horn
Chuck Findley - Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Trombone
Art Resnick - Piano
John Patitucci - Bass
Sherman Ferguson - Drums

1. Brownie Speaks
2. Nadalin
3. Stompin' At The Savoy
4. I Love You
5. Will Do - Done Did
6. chelsea Bridge
7. I'm Old Fashioned
8. Direct Connection