Big Band Specials

Who played on Big Band Specials

• Al Porcino trumpet all tracks
• Bill Perkins tenor saxophone all tracks
• Bob Cooper tenor saxophone, arranger all tracks
• Conte Candoli trumpet all tracks
• Jack Nimitz baritone saxophone all tracks
• Jimmy Rowles piano all tracks
• Joe Mondragon bass all tracks
• Ken Shroyer bass trombone all tracks
• Lee Katzman trumpet all tracks
• Lew McCreary trombone all tracks
• Mel Lewis drums (drum set) all tracks
• Ray Triscari trumpet all tracks
• Bud Shank alto saxophone on 9 tracks
• John Halliburton trombone on 7 tracks
• Dick Nash trombone on 6 tracks
• Vern Friley trombone on 6 tracks
• Charlie Kennedy alto saxophone on 3 tracks
• Frank Rosolino trombone on 3 tracks

Tracklist

1. 1 You Came a Long Way From St. Louis — John Benson Brooks 2:18
2. 2 Swingin' on Nothin' 2:26
3. 3 Is You Is or Is You Ain't My Baby 2:49
4. 4 Prelude to a Kiss standard — Duke Ellington 3:56
5. 5 Skyliner standard 3:04
6. 6 A Night in Tunisia standard — Dizzy Gillespie, Frank Paparelli 2:53
7. 7 It Don't Mean a Thing standard — Duke Ellington 1:46
8. 8 Frenesi standard — Alberto Domínguez 2:23
9. 9 Stompin' at the Savoy standard — Benny Goodman, Edgar Sampson, Chick Webb 2:32
10. 10 Goodbye standard 3:07
11. 11 Time Was (Duerme) 2:58
12. 12 Until (The Mole) 2:48

Production

• Bill Miller producer
• Ron McMaster remixer
• Bill Holman arranger
• Shorty Rogers arranger

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