1956

Russ Garcia's Wigville Band

featuring Peggy Connelly

jazzcity

• Pete Candoli – trumpet
• Stu Williamson – trumpet
• Charlie Mariano – alto saxophone
• Russ Cheever – soprano saxophone
• Bill Holman – tenor saxophone
• Jimmy Giuffre – baritone saxophone
• Al Hendrickson – guitar
• Max Bennett – bass
• Stan Levey – drums
• Peggy Connelly – vocals
• Russ Garcia – leader, arranger

1. That Old Black Magic
2. Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye
3. Travlin' Light
4. Ev'ry Time
5. It Never Entered My Mind
6. Why Shouldn't I
7. Gentleman Friend
8. What Is There To Say
9. He Was Too Good To Me
10. I Got Plenty Of Nuttin'
11. Fools Rush In
12. Alone Together

Shelly Manne & His Men
Swinging Sounds

• Stu Williamson – trumpet
• Charlie Mariano – alto saxophone
• Russ Freeman – piano
• Leroy Vinnegar – bass
• Shelly Manne – drums

1. That Dart Game (Charlie Mariano)
2. Beas' Flat
3. Parthenia
4. Bernie's Tune
5. Doxy
6. Slan (Charlie Mariano)
7. A Gem From Tiffany
8. Un Poco Loco

• David Franklin   for jazz.com
  
  

Herb Ellis
Ellis in Wonderland

Norgran MGN-1081

• Herb Ellis – guitar
• Harry "Sweets" Edison – trumpet
• Jimmy Giuffre – clarinet, tenor & baritone saxophones
• Charlie Mariano – alto saxophone
• Oscar Peterson – piano
• Ray Brown – bass
• Alvin Stoller – drums

1. Sweetheart Blues (Herb Ellis) 4:44
2. Somebody Loves Me (George Gershwin, B.G. DeSylva, Ballard MacDonald) 4:52
3. It Could Happen to You (Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke) 3:44
4. Pogo (Herb Ellis) 4:43
5. Detour Ahead (Lou Carter, Herb Ellis, Johnny Frigo) 4:00
6. Ellis in Wonderland (Herb Ellis) 3:49
7. Have You Met Miss Jones (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) 6:18
8. A Simple Tune (Jimmy Giuffre) 4:10

• Ken Dryden   for All Music Guide
• Dan Forte   for Vintage Guitar magazine
  
  

Stan Getz | Shelly Manne

• Stan Getz Quartet
  
  • Stan Getz – tenor saxophone
  • Dick Katz or Mose Allison – piano
  • Oscar Pettiford or Frank Isola – bass
  • Shelly Manne or Willie "Stomp" Davis – drums
  
  
• Shelly Manne And His Men
  
  • Stu Williamson – trumpet
  • Charlie Mariano – alto saxophone
  • Russ Freeman – piano
  • Leroy Vinnegar – bass
  • Shelly Manne – drums

1. Introduction
2. Bronx Blues (Some Blue)
3. Polka Dots And Moonbeams
4. Introduction
5. Jordu
6. Lover Man
7. Ain't You A Mess
8. Introduction
9. The Dart Game (Charlie Mariano)
10. Pathenia
11. Bea's Flat
12. A Gem From Tiffany
13. Little Girl Blue
14. Lover Come Back To Me
15. Closing
16. Introduction
17. There'll Never Be Another You
18. You Go To My Head
19. Bohemia After Dark (incomplete)

Shorty Rogers And His Giants
The Big Shorty Rogers Express

RCA Victor 74321 18519 2

• Tracks #1, 2, 7, 8
  • Shorty Rogers – trumpet
  • Maynard Ferguson – trumpet
  • Buddy Childers – trumpet
  • Pete Candoli – trumpet
  • Bud Chryst – trumpet
  • Harry Edison – trumpet
  • Bob Enevoldsen – trombone
  • Frank Rosolino – trombone
  • Milt Bernhart – trombone
  • George Roberts – trombone
  • Harry Betts – bass trombone
  • Sam Rice or Paul Sarmento – tuba ♫
  • Art Pepper – alto saxophone
  • Charlie Mariano – alto saxophone
  • Jack Montrose – tenor saxophone
  • Bill Holman – tenor saxophone
  • Jimmy Giuffre – baritone saxophone
  • Lou Levy – piano
  • Ralph Pena – bass
  • Stan Levey or Larry Bunker – drums ♫

• Tracks #3-6, 9-12
  • Shorty Rogers – trumpet
  • Conrad Gozzo – trumpet
  • John Howell – trumpet
  • Pete Candoli – trumpet
  • John Halliburton – trombone
  • Milt Bernhart – trombone
  • Harry Betts – bass trombone
  • John Graas – french horn
  • Gene Englund – tuba
  • Art Pepper – alto, tenor & baritone saxophone
  • Bud Shank – alto & baritone saxophones
  • Jack Montrose – tenor saxophone
  • Bill Holman – tenor saxophone
  • Bob Cooper – baritone saxophone
  • Marty Paich – piano
  • Curtis Counce – bass
  • Shelly Manne – drums

1. Blue Express 4:13
2. Pink Squirrel 3:36
3. Coop De Graas 2:57
4. Infinity Promenade 3:34
5. Short Stop 3:16
6. Boar-Jibu 3:36
7. Pay The Piper 3:53
8. At Home With Sweets 5:07
9. Tale Of An African Lobster 3:23
10. Contours 3:26
11. Chiquito Loco 3:29
12. The Sweetheart Of Sigmund Freud 2:39

Shelly Manne And His Men
More Swinging Sounds

Victor 41691

• Stu Williamson – trumpet, valve trombone
• Charlie Mariano – alto saxophone
• Russ Freeman – piano
• Leroy Vinnegar – bass
• Shelly Manne – drums

1. Moose The Mooche 7:25
2. The Wind 5:02
3. Pint Of Blues (Charlie Mariano) 9:46
4. Tommyhawk 4:15
5. Quartet (A Suite In Four Parts) 15:37 ♫

Johnny Richards and His Orchestra
Softly ... Wild ... and Something Else!

Fresh Sound FSRCD 2207

• Track 1
  • Pete Candoli – trumpet
  • Buddy Childers – trumpet
  • Maynard Ferguson – trumpet
  • Stu Williamson – trumpet, valve trombone
  • Frank Rosolino – trombone
  • Tommy Pederson – trombone
  • Milt Bernhart – trombone
  • Albert Pollen – tuba
  • John Cave – french horn
  • Charlie Mariano – alto saxophone
  • Richie Kamuca – tenor saxophone
  • Ronnie Lang – baritone saxophone, piccolo
  • Bill Holman – bass saxophone
  • Marty Paich – piano
  • Buddy Clark – bass
  • Stan Levey – drums
  • Lou Singer – percussion
  • Johnny Richards – conductor, composer, arranger
     
• Tracks 2-8
  same as above plus
  • Shorty Rogers – bass trumpet
  • Don Kelly – bass trombone (replaces Milt Bernhart)
  • Vince De Rosa – french horn (replaces John Cave)
     
• Tracks #12-16
  • Burt Collins – trumpet
  • Jerry Kail – trumpet
  • John Bello – trumpet
  • Ray Copeland – trumpet
  • Billy Byers – trombone
  • Jimmy Cleveland – trombone
  • Jim Dahl – trombone
  • Jay McAllister – tuba
  • Joe Singer – french horn
  • Gene Quill – alto saxophone
  • Frank Socolow – tenor saxophone
  • Bill Slapin – baritone saxophone, flute, piccolo
  • Shelly Gold – baritone saxophone
  • John Kapp – piano
  • Chet Amsterdam – bass
  • Ed Shaughnessy – drums
  • Warren Smith – percussion
  • Johnny Richards – conductor, composer, arranger
     
• Track 11
  same as above but
  • Ted Sommer – percussion (replaces Warren Smith)
     
• Tracks #10, 13-15, 17, 18
  same as above but
  • Clyde Reasinger – trumpet (replaces John Bello)
  • Julius Watkins – french horn (replaces Joe Singer)
  • Dave Schildkraut – alto saxophone (replaces Gene Quill)

1. Waltz, Anymore?
2. For All We Know
3. Dimples
4. Band Aide
5. Turn Aboot
6. Burrito Borracho
7. Long Ago And Far Away
8. Aijalon
9. Walk Softly
10. Run Wild
11. The Way You Look Tonight
12. Laura
13. Tempest On The Charles
14. Sunday's Child
15. Alone Together
16. Three Cornered
17. You Go To My Head
18. Yemaya

Theme music from "The James Dean Story"
featuring Chet Baker & Bud Shank

World Pacific P-2005

• Chet Baker – trumpet, vocals
• Don Fagerquist – trumpet
• Ray Linn – trumpet
• Milt Bernhart – trombone
• Bud Shank – alto saxophone, flute
• Charlie Mariano – alto saxophone
• Herbie Steward – alto saxophone
• Richie Kamuca – tenor saxophone
• Pepper Adams – baritone saxophone
• Claude Williamson – piano
• Monty Budwig – bass
• Mel Lewis – drums
• Mike Pacheco – percussion
• Johnny Mandel – conductor
• Bill Holman – conductor, tenor saxophone

1. Jimmy's Theme 2:50
2. The Search 4:43
3. Lost Love 3:36
4. People 3:32
5. The Movie Star 3:33
6. Fairmont, Indiana 4:32
7. Rebel At Work 3:41
8. Success And Then What? 3:56
9. Let Me Be Loved 4:08
10. Hollywood 5:03
11. Let Me Be Loved (vocal version) 2:13

• Buddy Childers – trumpet
• Don Smith – trumpet
• Ed Leddy – trumpet
• Lee Katzman – trumpet
• Phil Gilbert – trumpet
• Sam Noto – trumpet
• Stu Williamson – trumpet
• Vinnie Tanno – trumpet
• Bob Fitzpatrick – trombone
• Carl Fontana – trombone
• Frank Rosolino – trombone
• Joe Ciavardone – trombone
• Milt Gold – trombone
• Kent Larsen – trombone
• Don Kelly – bass trombone
• George Roberts – bass trombone
• Fred Fox – french horn
• Irving Rosenthal – french horn
• Jay McAllister – tuba
• Charlie Mariano – alto saxophone
• Dave Schildkraut – alto saxophone
• Lennie Niehaus – alto saxophone
• Bill Perkins – tenor saxophone
• Mike Cicchetti – tenor saxophone
• Spencer Sinatra – tenor saxophone
• Jack Nimitz – baritone saxophone
• Tony Ferina – baritone saxophone
• Bob Lesher – guitar
• Ralph Blaze – guitar
• Stan Kenton – piano
• Curtis Counce – bass
• Don Bagley – bass
• Mel Lewis – drums
• Stan Levey – drums
• Bill Holman – arranger
• Guests
  • Charlie Parker – alto saxophone
  • Lee Konitz – alto saxophone

1. Artistry in Rhythm 2:56
2. The Opener 4:38
3. Stompin' at the Savoy 4:36
4. Of All Things 4:07
5. Lover Man 4:37
6. In Lighter Vein 2:50
7. What's New? 5:13
8. Out of Nowhere 3:47
9. Imagination 4:03
10. Solo for Buddy 3:16
11. Polka Dots and Moonbeams 5:02
12. Cherokee 3:12
13. My Funny Valentine 3:14
14. I've Got You Under My Skin 5:29
15. Fearless Finlay 4:40