This recording for the Omega label features one of the finest modern jazz big bands to come out of the Bay Area. This was his first and only recorded attempt at leading a big band. The program is divided between big band and sextet. A fine recording and a great example of authentic Bay area modern jazz.

PERSONNEL:

JOHN COPPOLA, BILLY CATALANO, DUCK MILIS, MIKE DOWNS, JERRY COURNOYER, trumpet
BOB DAVIDSON, LEO WRIGHT, alto sax
DANNY PATIRIS, CHUCK PETERSON, tenor sax
VIRGIL GONSALVES, baritone sax
JUNIOR MANCE, MERRILL HOOVER, piano
EDDIE KAHN, bass
BENNY BARTH, drums

Recorded in 1959 in Monterey, San Francisco, CA.

TRACKS:

01. Stablemates
02. A Sunday Kind Of Love
03. Moment's Notice
04. Steresis
05. Blue Bird
06. Little Mellonae
07. Sharon
08. Oasis
09. Lover Man