DIGIPACK EDITION

FEATURING BILL WATROUS

A cool 70s fusion of sound, Stiles played trumpet and flügelhorn in the late 60s and early 70s, in a studio band for the Merv Griffin and Dick Cavett shows. On the former, he met Bill Watrous, with whom he began an important musical relationship. He also played lead trumpet in Watrous’ Manhattan Wildlife Refuge big band. Throughoout his career Stiles played with artists including Jake Hanna, Gil Evans, Bette Midler, Jimmy Smith, Gerry Mulligan and Woody Herman.

PERSONNEL:

DANNY STILES, trumpet, flugelhorn
BILL WATROUS, trombone
DERK SMITH, piano
MILT HINTON, bass
BOBBY ROSENGARDEN, drums

Recorded at A&R Studios, New York, June 18 & 19, 1974.

TRACKS:

01. Dirty Dan
02. It Had to Be You
03. Blue Room
04. Myrtle Lee
05. In a Mellow Tone
06. The Skipper-flipper Blues
07. Dirty Dan (Alt-tk1)
08. In a Mellow Tone (Alt-tk4)
09. The Skipper-flipper Blues (Alt-tk2)