THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THE MASTER TAKES EVER APPEAR ON CD. NOT ONLY THAT, "SAXIDENTAL" AND TWELVE ALTERNATE TAKES INCLUDED HERE HAVE NEVER BEEN PREVIOUSLY RELEASED ON ANY FORMAT.

JOHN LaPORTA  (as,cl) on all tracks, plus:

[CD 1, 1-6 & 14-20]: John LaPorta Quintet
(1-6 Originally Debut, 13-20 previously unreleased)
Louis Mucci (tp), Wally Cirillo (p), Richard Carter (b),
Ed Shaughnessy (d). New York, March 9, 1954.

Tracks:
01. Fluid Drive,
02. Right Around Home
03. The Old Man's Touch,
04. The Hectic Life
05. Quarto,
06. Fringe Area
07. Three Moods (Bright-eyed Blues Minor Rhythm/bird's World)
08. Harangue
09. Don't Blame
10. Two Party Campaign
11. All The Things You Are
12. Chance Acquaintance
13. Saxidental
14. Fringe Area (Alternate Take)
15. Fluid Drive (Alternate Take),
16. Fluid Drive (Alternate Take 2),
17. Right Around Home (Alternate Take)
18. This Hectic Life (Alternate Take)
19. The Old Man's Touch (Alternate Take).20. Quarto (Alternate Take). -

Total time: 76:18

[CD 1, 7-13 & CD 2, 1-5 ]:
John LaPorta: Three Moods (7-13 Originally Debut, 1-5 previously unreleased)
Louis Mucci (tp), Barry Galbraith (g), Richard Carter (b)
& Charlie Perry (d). New York, April & June, 1955.

Tracks:
01. All The Things You Are (Alternate Take)
02. Bright-eyed Blues (Alternate Take)
03. Saxidental (Alternate Take -incomplete)
04. Don't Blame Me (Alternate Take)
05. All The Things You Are (Alternate Take 2)
06. Nightly Vigil
07. Concertina For Clarinet
08. Triplets, You Say?
09. Small Blue Opus
10. Little Fantasy
11. En Rapport
12. Wash Day
13. Perdido
14. Lou's Tune
15. Absentee
16. Ferm La Porta
17. Dirge For Dorsey
18. Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea
19. Darn That Dream
20. Wrap Your Troubles In Dreams .

Total time: 77:26

Bonus tracks: [CD 2, 6-16]:  John LaPorta Septet: Conceptions (Originally Debut):
Louis Mucci (tp), Sonny Russo (as), Sol Schlinger (bar), Wally Cirillo (p),
Wendell Marshall (b) & Clem DeRosa (d). New York, June, 1956.

[CD 2, 17-20]: John LaPorta Trio:
The Clarinet Artistry of John LaPorta (Originally Debut):
Jack Keller (p) & Clem DeRosa (d). San Francisco, January 30, 1957.

Includes 24-page booklet !