Various Artists

PERSONNEL:

Track 1:
Johnny Carisi, leader & trumpet; Urbie Green (tb); Ray Beckenstein (cl, as);
Eddie Wasserman (ts); Danny Bank (bs); Barry Galbraith (g); Russ Saunders (b);
Herb Wasserman (d). New York City, April 21, 1956

Tracks 2-7:
Sol Schlinger (b); Milt Hinton (b) and Osie Johnson (d) replace Bank, Saunders and Wasserman. New York City, May 5 (#2-4), & May 11 (#5-7), 1956

Track 8:
Joe Newman (tp); Billy Byers (tb); Gene Quill (as); Al Cohn, Sol Schlinger (ts)
Sanford Gold (p); Buddy Jones (b); Osie Johnson (d). New York City, December 23, 1954

Track #9:
Johnny Carisi, Joe Wilder (tp); Jimmy Cleveland, Urbie Green (tb); Tony Scott (cl)
Danny Bank (bs); Bill Evans(p); Barry Galbraith (g); Milt Hinton (b) Osie Johnson (d). New York City, July 5, 1956

Track #10:
Johnny Carisi, Nick Travis, Joe Wilder (tp) Urbie Green, Jack Green, Chauncey Welsch (tb)
Bill Barber (tba); Ray Beckenstein, Hal McKusick (as); Al Cohn (ts); Sol Schlinger (bs);
Dave McKenna (p) Jack Lesberg (b) Osie Johnson (d). New York City, August 5, 1956

Tracks #11-12: Doc Severinsen, Phil Sunkel, Johnny Carisi (tp)
Urbie Green, Lou McGarity, Rex Peer (tb); Bill Barber (tba)
Ray Beckenstein, Hal McKusick (as); Al Cohn (ts); Danny Bank (bs); Dave McKenna (p): Vinnie Burk (b) Osie Johnson (d). New York City, August 23, 1956

Track #13:
Don Ferrara, Nick Travis, Doc Severinsen (tp) Bob Brookmeyer (v-tb); Willie Dennis (tb)
Alan Raph (b-tb) Gene Quill, Bob Donovan (as); Gerry Mulligan, Gene Allen (bs);
Bill Crow (b) Mel Lewis (d) John Carisi, arranger. New York City, July 10, 1961

Track #14:
Johnny Carisi, Johnny Glasel, Doc Severinsen (tp); Urbie Green (tb)
Jimmy Buffington (frnh); Harvey Phillips (tba); Phil Woods, Gene Quill (as);
Eddie Costa (p, vib); Barry Galbraith (g); Milt Hinton (b); Osie Johnson (d).
New York City, September 14, 1961

Track #15: Johnny Carisi, Johnny Glasel, Clark Terry (t); Urbie Green (tb);
Bob Brookmeyer (v.tb); Harvey Phillips (tba); Phil Woods, Gene Quill (as);
Eddie Costa (p, vib); Barry Galbraith (g); Art Davis (b) Osie Johnson (d)
New York City, October 1, 1961

Track #16: Same personnel, but Joe Wilder, trumpet, replaces Clark Terry.
New York City, October 31, 1961

Track #17:(Bonus track)
Miles Davis (tp); J.J. Johnson (tb); Sandford Siegelstein (frhn); Bill Barber (tba);
Lee Konitz (as); Gerry Mulligan (bs); John Lewis (p); Nelson Boyd (b) Kenny Clarke (d)
New York, April 22, 1949

SOURCES:

Tracks 1-7: from the album Jazz Workshop
Track 8: from the album Al Cohn – Mr. Music RCA Victor LJM1024
Track 9: from the album The Touch of Tony Scott RCA Victor LPM 1353
Tracks 10-12: from the album All About Urbie Green and His Big Band ABC-Paramount ABC137
Track 13: from the Gerry Mulligan album A Concert in Jazz Verve V6-8415
Tracks 14-16: from the album Gil Evans – Into the Hot Impulse AS-9
Track 17 from the 78rpm disc Miles Davis and His Orchestra Capitol 57-60011

TRACKS:

01. Israel
02. Honeysuckle Rose
03. Lestorian Mode
04. Barry’s Tune
05. How About You?
06. Hips
07. Springville
08. Breakfast with Joe
09. Walkin’ on Air
10. Little John
11. Springville
12. Plain Bill from Bluesville
13. Israel
14. Angkor Wat
15. Barry’s Tune
16. Moon Taj
17. Israel