Notes: | Jazz. Originally released in 1962 as RCA Victor LSP-2438 (tracks 1-9), and in 1987 as Bluebird 5778-2-RB (tracks 10-12); tracks 13-16 previously unreleased. Compact disc. Program notes by Doug Ramsey and from the original liner by George Avakian (11 p. : ill.) inserted in container. Original album produced by George Avakian ; Barry Feldman, reissue producer. Paul Desmond, alto saxophone; Jim Hall, guitar (tracks 1, 4-7) ; Albert Richman, French horn (tracks 1-3, 5-9) ; Tony Miranda, French horn (tracks 10-16) ; George Marge and Robert Doty, woodwinds (track 1) ; Stan Webb, woodwinds (tracks 2, 3, 8, 9) ; Romeo Penque, woodwinds, Gloria Agostini, harp and Milt Hinton, bass (tracks 2, 3, 5-16) ; Phil Bodner, woodwinds (track 5-7, 10-16) ; Gene Cherico, bass (track 1) ; Gene Bianco, harp (track 1) ; ; George Duvivier, drums (track 4) ; Connie Kay, drums (tracks 1 and 4) ; Bobby Thomas, drums (tracks 2, 3, 5-9) ; Osie Johnson, drums (tracks 10-16) ; Charles Libove, Alvin Rudnitsky, Emanuel Green, violin (tracks 1-3, 5-16) ; Arnold Eidus, violin (track 1) ; Anahid Ajemian, violin (tracks 1, 2, 3, 5-9) ; Maurice Wilk, violin (tracks 2, 3, 8-16) ; Philip Ramone, violin (tracks 2, 3, 5-9) ; George Ockner and Harry Glickman, violin (tracks 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 9) ; Marvin Morgenstern, violin (tracks 1, 10-16) ; Alfred Breuning, violin (tracks 1, 2, 3, 8, 9) ; Bernard Eichenbaum, Alexander Cores, Berl Senofsky and Leo Kruczek, violin, (tracks 10-16) ; Matthew Raimondi, Leo Kahn, Paul Winter, Aaron Rosand, violin, Julius Shaier and Burt Fisch, viola, (tracks 5-7) ; Harry Zaratzian, viola (track1) ; Alfred Brown, viola (tracks 1, 10-16) ; Harold Coletta, viola and Seymour Barab, cello (tracks 2, 3, 8-16) ; Alan Shulman, cello (tracks 1-3, 5-9) ; Harvey Shapiro, cello (tracks 1, 10-16) ; Charles McCracken, cello (tracks 5-16) ; Bob Prince, strings arranger and conductor. Recorded in Webster Hall, New York City: track 1, September 14, 1961 ; tracks 2, 3, 8, 9, October 2, 1961 ; tracks 5-7, September 18, 1961 ; tracks 10-16, March 15, 1962. The solo on track 12, Advise and consent (take 8) was recorded at an overdub session on March 19, 1962. All parts of track 16, Advise and consent (take 4) were recorded on March 15, 1962.
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