Personnel: CD1, Tracks 1-13: Stan Kenton: leader, piano; Ray Wetzel, Buddy Childers, Al Porcino, Chico Alvarez, Ken Hanna: trumpet; George Weidler, Art Pepper: alto sax; Bob Cooper, Warner Weidler: tenor sax; Bob Gioga: baritone sax; Milt Bernhart, Eddie Bert, Harry Betts, Harry Forbes: trombone; Bart Varsalona: bass trombone; Laurindo Almeida: guitar; Eddie Safranski: bass; Shelly Manne: drums; Jack Costanzo: bongos; June Christy: vocals. Tracks 14-24: Stan Kenton: leader, piano; Ed Leddy, Sam Noto, Vinnie Tanno, Lee Katzman, Phil Gilbert: trumpet; Lennie Niehaus: alto sax; Bill Perkins, Spencer Sinatra: tenor sax; Jack Nimitz: baritone sax; Bob Fitzpatrick, Carl Fontana, Kent Larsen: trombone; Don Kelly: bass trombone; Jay McAllister: tuba; Irving Rosenthal, Fred Fox: French horn; Ralph Blaze: guitar; Curtis Counce: bass; Mel Lewis: drums. CD2, Tracks 1—3:Stan Kenton: leader, piano; Dalton Smith, Bob Behrendt, Marvin Stamm, Bob Rolfe, Phil Grossman: trumpet; Gabe Baltazer: alto sax; Sam Donahue, Paul Renzi: tenor sax; Marvin Holladay: baritone sax; Wayne Dunstan: baritone sax, bass sax; Bob Fitzpatrick, Jack Spurlock, Bud Parker: trombone; Jim Amlotte: bass trombone; Dave Wheeler: bass trombone, tuba; Pierre Joseph: bass; Jerry L. McKenzie: drums; George Acevedo: Latin percussion. Track 4: Stan Kenton: leader, piano; Dalton Smith, Bob Behrendt, Marvin Stamm, Keith LaMotte, Gary Slavo: trumpet; Gabe Baltazar: alto sax; Don Menza, Ray Florian: tenor sax; Allan Beutler: baritone sax; Joel Kaye: baritone sax, bass sax; Bob Fitzpatrick, Bud Parker, Tom Ringo: trombone; Jim Amlotte: bass trombone; Dave Wheeler: bass trombone, tuba; Bucky Calabrese: bass; Dee Barton: drums; Jean Turner: vocals. Tracks 5 & 6: Same as 4 except Jim Knight, trumpet, for Joe Burnett; Charlie Mariano, tenor sax, for Don Menza; John von Ohlen, drums, for Dee Barton. Tracks 7—9: Dalton Smith, Ernie Bernhardt, Larry McGuire, Bob Rolfe, Sanford Skinner (Bud Brisbois may also have been present): trumpet; Dwight Carver, Gene Roland, Joe Burnett, Gordon Davison: mellophonium; Gabe Baltazar, alto sax; Sam Donahue, Paul Renzi: tenor sax; Marvin Holladay: baritone sax; Wayne Dunstan: baritone sax, bass sax; Bob Fitzpatrick, Paul Heydorff: trombone; Jim Amlotte, Dave Wheeler: bass trombone; Clive Acker: tuba; Pete Chivily: bass; Jerry L. McKenzie: drums; George Acevedo: Latin percussion. Track 10: Mike Vax, Jay Saunders, Dennis Noday, Ray Brown, Joe Marcinkiewicz: trumpet; Quin Davis: alto sax, flute; Richard Torres, Kim Frizell: tenor sax, flute; Willie Maiden: baritone sax; Chuck Carter: baritone sax, soprano sax, flute; John Worster: bass; John von Ohlen: drums; Ramon Lopez: conga. Tracks 11-16: Dennis Noday, Frank Minear, Bob Winiker, Paul Adamson, Mike Snustead: trumpet; John Park: alto sax, flute; Richard Torres, Chris Galuman: tenor sax, flute; Willie Maiden: baritone sax; Roy Reynolds: baritone sax, flute; Dick Shearer, Harvey Coonin, Lloyd Spoon: trombone; Mike Wallace: bass trombone; Phil Herring: bass trombone, tuba; John Worster: bass; Peter Erskine: drums; Ramon Lopez: Latin percussion.

Live at Typhoon

Tracks: Freddie Freeloader; Pick Up the Pieces; Cupcake; Summertime; Barnburner; Guy Noir's Brother; Hip & Cool; Too Much Coffee; Falling; Intersecting Lines; Ricky's Hot Salsa; Rocky & Bullwinkle.

Personnel: Les Hooper: leader, composer, arranger, piano; Rick Baptist, Robbie Schaer, Ron King, Dave Pittel: trumpet; Jeff Driskill, Mark Hollingsworth: alto sax, flute; Kevin Garren, Mark Visher: tenor sax; John Mitchell: baritone sax; Bruce Otto, Dave Ryan, Jacques Voyemant, Mike Millar: trombone; Nick Brown: guitar; Kenny Wild: bass; Sinclair Lott: drums.

A Minor Case of the Blues

Tracks: A Minor Case of the Blues; African Skies; Helios (A Cycle in Scenes); Sugar; The Gathering Sky; The Flop; Game of Inches; Duets; 23 Degrees North, 82 Degrees West.

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