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MG-20440: Launching A New Sound In Music / Terry Gibbs And His Orchestra

[Front Cover] Label Type : white Mercury promotional B
Matrix Number : SIDE-A MG20440A-1    FF
SIDE-B MG20440B-1    FF



Comments

Equivalent release: Mercury SR-60112 (stereo).

promotional copy (for broadcast) with white Mercury label.

both seams neatly taped.

Inside The Groove

A powerful swinger by a big band which consists of great West-Coast studio musicians.

Personal Impression (and brief notes)

Terry Gibbs is not only famous as his metallic vibe sound, but also his great works for The Steve Allen Show during the 1960s. And we must remember his “Dream Band” - this is one of them.

This album, recorded in the studio, not “in person”, is the earliest studio recordings among his “Dream Band” works. This band includes many famous West-Coast studio musicians such as Conte Candoli, Stu Williamson, Bill Holman, Pete Jolly, Mel Lewis, and many many others.

Every tunes are popular and familiar ones, and it seems that the arrangements pay tributes to great band-leaders in the Swing era, such as Goodman, Basie, Ellington, Hampton, Dorseys, etc.

A very good album.

Strictly Personal Rating (to what extent I could enjoy this album)

8 out of 10




Track Listing

SIDE-A
A-1 16369 (PB1622) Opus #1 (Oliver & Garrin) 2:46 arranged by Marty Paich
A-2 16370 (PB1615) Moten Swing (Buster & Bennie Moten) 3:00 arranged by Manny Albam
A-3 16371 (PB1614) I'm Getting Sentimental Over You (George Bassman & Ned Washington) 2:36 arranged by Marty Paich
A-4 16372 (PB1612) Let's Dance (Gregory Stone, Josef Bonime & Fanny May Baldridge) 3:27 arranged by Bob Brookmeyer
A-5 16373 (PB1618) Stardust (Hoagy Carmichael & Mitchell Parish) 3:28 arranged by Bill Holman
A-6 16374 (PB1617) Cotton Tail (Duke Ellington) 2:53 arranged by Al Cohn
SIDE-B
B-1 16375 (PB1616) Begin The Beguine (Porter) 2:30 arranged by Bill Holman
B-2 16376 (PB1619) Jumpin' At The Woodside (Count Basie) 2:44 arranged by Manny Albam
B-3 16377 (PB1621) Prelude To A Kiss (Irving Gordon, Irving Mills & Duke Ellington) 3:02 arranged by Al Cohn
B-4 16378 (PB1611) Don't Be That Way (Benny Goodman, Edgar Sampson & Mitchell Parish) 3:54 arranged by Bob Brookmeyer
B-5 16379 (PB1613) Midnight Sun (Hampton, Burke & Mercer) 3:25 arranged by Med Flory
B-6 16380 (PB1620) Flying Home (Lionel Hampton & Benny Goodman) 2:53 arranged by Med Flory

Personnel


Personnel/recorded date/master numbers confirmed with the Ruppli's discography.
(“The Mercury Labels - A Discography” by Ruppli and Novitsky, Greenwood Press, 1993)

Terry Gibbs and his Orchestra (known as “Terry Gibbs' Dream Band”):

A-1, A-2, A-5, A-6, B-1, B-2, B-5, B-6:
Conte Candoli (tp), Al Porcino (tp), Ray Triscari (tp), Stu Williamson (tp),
Bob Enevoldsen (tb), Vern Friley (tb), Frank Rosolino (tb),
Charlie Kennedy (as), Joe Maini (as), Bill Holman (ts), Med Flory (ts), Jack Schwartz (bs),
Terry Gibbs (vib, p on A-1), Pete Jolly (p), Max Bennett (b), Mel “The Taylor” Lewis (ds).
Recorded at Radio-Recorders Studio in Hollywood, CA, on Feburary 17, 1959.

A-3, A-4, B-3, B-4:
Conte Candoli (tp), Phil Gilbert (tp), Al Porcino (tp), Stu Williamson (tp),
Bob Enevoldsen (tb), Vern Friley (tb), Frank Rosolino (tb),
Charlie Kennedy (as), Joe Maini (as), Med Flory (ts), Bill Holman (ts), Jack Schwartz (bs),
Terry Gibbs (vib), Pete Jolly (p), Joe Mondragon (b), Mel “The Taylor” Lewis (ds).
Recorded at Radio-Recorders Studio in Hollywood, CA, on Feburary 18, 1959.

Supervisor: Terry Gibbs.
Recording Director: Pete Rugolo.

The Artist Also Appears on...

Terry Gibbs (vib) :
  • EmArcy MG-36047 : Terry Gibbs
  • EmArcy MG-36064 : Vibes On Velbet
  • EmArcy MG-36075 : Mallets A Plenty
  • EmArcy MG-36103 : Swingin' With Terry Gibbs And His Orchestra
  • EmArcy MG-36128 : Terry Plays The Duke
  • EmArcy MG-36138 / SR-80004 : Allen's All Stars
  • EmArcy MG-36148 / SR-80027 : More Vibes On Velvet
  • Mercury MG-20440 / SR-60112 : Launching A New Sound In Music
  • Mercury MG-20518 / SR-60195 : Allen's All Stars (reissue of EmArcy MG-36138 / SR-80004)
  • Mercury MG-20535 / SR-60212 : More Vibes On Velvet (reissue of EmArcy MG-36148 / SR-80027)
  • Mercury MG-20554 / SR-60122 : Terry Gibbs Plays The Duke (reissue of EmArcy MG-36128)
  • Mercury MG-20704 / SR-60704 : Explosion!
  • Mercury MG-20812 / SR-60812 : Plays Jewish Melodies In Jazztime
  • Limelight LM-82005 / LS-86005 : El Nutto
  • EmArcy MG-36086 : For Jazz Lovers / Various Artists
  • EmArcy MG-36087 : Bargain Day! / Various Artists
  • EmArcy MG-36141 / SR-80009 : Newport '58 / Various Artists
  • Mercury MG-20133 : Swinging For The King / Various Artists
  • Mercury MG-20231 : Morgana King Sings The Blues / Morgana King
  • Mercury MG-20523 / SR-60200 : Newport '58 / Various Artists (reissue of EmArcy MG-36141 / SR-80009)
  • Mercury SRD-1 : Stereo Sampler Vol.1 / Various Artists





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