Swiss Radio Days Jazz Series, Vol. 1

This is part of TCB's Swiss Radio Days Jazz Series.
Personnel: Quincy Jones (trumpet, piano); Les Spann (guitar, flute); Harold McNair, Porter Kilbert, Jerome Richardson, Phil Woods, Sahib Shihab (saxophone); Clyde Reasinger, Floyd Standifer, Roger Guerin , Benny Bailey (trumpet); Julie Watkins, Julius Watkins (French horn); Jimmy Cleveland, Ake Persson, Melba Liston, Quentin Jackson (trombone); Patti Bown (piano); Joe Harris (drums).
Liner Note Authors: Yvan Ischer; Kurt S. Weil ; Phil Woods.
Recording information: Théâtre De Beaulieu, Lusanne, Switzerland (06/27/1960).
Author: Phil Woods.
Editor: Antoine Ogay.
Arrangers: Ernie Wilkins; Al Cohn; Melba Liston; Phil Woods; Quincy Jones; Billy Byers.
Quincy Jones led one of his finest orchestras in 1960. This spirited material is taken from a live concert (and radio broadcast) from Switerland. With such soloists as trumpeter Benny Bailey, trombonist Jimmy Cleveland, altoist Phil Woods, Jerome Richardson on tenor, and baritonist Sahib Shihab (among others), the repertoire mostly sticks to bebop. Surprisingly enough, not all of the arrangements heard on the CD are Jones'; there are also swinging charts from Ernie Wilkins, Billy Byers, Melba Liston, Phil Woods, and Al Cohn. ~ Scott Yanow