tracks 9-1 to 9-11, 10-7 to 10-18 arranged by [string section], conductor, piano Clare Fischer
tracks 1-2, 1-4, 1-7, 1-9, 4-12, 4-13, 4-15, 4-19, 4-21, 5-9, 9-1 to 9-6 bass Al McKibbon
tracks 1-11 to 1-22, 2-1 to 2-12, bass Carlos Duran
tracks 7-1 to 7-8 bass Eddie Coleman
tracks 1-1, 1-3, 1-5, 1-6, 1-8, 1-10, 3-1 to 3-9, 4-14, 4-20 bass Eugene Wright
tracks 8-1 to 8-12, 9-12 to 9-23, 10-7 to 10-18 bass Freddie Schreiber
tracks 5-10 bass Jack Weeks
tracks 5-1 to 5-8 bass Jimmy Mosher
tracks 9-7- to 9-11 bass Red Mitchell
tracks 2-13 to 2-24, 3-10 to 3-21 bass Ron Crotty
tracks 8-1 to 8-12 bass Victor Venegas
tracks 2-1 to 2-12 bongos, timbales Bayardo Velarde
tracks 1-11 to 1-22 claves Manuel Duran
tracks 10-7 to 10-18 congas Chaguito Montalvo
tracks 1-11, 1-13, 1-14, 1-16,1-18, 1-19, 1-21, 1-22, 2-1 to 2-12 congas Edgar Rosales
tracks 4-13 to 4-22 congas Luis Kant
tracks 1-12, 1-15, 1-17 to 1-20 congas Luis Miranda
tracks 9-12 to 9-23 congas Wilfredo Vincente
drums Bill Douglass
tracks 1-1-1, 1-2, 1-5, 1-6, 1-8,1-10 drums Bobby White
tracks 5-1 to 5-8, 5-10 drums John Markham
tracks 5-9, 7-1 to 7-9, 9-1 to 9-6 drums Willie Bobo
tracks 4-13 to 4-22, drums, congas Mongo Santamaria
tracks 8-1 to 8-12, 9-7 to 9-23, 10-7 to 10-18 drums, timbales Johnny Rae
tracks 10-7 to 10-18 flute Bernie Fleischer
tracks 10-7 to 10-18 flute Don Shelton
tracks 10-7 to 10-18 flute Gene Cipriano
tracks 10-7 to 10-18 flute John Lowe
tracks 4-12, 4-18, 4-22, 8-1 to 8-12, 10-7 to 10-18 flute Paul Horn
tracks 1-2, 1-4, 1-7, 1-9, 5-1 to 5-8, 5-10 guitar Eddie Duran
tracks 10-7 to 10-18 guitar Laurindo Almeida
tracks 10-7 to 10-18 percussion Milt Holland
tracks 5-9, 7-1 to 7-8 percussion Mongo Santamaria
photography by [cover photo] Michael Ochs Archives
tracks 9-12 to 9-23 piano Bob Corwin
tracks 9-1 to 9-11 piano Buddy Motsinger
tracks 2-13 to 2-24, 3-10 to 3-21 piano Dave Brubeck
tracks 3-1 to 3-9 piano Gerald Wiggins
tracks 4-8, 4-12, 4-22, 7-1 to 7-8, 8-1 to 8-12, 9-12 to 9-23 piano Lonnie Hewitt
tracks 1-11 to 1-22, 2-1 to 2-12, 5-1 to 5-8, 5-10 piano Manuel Duran
tracks 1-1, 1-3, 1-5, 1-6, 1-8, 1-10 piano Sonny Clark
tracks 4-14, 4-16, 4-19 to 4-21, 5-9 piano Vince Guaraldi
tracks 1-1, 1-3, 1-5, 1-6, 1-8, 1-10 tenor saxophone Brew Moore
tracks 4-13, 4-15, 4-19, 4-21 tenor saxophone Jose "Chombo" Silva
tracks 4-12 to 4-22, 7-1 to 7-8 timbales Willie Bobo
tracks 4-1 to 4-22 timbales, congas, percussion [cowbells] Bayardo Velarde
tracks 1-2, 1-4, 1-7, 1-9 trombone Bob Collins
tracks 1-3, 1-6, 1-9, 1-12 trumpet Al Porcino
tracks 1-3, 1-6, 1-9, 1-12 trumpet Charlie Walp
tracks 1-3, 1-6, 1-9, 1-12 trumpet Dick Collins
tracks 1-3, 1-6, 1-9, 1-12 trumpet John Howell
vibraphone, drums, bongos, percussion, percussion [cowbells] Cal Tjader
tracks 9-12 to 9-23 vocals Anita O'Day
tracks 10-7 to 10-18 vocals Ardeen de Camp
tracks 8-1 to 8-12 vocals Mary Stallings
tracks 5-11 to 5-19 written-by Leonard Bernstein
tracks 5-11 to 5-19 written-by Stephen Sondheim
Made in the EU
Note: Cal Tjader plays different instruments on different recordings & combinations of 1 to 3: Vibraphone, drums, bongos, percussion & cowbells
Note: Track 8-1 = Public Domain , no credit available
Recording dates & location
- Tracks 1-2,1-4,1-6,1-9 on Dec. 04, 1954 at the Marines Memorial Theatre, San Francisco, CA
- Tracks 1-1, 1-3, 1-5, 1-6, 1-8, 1-10 on June 6, 1955 at the Berkely Little Theatre, CA
- Tracks 1-11 to 1-22 unknown (released 1956)
- Tracks 2-1 to 2-12 location unknown, recorded fall 1954
- Tracks 2-13 to 2-24 location unknown, recorded between September 1949 and June 1950
- Tracks 3-1 to 3-9 location & rec. date unknown, released in 1956
- Tracks 3-10 to 3-21 location unknown, recorded between June and October 1950
- Tracks 4-1 to 4-11 location unknown, recorded in 1956
- Tracks 4-12 to 4-22 location unknown, recorded in 1959
- Tracks 5-1 to 5-10 recorded Santamaria, 1958
- Tracks 5-11 to 5-19 location unknown, recorded 1960
- Tracks 6-1 to 6-13 location unknown, recorded 1959
- Tracks 7-1 to 7-17 location unknown, recorded 1960
- Track 8-1 to 8-12 location unknown, recorded 1962
- Tracks 8-13 to 8-19 recorded in San Francisco, 1958
- Tracks 9-1 to 9-11 recorded in 1960
- Tracks 9-12 to 9-23 recorded at RCA Studios, Los Angeles, CA on February 26-28, 1962
- Tracks 10-1 to 10-6 recorded 1960
- Tracks 10-7 to 10-18 rec. Hollywood, CA, March 5, 6, and 7, 1962
Barcode: 4 053796 003928 (Text)
Label Code: LC 12281
Rights Society: MCPS
SPARS Code: ADD