Straight Life (73 page)

JUST JAZZ ALL STARS

Art Pepper (as); Teddy Edwards (ts); unknown rhythm. Los Angeles, Apr. 27, 1947.

STAN KENTON AND HIS ORCHESTRA

Al Porcino, Buddy Childers, Ray Wetzel, Ken Hanna, Chico Alvarez (tp); Eddie Bert, Harry Betts, Milt Bernhart, Harry Forbes (tb); Bart Varsalona (btb); George Weidler, Art Pepper (as); Bob Cooper, Warner Weidler (ts); Bob Gioga (bar); Stan Kenton (p); Laurindo Almeida (g); Eddie Safranski (b); Shelly Manne (d); Jack Costanzo (bongo/conga); June Christy (vo); Pete Rugolo, Neal Hefti (a). Hollywood, Oct. 22, 1947.

Add Carlos Vidal Bolando, Jose Luis Manguel (Latin-perc). New York, Dec. 6, 1947.

Frank "Machito" Grillo replaces Manguel (Latin-perc).* New York, Dec. 21, 1947.

Omit Bolando and Grillo. New York, Dec. 22, 1947.

EDDIE SAFRANSKI AND THE POLL CATS (EP512)

THE POLL CATS DIRECTED BY EDDIE SAFRANSKI (851/864)

Ray Wetzel (tp); Eddie Bert (tb); Art Pepper (as); Bob Cooper (ts); Pete Rugolo (p/a); Eddie Safranski (b); Shelly Marine (d). New York, Dec. 20, 1947.

STAN KENTON AND HIS ORCHESTRA

Buddy Childers, Ray Wetzel, Al Porcino, Chico Alvarez, Ken Hanna (tp); Milt Bernhart, Eddie Bert, Harry Betts, Harry Forbes (tb); Bart Varsalona (btb); George Weidler, Art Pepper (as); Bob Cooper, Warner Weidler (ts); Bob Gioga (bar); Laurindo Almeida (g); Stan Kenton (p); Eddie Safranski (b); Jack Costanzo (bongo); Shelly Manne (d). Click Ballroom, Philadelphia, Feb. 5, 1948.

Same personnel. Click Ballroom, Philadelphia, Feb. 7, 1948.