The Chris Connor Bio-Discography
Atlantic Period
by Iván Santiago

Return to the Chris Connor intro page

For an overview of this period (the richest in Chris Connor's artistic career), see this page's final note.

Chris Connor (ldr), Ralph Burns (con), Ahmet Ertegun, Nesuhi Ertegun, Jerry Wexler (pdr), Chris Connor (v)

Issues / Collectors' Corner

1. Chris Connor [LP]
There are reports of different takes in the mono and stereo versions of Atlantic LP 1228. The claim is accurate in the case of at least one song; see session dated February 8, 1956. Listeners acquainted with both the mono and stereo versions of the album are encouraged to contact ivansantiago@earthlink.net , if they believe that any of the other 11 songs was isssued in multiple takes. "You Make Me Feel So Young" is a prime suspect.

2. Chris Connor [CD]
Some listeners of Atlantic CD 80769 have expressed dissatisfaction with the disc's sound quality, which reminds them of electronically channelled stereo.

3. Chris Connor [EP]
This EP features the same artwork as its 12" LP counterpart.

4. Chris Connor / He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not [CD]
Collectables 6239, a twofer CD, has dropped two songs from its reissue of Atlantic original LP 1228. The reason given for such deletions: the combined two LPs run longer than the time limit in standard CDs. As compensation, two shorter songs were added to the twofer. (For those two songs, see sessions dated April 29, 1958 and July 31, 1958.)

5. The Best Of Chris Connor
See notes under session dated September 6, 1959. For other Atlantic compilations of Connor material, see immediately below, point #6; see also session above, under the rubric "Help Requested.

6. Warm Cool: The Atlantic Years
This anthology contains 40 tracks, chosen by Chris Connor herself, along with co-producer and liner annotator Will Friedwald. (According to Friedwald, he and Connor separately proposed 40 tracks. Unconfirmed reports claim that the released set contains 20 choices by Connor, and 20 by Friedwald.) The anthology also includes photos (of the singer, and of her albums for Atlantic), a long essay by Friedwald, and personnel information for most tracks. Some listeners have come away with the impression that many of the 2-CD set's tracks are alternates of the originally released takes. Those perceived differences are likelier to be the result of remastering, which has produced the impression of a 'brighter' sound throughout. (My thanks to Donald Martin for corroborating this last detail.)

Chris Connor (ldr), Ahmet Ertegun, Nesuhi Ertegun, Jerry Wexler (pdr), Barry Galbraith (g), Oscar Pettiford (b), John Lewis (p), Connie Kay (d), Chris Connor (v)

Chris Connor (ldr), Ahmet Ertegun, Nesuhi Ertegun, Jerry Wexler (pdr), Ray Beckenstein, Sam Markowitz (as), Zoot Sims, Al Young (ts), Danny Bank (bar), Nick Travis (t), Barry Galbraith (g), Milt Hinton (b), Moe Wechsler (p), Osie Johnson (d), Chris Connor (v)

Songs / Collectors' Corner

1. "Get Out Of Town"
The stereo version of the LP Chris Connor contains an alternate take of "Get Out Of Town." Thanks to a variant reading of the line "why wish me harm?," this alternate is easy to differentiate from the mono take. Only in the stereo version does Connor modify the original, official line, singing instead "why do you wish me harm?" This modification takes place during her second run-through of the refrain (not during the first run-through, which remains faithful to Porter's original wording).


Dating

An album price guide is my only source for the release year of the album Chris Connor, in its stereo version. More reliable sources give no date for this stereo issue, which I have not been able to inspect. (I have consulted only a mono copy of the LP; I have also consulted the CD issues of the album.)

If the release date of the stereo version truly happened two years after the release of the mono version, the possibility exists that Connor also re-recorded all or most of the album's songs. (There is no indication of such re-recording activity in my sources, however.)

Chris Connor (ldr), Ray Ellis (con), Ahmet Ertegun, Jerry Wexler (pdr), The Ray Ellis Orchestra (acc), Chris Connor (v)

Issues

1. I Miss You So (LP)
This is the earliest of two compilations of Connor's singles on Atlantic. For details about the second compilation of Atlantic singles (Misty), see notes under session dated April 29, 1958.

The songs on the compilation I Miss You So were taken from the following singles sessions:

2/15/56 (all numbers from that 4-song session)
7/28/56 (all numbers from that 3-song session)
10/16/56 (all numbers from that 4-song session)

The album's remaining, twelfth song is "They All Laughed" (4/24/57), recorded for (and included in) Chris Connor Sings The Gershwin Almanac Of Song.

Chris Connor (ldr), Ralph Burns (con), Nesuhi Ertegun (pdr), Ralph Burns Orchestra (acc), Chris Connor (v)

Chris Connor (ldr), Ralph Burns (con), Nesuhi Ertegun (pdr), Ralph Burns Orchestra (acc), Chris Connor (v)

Chris Connor (ldr), Ray Ellis (con), Ahmet Ertegun, Jerry Wexler (pdr), The Ray Ellis Orchestra (acc), Chris Connor (v)

Chris Connor (ldr), Ralph Burns (con), Nesuhi Ertegun (pdr), Ralph Burns Orchestra (acc), Chris Connor (v)

Chris Connor (ldr), Ray Ellis (con), Ahmet Ertegun, Jerry Wexler (pdr), The Ray Ellis Orchestra (acc), Chris Connor (v)

Collectors' Corner

1. I Miss You So [EP]
The front cover of this EP is different from the front cover of its LP counterpart. Instead, the cover is a jet black canvas with the name "Chris Connor" in large white lettering, and, in small green lettering, the catalogue number "atlantic ep 580." Otherwise, the cover is blank, with no photo, drawing, or diagrams.

(n. b. This EP is also known under the title Chris Connor, and can therefore be confused with Atlantic EP 577.)

Chris Connor (ldr), Nesuhi Ertegun (pdr), Al Cohn (ts), Joe Wilder (t), Oscar Pettiford (b), Ralph Sharon (p), Eddie Costa (vib), Osie Johnson (d), Chris Connor (v)

Songs & Songwriters

1. "Everything I've Got"

This version of "Everything I've Got" combines Rodgers & Hart's original lyrics with newly written ones, probably penned by Ralph Sharon.


Collectors' Corner

1. A Jazz Date With Chris Connor [EP 615]

This EP features the same artwork as its 12" LP counterpart.

Chris Connor (ldr), Nesuhi Ertegun (pdr), Sam Most (f), Joe Puma (g), Oscar Pettiford (b), Ralph Sharon (p), Eddie Costa (vib), Osie Johnson (d), Chris Connor (v)

Chris Connor (ldr), Nesuhi Ertegun (pdr), Al Cohn, Lucky Thompson (ts), Oscar Pettiford (b), Ralph Sharon (p), Eddie Costa (vib), Osie Johnson (d), Chino Pozo (bo), Ramon 'Mongo' Santamaria (cng), Chris Connor (v)

Personnel

Lucky Thompson plays the second tenor saxophone solo on "I'm Shooting High." On "My Shining Hour" and "Just Squeeze Me," Al Cohn plays obbligati behind the singer. Cohn plays most of the other tenor saxophone solos in this session.

Chris Connor (ldr), Ahmet Ertegun, Nesuhi Ertegun, Jerry Wexler (pdr), Al Cohn (ts), Joe Newman (t), Milt Hinton (b), Ralph Sharon (p), Eddie Costa (vib), Osie Johnson (d), John Rodrigues (bo), Chris Connor (v)

Songs

For the issued, re-recorded versions of "Liza" and "Looking For A Boy," see session dated February 1, 1957.

Chris Connor (ldr), Ahmet Ertegun, Nesuhi Ertegun, Jerry Wexler (pdr), Al Cohn (ts), Joe Newman (t), Milt Hinton (b), Ralph Sharon (p), Eddie Costa (vib), Osie Johnson (d), John Rodrigues (bo), Chris Connor (v)

Issues

1. Chris Connor Sings The George Gershwin Almanac of Song
This ambitious all-Gershwin project was Atlantic's answer to the series of successful 12" LP songbooks (Cole Porter, Rodgers & Hart, etc.) that Verve had asked Ella Fitzgerald to record, beginning in 1956. Connor's set was actually the earliest (1957) of three Gerswhin songbooks by female singers that were released in the late 1950's, the other two being Sarah Vaughan's on Mercury (1958) and Fitzgerald's on Verve (1959). All three sets contained a minimum of 20 songs, with Connor's set passing the 30-song mark -- and Fitzgerald nearly doubling it up. (There were also numerous pop album releases of the Gershwins' Porgy and Bess.)

Collectors' Note

Some listeners of Atlantic CD 601-2 have expressed dissatisfaction with its sound quality, calling it "muddy" and "filtered." They theorize that the masters may be somewhat damaged, and that more recent digital technology would produce vastly improved audio quality.

Chris Connor (ldr), Ahmet Ertegun, Nesuhi Ertegun, Jerry Wexler (pdr), Herbie Mann (f), Barry Galbraith (g), Oscar Pettiford (b), Ralph Sharon (p, cel), Ronnie Free (d), Chris Connor (v)

Chris Connor (ldr), Ahmet Ertegun, Nesuhi Ertegun, Jerry Wexler (pdr), Oscar Pettiford (b), Ralph Sharon (p), Osie Johnson (d), Chris Connor (v)

Songs

1. "Porgy And Bess Medley"
Performed as a three-song Porgy And Bess medley are "Summertime," "There's A Boat Dat's Leaving Soon For New York," and "I Loves You Porgy."

2. "Summertime"
During her stay at Atlantic Records, Connor recorded "Summertime" twice. Unlike this session's version, which is part of a medley, the second version was performed on its own, and in full. It is also taken at a faster clip. See session dated January 23, 1961. (That second performance of "Summertime" appears on Atlantic CD 601-2, too, as a bonus track.)


Issues / Collectors' Corner

1. Chris Connor Sings Gershwin [EPs]
From Connor's Gershwin sessions, four EPs were issued: Atlantic EP # 593, # 594, # 595, and # 596. The front covers of those EPs bear no similarity to the cover of the Gershwin LP(s): most notably, no photo is featured in the EP's. Instead, each EP shows an one-color canvas (593: black. 594: green. 595: blue. 596: red.), without drawings, diagrams or typing, except for the the artist's name and title of the given EP. My thanks to Donald Martin for his kind and extensive help with the identification of these EPs.

Chris Connor (ldr), Ahmet Ertegun, Nesuhi Ertegun, Jerry Wexler (pdr), Herbie Mann, Sam Most (f), Peanuts Hucko (cl), Joe Puma (g), Vinnie Burke (b), Ralph Sharon (p, cel), Osie Johnson (d), Chris Connor (v)

Personnel

Clarinet obbligatos by Peanuts Hucko on "Nice Work If You Can Get It" and by Sam Most on "They Can't Take That Away From Me."

Chris Connor (ldr), Ahmet Ertegun, Nesuhi Ertegun, Jerry Wexler (pdr), Ed Wasserman (bcl, ts), James "Jimmy" Cleveland, Warren Covington, Jim Thompson (tb), Barry Galbraith (g), Wendell Marshall (b), Hank Jones (p), Ed Shaughnessy (d), Chris Connor (v)

Personnel

All trombones solos in this session are by Jimmy Cleveland.

Chris Connor (ldr), Ahmet Ertegun, Nesuhi Ertegun, Jerry Wexler (pdr), Al Cohn (ts), Danny Bank (bar), Doc Severinsen (t), Eddie Bert (tb), Mundell Lowe (g), Wendell Marshall (b), Stan Free (p), Ed Shaughnessy (d), Chris Connor (v)

Dating, Masters & Issues

Chris Connor Sings The Gershwin Almanac Of Song
&
"They All Laughed"
Atlantic CD 601-2 gives an erroneous date for "They All Laughed" (master 2485). Instead of April 24, 1957, this master is given the date September 13, 1959. The CD also misidentifies "They All Laughed" as aone of the bonus tracks.

There are yet more factual mistakes in the information supplied by Atlantic CD 601-2, but those other errors pertain to a song not from this session ("Strike Up The Band", master 3447, recorded September 13, 1959).

Chris Connor (ldr), Ahmet Ertegun, Nesuhi Ertegun, Jerry Wexler (pdr), Mundell Lowe (g), Milt Hinton (b), Stan Free (p), Milt Jackson (vib), Ed Shaughnessy (d), Chris Connor (v)

Chris Connor (ldr), Nesuhi Ertegun (pdr), Bobby Jasper (f, ts), Mundell Lowe (g), Percy Heath (b), Stan Free (p), Ed Shaughnessy (d), Chris Connor (v)

Chris Connor (ldr), Nesuhi Ertegun (pdr), Al Epstein (bcl, ca), Mundell Lowe (g), George Duvivier (b), Stan Free (p), Ed Shaughnessy (d), Chris Connor (v)

Personnel

The musician who plays English horn and bass clarinet in this session is identified as Al Epstein in the majority of sources. A few sources identify him as Al Young, instead.

Chris Connor (ldr), Chris Connor (v)

Issues

1. Misty
This Japanese release is the second of two albums that compile Chris Connor's singles at Atlantic Records. (For the earlier, US-released compilation, see notes under session dated February 15, 1956.)

There is no duplication between those two compilatons in their original, LP format. There is some duplication, however, in the CD format: the Japanese CD version of I Miss You So contains three bonus tracks, of which three come from Misty.

Misty contains 14 tracks, all originally issued on 45, except for the hitherto unissued "(I'm Afraid) The Masquerade Is Over." (See notes under session dated January 29, 1959.)

The other 13 songs in Misty were culled from the following sessions:

4/29/58 (all 4 songs from this session)
7/31/58 (2 of the session's 4 songs)
9/6/58 (2 out of 4 songs; the other two still unreleased, as of 2006)
12/22/59 (all 3 songs from this session)
1/28/60 (2 of the sessions' 4 songs)

All the above-listed sessions were apparently reserved for the recording of numbers to be issued on 45 rpm.

See also notes under the session dated January 28, 1960.

Chris Connor (ldr), Nesuhi Ertegun (pdr), Mundell Lowe (g), George Duvivier (b), Ed Shaughnessy (d), Chris Connor (v)

Chris Connor (ldr), Nesuhi Ertegun (pdr), Chris Connor (v)

Songs

1. "Flying Home"
ASCAP credits Benny Goodman and Lionel Hampton with the original melody of "Flying Home;" Sid Robin is credited with the lyrics.

The version sung by Chris Connor does not use Robin's seldom-heard lyrics. It uses instead special lyrics (and an arrangement) by Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller. According to Peter Stoller, those lyrics had been originally written at the request of Harry Goodman (brother of Benny Goodman). Amos Milburn was the first to record them, in 1952.

The 32 Jazz CD set Warm Cool wrongly adds Eddie DeLange to the credited songwriters of "Flying Home."

Chris Connor (ldr), Ralph Sharon (con), Nesuhi Ertegun (pdr), Marshal Royal, Phil Woods (as), Frank Foster, Seldon Powell (ts), Charles Fowlkes (bar), Harry "Sweets" Edison, Joe Newman, Ernie Royal, Snooky Young (t), Eddie Bert, Al Grey, Frank Rehak (tb), Freddie Green (g), Eddie Jones (b), Stan Free (p), Sonny Payne (d), Chris Connor (v)

Issues

Chris Connor Sings Ballads Of The Sad Café
Asked in 1995 about the recording she was most proud of Chris Connor replied as follows: "I especially like the one Ralph Sharon arranged for me and the Basie band, The Ballad Of The Sad Cafe. And I like the first album I did for Atlantic, called I Miss You So.

Chris Connor (ldr), Ralph Sharon (con), Nesuhi Ertegun (pdr), Bobby Jasper (f), Wayne Andre, Willie Dennis, Dick Hixson, Frank Rehak (tb), Barry Galbraith (g), Don Payne (b), Stan Free (p), Ed Shaughnessy (d), Ray Free, Harry Katzman, Harold Melnikoff, George Ockner, Gene Orloff, Samuel Rand, Sylvan Shulman, Harry Urbont (vn), Dave Markovitz, Isadore Zirr (vl), Maurice Brown, Dave Sayer (vc), Chris Connor (v)

Songs

1. "These Foolish Things"
Different takes of "These Foolish Things" were used for the mono and stereo versions of the LP Ballads Of The Sad Cafe. The most easily noticeable difference betwen takes is the stereo's omission of the word "oh" in the line "oh, how the ghost of you clings."

I have not detected any other different takes amidst the mono and stereo versions of Chris Connor Ballad Of The Sad Café. (I have also made a close aural comparison of two relevant issues: the above-listed Collectables CD and Atlantic AMCY 1067, the latter being the Japanese CD version of the original American LP. Mastering styles, rather than any different takes, seem to account for minimal aural differences between those two issues. My thanks to Donald Martin, for supplying the issues necessary for comparison.)

Chris Connor (ldr), Ralph Sharon (con), Nesuhi Ertegun (pdr), Bobby Jasper, Morton Lewis, Steve Perlow, Jerry Sanfino, Warren "Champ" Webb (r), Donald Byrd (t), Kenny Burrell (g), Don Payne (b), Stan Free (p), William Exiner (d), Mac Ceppos, Leo Kruczek, Tosha Samaroff (vn), Chris Connor (v)

Chris Connor (ldr), Chris Connor (v)

Songs

1. "All About Ronnie"
For earlier studio versions of "All About Ronnie," see sessions dated April 8 & May 25, 1953, as well as April 9-11, 1954. On the page for Live, Radio & Television Dates, see also session dated September 13, 1959.


Issues

1.The Best Of Chris Connor [Atlantic LP]
Around 1963 (possibly after Connor had already left the label, or as she was about to), Atlantic Records scheduled the release of a compilation titled The Best Of Chris Connor, and assigned it a catalogue number (8082). Apparently, plans to release this LP in the United States were scrapped. However, an album bearing the same title was released by Victor / Atlantic in Japan, with catalogue number SMJ 7070.

Victor / Atlantic SMJ 7070 is one of only two issues that contain this session's version of "All About Ronnie." (The other issue is its CD incarnation.) All other songs in the LP (and in the CD, its bonus track included) are numbers previously released domestically, on Atlantic LP's and 45's.

The front cover of this Japanese LP features the same photo that Atlantic used for the LP Chris in Person, with one basic difference: it is a close shot. The close shot shows Connor from the waist up, and occupies less than a third of the cover's space, which is partially colored in red.

In its CD incarnation, the above-described photo is not used. Nor is there any other photo, or a drawing. The CD gives us a plain, all-black cover, instead.

Chris Connor (ldr), Richard Wess (con), Ahmet Ertegun, Nesuhi Ertegun (pdr), George Berg, Phil Bodner, Al Klink, Romeo Penque, Jerry Sanfino (r), Bernie Glow, Jimmy Nottingham, Bernie Privin, Ernie Royal (t), Bob Alexander, Mort Bullman, Frank Rehak, Chauncey Welsch (tb), Mundell Lowe (g), Milt Hinton (b), Hank Jones (p), Sol Gubin, Don Lamond (d), Bobby Rosengarden (bo), Phil Kraus (per), Chris Connor (v)

Collectors' Corner

1. Witchcraft [EP 622]

This EP features the same artwork as its 12" LP counterpart.

Chris Connor (ldr), Richard Wess (con), Ahmet Ertegun, Nesuhi Ertegun (pdr), George Berg, Phil Bodner, Romeo Penque, Jerry Sanfino (r), Hymie Schertzer (as), Bernie Glow, Bernie Privin, Doc Severinsen (t), Bob Alexander, Robert "Bob" Ascher, Mort Bullman, Chauncey Welsch (tb), Mundell Lowe (g), Milt Hinton (b), Hank Jones (p), Don Lamond (d), Chris Connor (v)

Chris Connor (ldr), Richard Wess (con), Ahmet Ertegun, Nesuhi Ertegun (pdr), George Berg (f, as), Phil Bodner (f, ts, ca), Fred Klein (ca), Jim Buffington (frh), Mundell Lowe (g), Milt Hinton (b), Hank Jones (p), Sol Gubin (vib, bel), Osie Johnson (d), Tony Bambino, Linda Barnett, Max Cahn, Mac Ceppos, Arnold Eidus, Felix Giglio, Harry Katzman, Leo Kruczek, Harry Lookofsky, Joe Malin, David Montagu, Gene Orloff (vn), Henry Pakaln, Isadore Zirr (vl), Maurice Brown, Sidney Edwards (vc), Chris Connor (v)

Chris Connor (ldr), Chris Connor (v)

Chris Connor (ldr), Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller (pdr), Joe Wilder (t), George Duvivier (b), Chris Connor (v)

Issues & Songs

According to an uncorroborated report, "I Only Want Some" (master 4241) was considered for inclusion in the 1975 LP Misty, a compilation of Connor's singles on Atlantic. Ultimately, it was not used. (Master 4240, "That's My Desire," may have been considered as well.) See also notes under session dated April 29, 1958.

Chris Connor (ldr), Ronnie Ball (con, p), Nesuhi Ertegun (pdr), Phil Woods (as), Bert Collins, Danny Stiles (t), Willie Dennis (tb), George Duvivier (b), Ed Shaughnessy (d), Chris Connor (v)

Songs

1. "Sidney's Soliloquy"
The title of the song on master 4933 was entered in Atlantic's master files as "Soliloquy For Sidney." I am assuming that such a title is a misnomer, and that this never released master actually contained a performance of "Sidney's Soliloquy."

Chris Connor (ldr), Nesuhi Ertegun (pdr), Harry Lookofsky (ccm), Jimmy Jones Orchestra (acc), Phil Bodner (r), Clark Terry (t), Barry Galbraith (g), Milt Hinton (b), unknown (str), Hank Jones (p), Osie Johnson (d), Chris Connor (v)

Chris Connor (ldr), Nesuhi Ertegun (pdr), Clark Terry (t, fh), Barry Galbraith (g), George Duvivier (b), Jimmy Jones (p), Teddy Sommer (d), Harry Lookofsky (vn), Chris Connor (v)

Personnel

Clark Terry plays on all songs, except "Follow Me."

Violin, by Harry Lookofsky, on "Follow Me" only.

Chris Connor, Maynard Ferguson (ldr), Nesuhi Ertegun (pdr), Joe Farrell (f, ss, ts), Lanny Morgan (f, as), Willie Maiden (cl, ts), Frank Hittner (bcl, bar), Rolf Ericson, Augustino 'Chet' Ferretti, Rick Kiefer (t), Maynard Ferguson (t, tb, frh), Kenny Rupp, Ray Winslow (tb), Charlie Sanders (b), Jaki Byard (p), Rufus Jones (d), Chris Connor (v)

Bio-Discographical Note: Chris Connor & Maynard Ferguson

Both former disciples of The Stan Kenton Orchestra, Chris Connor and Maynard Ferguson had been touring together since the month that had preceded this session, as part of a concert package known as "Jazz For Moderns." For information about the corporate deal that made possible Ferguson's appearance on Connor's Atlantic sessions, see notes under session dated December 15, 1960, on this page.


Personnel

The front cover of Double Exposure jointly credits Chris Connor and Maynard Ferguson (in that order) as the album's main artist.

Chris Connor, Maynard Ferguson (ldr), Nesuhi Ertegun (pdr), Joe Farrell (f, ss, ts), Lanny Morgan (f, as), Willie Maiden (cl, ts), Frank Hittner (bcl, bar), Rolf Ericson, Augustino 'Chet' Ferretti, Rick Kiefer (t), Maynard Ferguson (t, tb, frh), Kenny Rupp, Ray Winslow (tb), Charlie Sanders (b), Jaki Byard (p), Rufus Jones (d), Chris Connor (v)

Songs

1. "It Never Entered My Mind"
In her 2008 interview for jazzwax.com , Chris Connor says that this version of "It Never Entered My Mind" has "the most gorgeous arrangement I've ver heard -- and the most difficult I've ever had to sing. From the singer's perspective, with a band that strong and with that kind of arrangement, you couldn't tell which was the right note to hit, especially at the end. The only way you could tell is if the piano played the right note in front. You know, just before the other instruments came in. I made all the chord changes with the help of Jacki Byard. He cued me, and it turned out fantastic." Connor has also enthused about how much she likes "th[e] kind of challenge" posed by the "surprise ending" of her version.

The soundtrack of the 1987 movie Surrender includes a performance of "It Never Entered My Mind," sung by Chris Connor with accompaniment by Maynard Ferguson. I have not been able to locate a copy of this album. Given Ferguson's presence, I am tentatively assuming that the soundtrack performance is the same one listed in this session. Michel Colombier was the movie's composer.


Crossreferences

For general information about Double Exposure material, see session dated December 5, 1960.

Chris Connor, Maynard Ferguson (ldr), Joe Farrell (f, ss, ts), Lanny Morgan (f, as), Willie Maiden (cl, ts), Frank Hittner (bcl, bar), Bill Berry, Rolf Ericson, Augustino 'Chet' Ferretti (t), Maynard Ferguson (t, tb, frh), Kenny Rupp, Ray Winslow (tb), John Neves (b), Jaki Byard (p), Rufus Jones (d), Chris Connor (v)