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A Jazz Portrait Of Charlie Mariano

Charlie Mariano

Recorded	Jul 25-26, 1963
Label	Regina Records
Released	1963
Personnel	30 credited players
Discogs	master 701634

The record

French horns and trombones frame Mariano's alto in a chamber-toned arrangement far from his usual quartet footing, Roger Kellaway on piano and Mel Lewis holding the pulse on this overlooked 1963 date.

Session personnel

Charlie Mariano — alto saxophone
Art Davis — bass
Mel Lewis — drums
Aubrey Facenda — french horn
Bob Abernathy — french horn
Dale Clevenger — french horn
Richard Berg — french horn
Roger Kellaway — piano
Bob Brookmeyer — trombone
Joe Ciavardone — trombone
Paul Faulise — trombone
Wayne Andre — trombone
Bernie Glow — trumpet
James Sedlar — trumpet
Jimmy Nottingham — trumpet
Marvin Stamm — trumpet
Don Butterfield — tuba
Richard Davis — bass
George Ricci — cello
Jim Hall — guitar
Margaret Ross — harp
Ed Shaughnessy — percussion
Bob Phillips — piano
Phil Bodner — reeds
Emanuel Vardi — viola
David Nadien — violin
Gene Orloff — violin
Raoul Poliakin — violin
Albert Heath — drums
Jaki Byard — piano

Contemporary reception

No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.

Pressings

1963	Regina Records Company · LPRS-286 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo earliest on file · deep groove
1963	Regina Records · LPRS-286 — Vinyl, LP, Album · deep groove
1963	Regina Records — MONO
1964	Stateside · QSL 104 — Vinyl, LP, Album
1989	Regina Records · FSR - 721 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue
1991	Fresh Sound Records · FSR CD-176 — CD, Album, Reissue
1998	Venus Records (5) · TKCZ-36003 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered
1999	Venus Records (5) · TKJV-19048 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, 180 Gram
2005	Fresh Sound Records · FSR 1632 — CD, Album, Reissue
2015	Venus Records (5) · VHJD-103 — Vinyl, LP, Album, 180 Gr.
2016	Regina Records · LPR-286 — CD, Reissue