Man With The Horns - Boyd Raeburn

Man With The Horns
Boyd Raeburn And His Orchestra
Volume No. 1
Remastered: Rudy Van Gelder
Notes by H. Alan Stein
Savoy Record Co.
MG-12025
1955

Love Tales - Arr. George Handy
Soft And Warm - Arr. George Handy
Man With A Horn - Arr. Johnny Richards
Hip Boyds - Arr. Ralph Flanagan
Prelude To The Dawn - Arr. Johnny Richards
Duck Waddle - Arr. Ed Finckel

Dale Pierce, Ray Linn, Frank Beach, Bob Fowler - Trumpets.
Burt Johnson, Tommy Pearson, Ollie Wilson - Trombones
Wilbur Schwartz - Alto Sax
Ethmer Roden - Alto Sax and Flute.
Ralph Lee - Tenor Sax and Bassoon.
Gus McReynolds - Tenor Sax
Bill Starkey - English Horn and Bass Sax
Hy Mandel - Baritone Sax
Hal Schaefer - Piano
Tony Rizzi - Guitar
Harry Babison - Bass
Mack Albright - Drums
Ginnie Powell - Vocal

Forgetful - Arr. George Handy
Rip Van Winkle - Arr. George Handy
Tonsilectomy - Arr. George Handy
Yerxa - Arr. George Handy

Dale Pierce, Tommy Allison, Johnny Napton Alan Jefferys - Trumpets
Ollie Willson, Jack Carmen, Sy Zentner - Trombones
Hal McKusick, Lenny Green - Alto Saxes
Frank Socolow, Stuart Anderson - Tenor Saxes
Gus McReynolds - Baritone Sax
Boyd Raeburn - Bass Sax
George Handy - Piano and Arrangements
Hayden Causey - Guitar
Ed Mihelich - Bass
Jackie Mills - Drums
Ginnie Powell, David Allyn - Vocals

Little Boyd Blue - Arr. Ed Finckel
Blues Echoes - Arr. George Handy

Frank Beach, Dale Pierce, Ray Linn, Nelson Shelladay - Trumpets
Ollie Wilson, Fred Zico, Hal Smith - Trombones
Harry Klee - Alto Sax and Flute
Wilbur Schwartz - Alto Sax and Clarinet
Ralph Lee - Tenor Sax and Bassoon
Gus McReynolds - Tenor Sax
Hy Mandel - Bariton Sax
Boyd Rarburn - Bass Sax and Tenor Sax
Julie Jacobs - Oboe, English Horn and Tenor Sax
Gale Laughton - Harp
Hal Schaefer - Piano
Tony Rizzi - Guitar
Lloyd Otto, Evan Vail - French Horns
Jackie Mills - Drums
Harry Babison - Bass
David Allyn - Vocal

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From the back cover: Boyd Raeburn, the man, comes from a ranch in South Dakota. His first studies were piano and clarinet, and this stayed with him during his years as a student at the University of Chicago. There, besides playing baseball, studying, and leading a dance band, he entered a contest for bands at the Hotel Sherman, won, and was given a year's contract to play at the World's Fair. This started his professional musical career. Many remember his many broadcasts on the Coca Cola "Spotlight Bands" program, his series on the "Jubilee" show along with the Dizzy Gillespie-Charlie Parker combo for the Armed Forces Radio, as well as his late night air-checks form the Hotel Edison in N.Y., the Band Box in Chicago, the Orient Theater, and many other top spots across the country. When the war ended, Raeburn also introduced Jazz concerts into his many appearances on the road.

Once glance at the impressive list of sidemen who played with one or more editions of the Raeburn band will convince that this was indeed a high calibre organization, in solo work as well as in the performance of the new, and exciting arrangements. Not enough can be said here for the contribution made by George Handy, the man whose arranging skill set the pace for the entire organization. The majority of the selections in this album give proof of this statement.

Man With A Horn
Hip Boyds
Prelude To The Dawn
Duck Waddle
Forgetful
Rip Van Winkle
Tonsilectomy
Yerxa
Little Boyd Blue
Blue Echoes
Love Tales
Soft And Warm