(Post-Bop, Big Band) Bill Watrous - Manhattan Wildlife Refuge - 1974, MP3 (tracks), 320 kbps

Manhattan Wildlife Refuge and its follow-up, The Tiger of San Pedro, are the only two recordings of trombonist Bill Watrous' impressive big band of the mid-'70s. Watrous, who takes an uncharacteristically crazy cadenza on "Fourth Floor Walk-Up," is in top form on such numbers as Chick Corea's "Spain," "Dichotomy," and "Zip City." Among his more notable sidemen are trumpeter Danny Stiles, guitarist Joe Beck, and pianist Dick Hyman. Available on CD as of July 2007, this reissue has been well worth waiting for.
Catalog #
2007 CD Wounded Bird Records 3090
Wayne Andre Trombone
Joe Beck Guitar
John Gatchell Trumpet
Alan Gauvin Flute, Flute (Alto), Sax (Soprano)
John F. Hammond Producer
Dick Hyman Synthesizer, Piano, Piano (Electric), Moog Synthesizer, Fender Rhodes
John La Barbera Composer
Charles Lagond Clarinet, Flute, Sax (Tenor)
John Miller Bass, Bass (Electric)
Dan Morgenstern Liner Notes
Frank Perowsky Clarinet, Flute, Sax (Soprano), Sax (Tenor)
Joe Petrizzo Trombone
Dean Pratt Trumpet, Flugelhorn
Joe Randazzo Trombone, Trombone (Bass)
Charles Small Trombone
Ed Soph Percussion, Drums
Danny Stiles Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Soloist
George Triffon Trumpet, Flugelhorn
Bill Watrous Trombone, Arranger, Composer, Producer
Ed Xiques Flute, Sax (Alto), Sax (Soprano)