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Bill Hitz And His Orchestra
Music For This Swingin' Age
Album US 1956 on Decca label
Jazz (Big Band, Cool Jazz)
Murphy and Hitz experimentation with new arrangements for jazz. Cover Design Credited to Piedra Blanca who was actually designer Alex Steinweiss
Musicians
 | Bill Hitz And His Orchestra , album by |
 | Lyle Murphy , *1908 US arranged by, written by |
 | Bill Hitz cl, US arranged by, clarinet, written by |
 | Curtis Counce b, 1926-1963 US bass |
 | Larry Bunker dr, vib, 1928-2005 US drums |
 | Gerald Wiggins p, 1922-2008 US piano |
 | Bill Ulyate sax, bs, bcl, 1921-1970 US saxophone, winds |
 | Buddy Collette fl, 1921-2010 US saxophone, winds |
 | Chuck Gentry sax, bs, 1911-1988 US saxophone, winds |
 | Russ Cheevers sax, saxophone, winds |
 | Dick Nash tb, *1928 US trombone |
 | Milt Bernhart tb, 1926-2004 US trombone |
 | Conrad Gozzo tr, 1922-1964 US trumpet |
 | Mickey Mangano tr, US trumpet |
 | Ray Linn tr, 1920-1996 US trumpet |
Producers
| Piedra Blanca artwork, cover |
| Hal Webman liner notes |
Album Tracks
| No | Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Strike Up The Band | Bill Hitz And His Orchestra | George & Ira Gershwin | |
| 2 | In A Sentimental Mood | Bill Hitz And His Orchestra | Duke Ellington, Irving Mills, Manny Kurtz | |
| 3 | Something Blue | Bill Hitz And His Orchestra | Lyle Murphy | |
| 4 | Sampan | Bill Hitz And His Orchestra | Lyle Murphy | |
| 5 | Matinee | Bill Hitz And His Orchestra | Bill Hitz | |
| 6 | But Not For Me | Bill Hitz And His Orchestra | George & Ira Gershwin | |
| 7 | Stompin' At The Savoy | Bill Hitz And His Orchestra | Benny Goodman, Chick Webb, Edgar Sampson | |
| 8 | You Don't Know What Love Is | Bill Hitz And His Orchestra | Don Raye, Gene DePaul | |
| 9 | Open House | Bill Hitz And His Orchestra | Lyle Murphy | |
| 10 | Diga Diga Doo | Bill Hitz And His Orchestra | Jimmy McHugh & Dorothy Fields | |
| 11 | Status Quo | Bill Hitz And His Orchestra | Bill Hitz | |
| 12 | Fair And Warmer | Bill Hitz And His Orchestra | Lyle Murphy |
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