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Bill O'Connell's Chicago Skyliners Big Band
Contemporary Classics (Big Bands Greatest Hits)
Album US 2005 on Blue Birdland Records label
Jazz (Big Band)
Recorded at Solid Sound Studio, Hoffman Estates, IL July through December, 2000.
Musicians
 | Bill O'Connell's Chicago Skyliners Big Band , album by |
 | Jon Irabagon as, ts, *1979 US alto saxophone |
 | Bill Horn as, voc, US flute, alto saxophone, lead |
 | Chip Gdalman bs, fl, bcl, US baritone saxophone |
 | Steve Hashimoto b, bass |
 | Brad Payne tb, US bass trombone |
 | Will Koch conductor |
 | Bill O'Connell dr, US drums |
 | Reid Spears p, US piano |
 | Bob Frankich as, US tenor saxophone |
 | Frank Catalano ts, sax, *1977 US tenor saxophone |
 | Matt McDonald tb, trombone |
 | Mike Joyce tb, US trombone, trombone, lead |
 | Rich Moss tb, US trombone |
 | Tom Stark tb, ts, US trombone, trombone, lead |
 | Richard Lapka tb, US trombone, lead |
| B J Levy trumpet, trumpet, lead |
 | Ben Clark tr, trumpet |
 | Jim Peterson tr, US trumpet, trumpet, lead |
 | Terry Connell tr, US trumpet, trumpet, lead |
 | Byron Woods voc, *1955 vocals |
 | Jeff Tyzik tr, fh, *1951 US arranged by |
 | Dave Lalama , arranged by |
 | Sammy Nestico tb, *1924 US arranged by |
 | Tom Kubis ts, *1951 US arranged by, composed by, written by |
 | Bill Holman ts, sax, *1927 US arranged by |
 | Oliver Nelson ts, as, 1932-1975 US arranged by |
 | Dave Wolpe tb, arranged by |
 | Kirk Garrison tr, voc, US arranged by |
 | Bob Lowden , arranged by |
 | Steve Wright tr, arranged by |
 | Fred Wayne , arranged by |
 | Don Sebesky , *1937 US arranged by |
Producers
| John Towner engineer |
Album Tracks
| No | Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | In The Mood | Bill O'Connell's Chicago Skyliners Big Band | Joe Garland | 3:09 |
| 2 | Thing's Ain't What They Used To Be | Bill O'Connell's Chicago Skyliners Big Band | Mercer Ellington | 5:22 |
| 3 | Mack The Knife | Bill O'Connell's Chicago Skyliners Big Band | Kurt Weill | 3:28 |
| 4 | Who Can I Turn To? | Bill O'Connell's Chicago Skyliners Big Band | Anthony Newley, Leslie Bricusse | 4:30 |
| 5 | Begin The Beguine | Bill O'Connell's Chicago Skyliners Big Band | Cole Porter | 3:30 |
| 6 | In A Mellow Tone | Bill O'Connell's Chicago Skyliners Big Band | Duke Ellington | 5:24 |
| 7 | Star Dust | Bill O'Connell's Chicago Skyliners Big Band | Hoagy Carmichael | 3:20 |
| 8 | Which Craft | Bill O'Connell's Chicago Skyliners Big Band | Tom Kubis, Tom Kubis | 5:42 |
| 9 | Alright, Okay, You Win | Bill O'Connell's Chicago Skyliners Big Band | Mayme Watts, Sidney J. Wyche | 2:51 |
| 10 | Fly Me To The Moon | Bill O'Connell's Chicago Skyliners Big Band | Bart Howard | 3:09 |
| 11 | Shiny Stockings | Bill O'Connell's Chicago Skyliners Big Band | Frank Foster | 5:04 |
| 12 | April In Paris | Bill O'Connell's Chicago Skyliners Big Band | Vernon Duke | 2:56 |
| 13 | Opus One | Bill O'Connell's Chicago Skyliners Big Band | Sy Oliver | 2:23 |
| 14 | A String Of Pearls | Bill O'Connell's Chicago Skyliners Big Band | Jerry Gray | 5:08 |
| 15 | Sing Sing Sing | Bill O'Connell's Chicago Skyliners Big Band | Louis Prima | 4:11 |
| 16 | Take The "A" Train | Bill O'Connell's Chicago Skyliners Big Band | Billy Strayhorn | 4:03 |
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