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Don Sebesky
Giant Box
Album US 1973 on CTI Records label
Jazz (Fusion, Jazz-Funk)
Recorded at Van Gelder Studios April & May 1973. Including 20 page 7" x 7" b&w photo booklet + written interview.
Musicians
 | Don Sebesky , *1937 US accordion, clavinet, conductor, arranged by, electric piano, organ, piano, vocals, album by, adapted by, firebird, arranged by, firebird, written by |
 | Grover Washington, Jr. , 1971-1999 US alto saxophone, soprano saxophone |
 | Paul Desmond as, sax, 1924-1977 US alto saxophone |
 | Alan Raph tb, *1933 US bass trombone, euphonium, baritone horn |
 | Paul Faulise tb, US bass trombone, euphonium, baritone horn |
 | Ron Carter b, *1937 US bass, electric bass, bass, piccolo |
 | Alan Shulman vc, 1915-2002 US cello |
 | Charles McCracken vc, US cello |
 | George Ricci str, vc, 1921-2010 US cello |
 | Seymour Barab vc, 1921-2014 US cello |
 | Walt Levinsky cl, as, 1929-1999 US clarinet, tenor saxophone |
 | Rubens Bassini perc, 1933-1985 US congas |
 | Bob Ciano , design, album |
 | Homer Mensch b, cb, 1914-2005 US double bass, concert string bass |
 | Billy Cobham dr, perc, *1944 CH drums |
 | Jack DeJohnette dr, *1942 US drums |
 | Freddie Hubbard tr, 1938-2008 US flugelhorn, trumpet |
 | George Marge , US flute, clarinet, soprano saxophone, baritone saxophone, oboe, english horn |
 | Jerry Dodgion as, fl, *1932 US flute, piccolo flute, clarinet, soprano saxophone |
 | Phil Bodner sax, 1917-2008 US flute, piccolo flute, clarinet, soprano saxophone, baritone saxophone, oboe, english horn |
 | Romeo Penque fl, sax, 1916-1985 US flute, piccolo flute, clarinet, soprano saxophone, oboe, english horn |
 | Hubert Laws fl, *1939 US flute, soprano saxophone |
 | Earl Chapin frh, 1926-1997 US french horn |
 | Jim Buffington frh, *1922 GB french horn |
 | George Benson g, voc, *1943 US guitar |
 | Harry Leahey g, 1935-1990 US guitar |
 | Margaret Ross hrp, 1925-2005 US harp |
 | Didier C. Deutsch , *1937 US interviewer, written |
 | Bob James key, ep, *1939 US organ, soloist, piano |
 | Airto Moreira perc, dr, voc, *1941 BR percussion |
 | David Friedman vib, mar, 1944-1950 US percussion |
 | Phil Kraus perc, 1918-2012 US percussion |
 | Ralph MacDonald perc, cng, 1944-2011 US percussion |
 | Joe Farrell ts, fl, 1937-1986 US soprano saxophone |
 | Garnett Brown tb, *1936 US trombone |
 | Warren Covington tb, voc, 1921-1999 US trombone, euphonium, baritone horn |
 | Wayne Andre tb, 1931-2003 US trombone, euphonium, baritone horn |
 | Alan Rubin tr, 1943-2011 US trumpet, flugelhorn |
 | Joe Shepley tr, fh, 1930-2016 US trumpet, flugelhorn |
 | Randy Brecker tr, fh, *1945 US trumpet, flugelhorn |
 | Tony Price tu, tuba |
 | Milt Jackson vib, 1923-1999 US vibraphone |
 | Alfred Brown vl, US violin |
 | Charles Libove vn, 1926-2008 US violin |
 | David Nadien vn, 1926-2014 US violin |
 | Elliot Rosoff vn, US violin |
 | Emanuel Green str, vn, 1907-1983 US violin |
 | Gene Orloff vn, str, 1921-2009 US violin |
 | Harold Kohon vn, str, US violin |
 | Harry Cykman vn, US violin |
 | Harry Glickman vn, str, 1910-1996 US violin |
 | Harry Lookofsky str, vn, 1913-1998 US violin |
 | Irving Spice str, vn, violin |
 | Joe Malin str, vn, US violin |
 | Max Ellen vn, US violin |
 | Paul Gershman vn, 1912-1986 US violin |
 | Jackie Cain voc, 1928-2014 US vocals |
 | Roy Kral p, voc, 1921-2002 US vocals |
 | John McLaughlin g, acg, *1942 GB written by, birds of fire |
 | Igor Stravinsky p, 1882-1971 RU written by, firebird |
Producers
| Carl Caldwell backing vocals |
| Lani Groves backing vocals |
| Tasha Thomas backing vocals |
| Rudy Van Gelder engineer |
| Pete Turner photography by |
| Steve Salmieri photography by, booklet |
| Creed Taylor producer |
Album Tracks 
| No | |
Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Firebird / Birds Of Fire | Don Sebesky | John McLaughlin, Igor Stravinsky | 13:55 |
| 2 | | Song To A Seagull | Don Sebesky | Joni Mitchell | 5:45 |
| 3 | | Free As A Bird | Don Sebesky | Don Sebesky | 8:10 |
| 4 | | Psalm 150 | Don Sebesky | Jimmy Webb | 8:08 |
| 5 | | Vocalise | Don Sebesky | Sergei Vasilyevich Rachmaninoff | 5:35 |
| 6 | | Fly / Circles | Don Sebesky | Don Sebesky | 9:38 |
| 7 | Semi-Tough | Don Sebesky | Don Sebesky | 7:45 |
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