Personnel includes: Milt Grayson (vocals), Herb Harris (soprano saxophone), Jesse Davis, Jerry Dodgion (alto saxophone), Joshua Redman, Robert Stewart (tenor saxophone), James Carter, Joe Temperley, (baritone saxophone), Bill Easley (tenor saxophone, clarinet), Victor Goines (tenor & baritone saxophone, clarinet), Wynton Marsalis, Lew Soloff, Jon Faddis (trumpet), Art Baron, Wycliffe Gordon, Ronald Westray (trombone), Marcus Roberts, Sir Roland Hanna (piano), Reginald Veal (bass), Herlin Riley (drums).
Includes liner notes by Stanley Crouch.
Personnel: Milt Grayson (vocals); Kent Jordan (piccolo); Victor Goines (clarinet, tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone); Bill Easley (clarinet, tenor saxophone); Herbert Harris (soprano saxophone); Jesse Davis , Norris Turney, Wessell Anderson (alto saxophone); Walter Balndin, Jr., Todd Williams , Joshua Redman, Robert Stewart (tenor saxophone); James Carter , Joe Temperley (baritone saxophone); Ron Westray, Wycliffe Gordon (trumpet, trombone); Jamal Haynes, Joe Wilder, Jon Faddis, Lew Soloff, Marcus Belgrave, Marcus Printup, Nicholas Payton, Russell Gunn , Ryan Kisor, Wynton Marsalis, Roger Ingram (trumpet); Art Baron, Wayne Goodman, Britt Woodman (trombone); Eric Reed, Marcus Roberts, Michael Roberts (piano); Herlin Riley, Lewis Nash , Billy Higgins (drums).
Liner Note Author: Stanley Crouch.
Recording information: Alice Tully Hall, Loncoln Center, New York, NY (10/10/1992-04/02/1994); Bardovan 1869 Opera House, Poughkeepsie, NY (10/10/1992-04/02/1994); Garther Auditorium, Cleveland Museum Of Art, Cleveland, (10/10/1992-04/02/1994); Hancher Auditorium, University Of Iowa, Iowa City (10/10/1992-04/02/1994); Hill Auditorium, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (10/10/1992-04/02/1994); IA (10/10/1992-04/02/1994); McCarter Theater, Princeton University, NJ (10/10/1992-04/02/1994); New York State Theater, Lincoln Center, New York, NY (10/10/1992-04/02/1994).
Photographer: Frank Stewart.
Professional Reviews
Down Beat (11/94, pp.44-45) - 4 Stars - Very Good - "...Wynton Marsalis-dominated, Ellington-weighted program is expertly and faithfully played..."
JazzTimes (11/94, p.76) - "...This is a superb orchestra...with precision-tooled section work and gifted soloists..."
