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Tracklist

• CD 1
• 1
  Nautilus
  5:05
  4.0 ★
• 2
  Take Me to the Mardi Gras
  5:51
• 3
  Angela (Theme From Taxi)
  5:44
  5.0 ★
• 4
  Westchester Lady
  7:25
  4.0 ★
• 5
  Feel Like Makin' Love
  6:41
• 6
  The Afterglow

  feat. Earl Klugh
  6:33
• 7
  Night on Bald Mountain
  5:54
• 8
  Storm King
  6:35
• 9
  Tappan Zee
  6:50
• 10
  Blue Lick
  5:35
• 11
  In The Garden
• 12
  Jazz Jam
• 13
  Sparkling New York
• 14
  Love Lips
• CD 2
• 1
  Heads
  3:11
• 2
  Sun Runner
  6:44
• 3
  Mallorca
  6:46
• 4
  Thoroughbred
  7:24
• 5
  The Steamin' Feelin'
  5:21
• 6
  Shamboozie
  5:19
• 7
  Fireball
  5:45
• 8
  New York Mellow
  3:26
• 9
  Ensenada Madness
  7:25
• 10
  Billy Boy
  5:01
• 11
  Celebration
  4:18
• 12
  El Verano
  4:34
• 13
  I'll Never See You Smile Again
  4:47
• 14
  Reunited
  6:02

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Release credits

• Al Richmond
  French horn [2]
• Al Rubin
  trumpet [1, 5, 7, 11]
• Alan Raph
  bass trombone [1, 5, 7, 11], trombone [3]
• Alan Shulman
  cello [1-2, 4-5, 7-9, 11]
• Alfred Brown
  viola [4, 8]
• Allan Goldberg
  cello [2]
• Anthony Sophos
  cello [1-2, 5, 7, 11]
• Art Farmer
  flugelhorn [9], trumpet [9]
• Arthur Jenkins
  percussion [2]
• Bob James
  arranger [2-3], conductor [2], electric piano [2-3, 9], keyboard [1, 4-5, 7-8, 11-12, 14], organ [2], piano [3], producer [3], synthesizer [2-3, 9]
• Charles Libove
  violin [1-2, 5, 7, 9, 11]
• Charles McCracken
  cello [1, 3-5, 7-9, 11]
• Dave Bargeron
  bass trombone [4, 8], trombone [3]
• Dave Taylor
  bass trombone [4, 8]
• David Friedman
  vibraphone [1, 5, 7, 11]
• David Nadien
  violin [1-2, 4-5, 7-9, 11-12, 14]
• Diana Halprin
  violin [3]
• Earl Klugh
  guitar [12, 14]
• Eddie Bert
  trombone [2]
• Eddie Daniels
  clarinet [2, 9], flute [9], tenor saxophone [4, 8-9]
• Emanuel Green
  violin [1-2, 4-5, 7-9, 11]
• Emanuel Vardi
  viola [3-4, 8-9]
• Eric Gale
  guitar [2, 4, 8-9, 14]
• Eric Weissberg
  pedal steel guitar [11]
• Frederick Buldrini
  violin [4, 8]
• Gary King
  bass [1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11-12, 14]
• Gene Orloff
  violin [1-2, 5, 7, 11]
• George Marge
  alto flute [1, 5, 7, 11], cor anglais [3], flute [3], oboe [3], recorder [9], tenor saxophone [3]
• George Ricci
  cello [1-2, 5, 7, 11]
• Gloria Agostini
  harp [4, 8]
• Grover Washington, Jr.
  saxophone [4, 8]
• Harold Kohon
  violin [1-5, 7-9, 11]
• Harold Torowsky
  assistant [3]
• Harry Cykman
  violin [2-4, 8]
• Harry Glickman
  violin [2, 9]
• Harry Lookofsky
  violin [1-3, 5, 7, 11]
• Harvey Estrin
  clarinet [3]
• Harvey Mason
  drums (drum set) [4, 8, 12, 14]
• Herbert Sorkin
  violin [3]
• Howard Johnson
  baritone saxophone [3]
• Hubert Laws
  flute [4, 8-9, 12, 14]
• Hugh McCracken
  guitar [4, 8]
• Idris Muhammad
  drums (drum set) [1, 3, 5]
• Jack Gale
  bass trombone [1, 5, 7, 11]
• Jean Dane
  viola [3]
• Jerry Dodgion
  alto saxophone [3], flute [4, 8]
• Jesse Levy
  cello [1-2, 5, 7, 11]
• Jim Buffington
  French horn [2]
• Joe Malin
  violin [1-2, 5, 7, 11]
• John Frosk
  flugelhorn [2], trumpet [2, 4, 8-9]
• John Gatchell
  trumpet [9]
• John Pintavalle
  violin [3]
• Jon Faddis
  flugelhorn [1, 5, 7, 11], trumpet [1, 3-5, 7-8, 11]
• Jonathan Abramowitz
  cello [3]
• Lamar Alsop
  viola [9]
• Lew Soloff
  flugelhorn [2], trumpet [1-2, 4-5, 7-8, 11]
• Lewis Eley
  violin [3-4, 8]
• Louis Gabowitz
  violin [3]
• Marvin Stamm
  flugelhorn [2], trumpet [1-2, 4-5, 7-8, 11]
• Matthew Raimondi
  violin [2-4, 8-9]
• Max Ellen
  violin [1-5, 7-9, 11]
• Mike Lawrence
  trumpet [3]
• Paul Faulise
  bass trombone [1, 5, 7, 11]
• Paul Gershman
  violin [1-2, 5, 7, 9, 11]
• Peter Gordon
  French horn [2]
• Phil Bodner
  alto saxophone [3]
• Ralph MacDonald
  percussion [1-5, 7-9, 11-12, 14]
• Randy Brecker
  flugelhorn [2], trumpet [2-3]
• Richard Locker
  cello [3]
• Richard Sortomme
  violin [3]
• Richie Resnicoff
  guitar [1, 5, 7, 11]
• Romeo Penque
  alto flute [1, 5, 7, 11], bass clarinet [9], tenor saxophone [9]
• Ron Tooley
  trumpet [3]
• Rudy van Gelder
  recording [2]
• Seymour Barab
  cello [1-3, 5, 7, 11]
• Sidney Weinberg
  cor anglais [9], oboe [9]
• Steve Gadd
  drums (drum set) [7, 9, 11]
• Sue Pray
  viola [3]
• Ted Brosnan
  assistant [3]
• Thad Jones
  flugelhorn [1, 5, 7, 11], trumpet [1, 5, 7, 11]
• Theodore Israel
  viola [3]
• Tim Bomba
  assistant [3]
• Tom Mitchell
  trombone [2]
• Tony Studd
  trombone [2]
• Victor Paz
  flugelhorn [2], trumpet [1-2, 5, 7, 11]
• Warren Lash
  cello [2]
• Wayne Andre
  trombone [1-5, 7-8, 11]
• Will Lee
  bass [4, 8]
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