Inside Sauter-Finegan

by Sauter-Finegan Orchestra

Inside Sauter-Finegan cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1954
  • Label: RCA Victor
  • Country: United States
  • Community rating: 3.36/5 from 3 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Showcasing the highly unusual and eclectic arrangements of Eddie Sauter and Bill Finegan, this album pushes big band instrumentation far beyond traditional swing boundaries. The orchestrations incorporate unconventional percussion, flutes, and tuba, creating a vibrant, almost whimsical soundscape. 'Inside Sauter-Finegan' perfectly encapsulates the era's transition from dancehall swing toward the cerebral, high-fidelity world of Space Age Pop.

Genres

Tracklist

  1. Four Horsemen
  2. Old Folks
  3. How About You? (How About Choo?)
  4. 10,000 B.C.
  5. Wild Wings In The Woods
  6. Finegan's Wake
  7. Autumn Leaves
  8. Eddie & The Witchdoctor
  9. New York... 4AM
  10. Pennies From Heaven
  11. September's Sorrow
  12. When Two Trees Fall In Love
  13. The "Thundisbreak" (The Thunderer)

Credits

  • Fred Elsasser - Engineer
  • Ray Hall - Assistant Engineer
  • Harvey Estrin - Clarinet, Flute, Piccolo
  • Al Maiorca - Trumpet, Percussion
  • Jay McAllister - Tuba
  • Tom Mitchell - Trombone
  • Bobby Nichols - Trumpet
  • Santo Russo - Trombone
  • The Sauter-Finegan Orchestra - Contributor
  • Jimmy Thompson - Trombone
  • Nick Travis - Trumpet, Bell
  • Max Bennett - Bass, Double Bass
  • Ralph Burns - Piano, Glockenspiel
  • Park Hill - Guitar
  • Eddie Sauter - Chimes, Xylophone
  • Joe Venuto - Marimba, Percussion, Bongos
  • Andy Roberts - Vocal
  • Mousey Alexander - Drums (drum Set)
  • Mary Jane Barton - Harp
  • Bill Finegan - Gong
  • Sally Sweetland - Vocal
  • Gene Allen - Bass Clarinet, Baritone Saxophone, Percussion
  • Al Block - Clarinet, Claves
  • Wally Kane - Clarinet, Tambourine
  • Raymond Shiner - Oboe, Cor Anglais
  • Sonny Russo - Trombone
  • Alan Abel - Percussion, Timpani, Gong
  • The Bob Mitchell Boys' Choir - Other Vocals Vocal

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