Skylark

Issues:
CTI 6039
CTI (E) CTH 1003
One Way (Br) OW-594
CTI (Jap) SR-3359
CTI (Jap) LAX-3183
CTI (Jap) K20P-6817
CTI (Jap) K32Y-6148 CD
CTI (Jap) KICJ-8271 CD
CTI (Jap) KICJ-8310 CD
CTI (Jap) KICJ-2183 CD
Recording Location: Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, USA
Recording Date:
1973/11/27&28, 1973/12/04
"Take Ten" recorded November 27, 1973
"Romance de Amor" recorded November 28, 1973
"Was A Sunny Day" and "Skylark" recorded December 4, 1973.
Additional:
Initial LP issue, reissued as a later six tracks version, and as a nine tracks complete edition (remastered in the french edition)

TODO:
Producer: Creed Taylor
Engineer: Rudy Van Gelder
Notes: Didier C. Deutsch (CBS Associated ZK-44170 CD, Epic EPC 460836-2 CD). Steve Futterman (Legacy ZK 65133 CD, Epic/Legacy (E) 5129322 CD).
Jacket: Pete Turner (cover photo). Armen Kachaturian (liner photo). Bob Ciano (design).

Paul Desmond (as) Bob James (el-p); Gabor Szabo, Gene Bertoncini (g); Ron Carter (b); Jack DeJohnette (d); Don Sebesky (arr,supervise).

1. Take Ten (Paul Desmond) - 6:04

same as above, add Ralph MacDonald (perc), Don Sebesky (arr,adapt).

1. Romance De Amor (trad.) - 9:37

Paul Desmond (as) Bob James (el-p); Gene Bertoncini (g); Ron Carter (b); Jack DeJohnette (d); Ralph MacDonald (perc); Don Sebesky (arr,supervise).

1. Was A Sunny Day (Paul Simon) - 4:41

same as above without Ralph MacDonald and add George Ricci (cello); Don Sebesky (arr,adapt).

1. Music For A While (Henry Purcell) - 6:43

same as above, except Gabor Szabo (g) replaces George Ricci.

1. Music For A While (alt take) - 5:53

Paul Desmond (as); Bob James (p); Gene Bertoncini (g); Ron Carter (b); Jack DeJohnette (d), Don Sebesky (arr,adapt).

1. Skylark (H. Carmichael/J. Mercer) - 5:15

same as above without Bob James.

1. Skylark (alt take) - 5:37
2. Indian Summer (V. Herbert) - 3:48

Paul Desmond (as); Gabor Szabo (g); Ron Carter (b); Jack DeJohnette (d).

1. Indian Summer (alt take) - 5:28

Compilations containing tracks from this:
Epic/Legacy (E) 5022872 CD
Epic/Legacy E2K-86364 CD titled CTI - THE MASTER COLLECTION
Blue Note 72434-94893-2-5 CD titled CBC's AFTER HOURS JAZZ COLLECTION VOLUME 3
Irma (It) 507985-2 CD titled THE MORNING SIDE OF LOVE - A COLLECTION OF CHILL OUT GROOVES FROM THE PAST
Sony (Fr) SMM 516042 2 CD titled CTI LA LÉGENDE
Sony Music Media (Fr) SMM 517118 2 CD titled GUITAR & BASS (as by Ron Carter)
Epic/Legacy ZK 45484 CD titled THE BEST OF PAUL DESMOND
CTI (Jap) K16P-9033/4 titled CTI DOUBLE GOLD SUPERDISC
CBS Associated ZK 44177 CD titled FIRE INTO MUSIC: VOLUME 4 (1988)
Sony JK-64843 CD titled SAX FOR LOVERS (1996)
CTI (Jap) GXC-3005/6 titled SEBESKY FANTASY
Kudu (Jap) KICP-628 CD titled TOUCH HIS SOUL: JAZZ & FUNK RECOMMENDED
CBS Associated ZK 44175 CD titled CLASSICS IN JAZZ
Label M 495175 CD titled LEMME TELL YA 'BOUT DESMOND
Realm A3K 58872 CD titled CTI JAZZ CLASSICS
Roving Spirits (Jap) RKCJ-4005 CD titled BASSIC CROSSOVER - TOMOHITO AOKI PRESENTS CTI/KUDU PRIVATE SELECTION