Live at Manchester Craftsmen's Guild explained

Live at Manchester Craftsmen's Guild
Type:	live
Artist:	Count Basie Orchestra
Cover:	Live at Manchester Craftsmen's Guild.jpg
Recorded:	February 10, 1996
Venue:	Manchester Craftsmen's Guild, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Genre:	Jazz, big band
Label:	Blue Jackel
Producer:	Marty Ashby
Prev Title:	Jazzin'
Prev Year:	1996
Next Title:	At Long Last
Next Year:	1998

Live at Manchester Craftsmen's Guild is an album by the Count Basie Orchestra that won the Grammy Award for Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album in 1997.^[1] The orchestra is led by Grover Mitchell and features four songs with New York Voices.^[2]

Personnel

Credits adapted from AllMusic.

• Grover Mitchell – conductor
• Mike Williams – flugelhorn, trumpet
• Scotty Barnhart – flugelhorn, trumpet
• Clarence Banks – trombone
• Alvin Walker II – trombone
• Mel Wanzo – trombone
• Emmanuel Boyd – flute, alto saxophone
• Doug Miller – arranger, flute, tenor saxophone
• John Williams – bass clarinet, baritone saxophone
• Will Matthews – guitar
• George Caldwell – piano
• Brian Grice – drums

New York Voices

• Peter Eldridge – backing vocals
• Darmon Meader – arranger, backing vocals
• Kim Nazarian – backing vocals
• Lauren Kinhan – backing vocals

Production

• Marty Ashby – producer
• Dino DiStefano – engineer
• Jay Dudt – engineer, mixing
• Jay Ashby – mixing

Notes and References

1. Web site: Live at Manchester Craftsmen's Guild - Count Basie Awards AllMusic. AllMusic. 13 March 2017.
2. Web site: Live at Manchester Craftsmen's Guild - Count Basie Credits. AllMusic. 14 March 2017.