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Released	1977
Format	LP
Label	Sesame Street Records
Cat no.	CTW 22080

Big Bird Leads the Band is a 1977 Sesame Street album in which Big Bird learns about the orchestra.

Track listing

Side One

Old MacDonald Had a Band
Four Fun
The Mary Had a Little Lamb March
Merry-Go-Round Waltz
Hop, Skip and Jump
Frere Jacques
Turn Over the Record

Side Two

Jolly Jamboree
Hickory Dickory Dock
What Was That?
Rock, Roll 'N Rattle
If Only...
Alphabet Song
Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star
Grand Band Finale

Cast

Caroll Spinney as Big Bird
L. Korsky-Davidoff as The Band Leader

Notes

The back of the LP features mock praise quotes from celebrities in the classical music and big band world:

André Pigeon - André Previn
Dick Cluck - Dick Clark
Mitch Mallard - Mitch Miller
John Birdcage - John Cage
Leonard Birdstein - Leonard Bernstein
Budgie Rich - Buddy Rich
Arthur Tweedler - Arthur Fiedler
David Ostrich - David Oistrakh
William Parrot - William Perry
Isaac Tern - Isaac Stern
José Grackle - José Greco
W. S. Gilbird and A. S. Gullivan - Gilbert and Sullivan

Credits

Album produced and written by David Korr
Music composed, arranged and conducted by Jim Timmens
Music coordinator: Danny Epstein
Project supervisor: Arthur Shimkin
Project director: Sharon Lerner
Project coordinator: Debbie Kovacs
Art director: Robert Pierce
Cover photography by Neil Selkirk
Arrangements by D. Conner, L. Morton, E. Sauter, D. Smith, and J. Timmens

The Band

Horns: Wayne Andre, Jim Buffington, Mel Davis, Tony Price
Reeds & Woodwinds: Wally Kane, Al Klink, George Marge
Percussion: Danny Epstein, Phil Kraus, Steve Little
Bass: Bob Cranshaw
Guitar: Jim Mitchell
Strings: Paul Gershman, Charles McCracken, David Nadein, Emanuel Vardi

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-[[Image:Album.bigbirdband.jpg|frame|Big Bird Leads the Band]]
+[[File:Big Bird Leads the Band - LP back.png|thumb|300px]]
-==Album Content==
-:'''SIDE ONE'''
-:#Old MacDonald Had a Farm
-:#Four Fun
-:#The Mary Had a Little Lamb March
-:#Merry God Round Waltz
-:#Hop, Skip and Jump
-:#Frere Jacques
-:#Turn Over The Record
+'''''Big Bird Leads the Band''''' is a 1977 ''[[Sesame Street]]'' album in which [[Big Bird]] learns about the orchestra.
-:'''SIDE TWO'''
-:#Jolly Jamboree
+==Track listing==
-:#Hickory Dickory Dock
+'''Side One'''
-:#What Was That?
+#[[Old MacDonald Had a Band]]
-:#Rock, Roll 'N Rattle
+#[[Four Fun]]
-:#If Only...
+#[[The Mary Had a Little Lamb March]]
-:#Alphabet Song
+#[[Merry-Go-Round Waltz]]
-:#Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star
+#[[Hop, Skip and Jump]]
-:#Grand Band Finale
+#[[Frère Jacques|Frere Jacques]]
+#[[Turn Over the Record]]
+'''Side Two'''
+#[[Jolly Jamboree]]
+#[[Hickory Dickory Dock]]
+#[[What Was That?]]
+#[[Rock, Roll 'N Rattle]]
+#[[If Only...]]
+#[[Alphabet Song]]
+#[[Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star]]
+#[[Grand Band Finale]]
 ==Cast==
-:[[Caroll Spinney]] as ''Big Bird''
+*[[Caroll Spinney]] as Big Bird
-:L. Korsky-Davidoff as ''the Band Leader''
+*[[David Korr|L. Korsky-Davidoff]] as [[The Band Leader]]
+==Notes==
+The back of the LP features mock praise quotes from celebrities in the classical music and big band world:
+* André Pigeon - André Previn
+* Dick Cluck - [[Dick Clark]]
+* Mitch Mallard - [[Mitch Miller]]
+* John Birdcage - John Cage
+* Leonard Birdstein - [[Leonard Bernstein]]
+* Budgie Rich - [[Buddy Rich]]
+* Arthur Tweedler - [[Arthur Fiedler]]
+* David Ostrich - David Oistrakh
+* William Parrot - William Perry
+* Isaac Tern - [[Isaac Stern]]
+* José Grackle - José Greco
+* W. S. Gilbird and A. S. Gullivan - [[Gilbert and Sullivan]]
+==Credits==
+*Album produced and written by [[David Korr]]
+*Music composed, arranged and conducted by [[Jim Timmens]]
+*Music coordinator: [[Danny Epstein]]
+*Project supervisor: [[Arthur Shimkin]]
+*Project director: [[Sharon Lerner]]
+*Project coordinator: [[Deborah Kovacs|Debbie Kovacs]]
+*Art director: [[Robert Pierce]]
+*Cover photography by [[Neil Selkirk]]
+*Arrangements by [[David Conner|D. Conner]], L. Morton, [[Eddie Sauter|E. Sauter]], D. Smith, and J. Timmens
+==The Band==
-'''CTW 22080'''
+*Horns: [[Wayne Andre]], Jim Buffington, [[Mel Davis]], [[Tony Price]]
+*Reeds & Woodwinds: [[Wally Kane]], [[Al Klink]], George Marge
+*Percussion: Danny Epstein, [[Phil Kraus]], [[Steve Little]]
+*Bass: [[Bob Cranshaw]]
+*Guitar: [[Jim Mitchell]]
+*Strings: Paul Gershman, Charles McCracken, David Nadein, [[Emanuel Vardi]]
-==See Also==
+==Other releases==
+<gallery>
-*[[Sesame Street Discography]]
+File:Noimage-big.png|{{GNH|Cassette}}Sesame Street Records<br>C 5080
+File:BigBirdLeadsBand8track.jpg|{{GNH|8-track}}Sesame Street Records
+</gallery>
+==International releases==
+<gallery>
+File:Noimage-big.png|{{GNH|LP}}[[Australia]]<br>[[Axis Records]]<br>AXIS 6356
+File:AxisBigBirdLeadsBandCover.jpg|{{GNH|Cassette}}Australia<br>Axis Records<br>TC-AXIS-6356
+File:Summit1977BBLeadsBand.jpg|{{GNH|LP}}Australia<br>[[Summit Records]]<br>8004
+File:Noimage-big.png|{{GNH|Cassette}}Australia<br>Summit Records<br>8004
+</gallery>
+==See also==
+*[[Sesame Street discography]]
+__NOWYSIWYG__
 [[Category:Sesame Street Albums]]
 [[Category:Sesame Street Classical]]

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Changes: Big Bird Leads the Band

Revision as of 04:20, 8 January 2019

Contents

Track listing

Cast

Notes

Credits

The Band

Other releases

International releases

See also