Mercury Records Catalog: Perfect Presence Sound series

Mercury PPS 2000 series (12 inch LP)

PPS 2000  David Carroll And His Orchestra - Latin Percussion

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** also issued on Mercury PPS 6000.

PPS 2001  Pete Rugolo - 10 Trombones Like 2 Pianos

Milt Bernhart, Harry Betts, Bob Fitzpatrick, Vern Friley, Herbie Harper, Joe Howard, Bob Pring, Frank Rosolino (tb) Russell Brown, Kenny Shroyer (btb) Russ Freeman, John Williams (p) Red Mitchell (b) Shelly Manne (d) Pete Rugolo (arr, cond)
Studio A, United Recording Corp., Hollywood, CA, May 10, 1960
20027Love Is Just Around The Corner
20028Angel Eyes
20029Intermission Riff
20030Moonglow / Theme From "Picnic"
20031Like Love
20032Basin Street East
Dick Nash, Dick Noel (tb) George Roberts (btb) Claude Williamson (p) replaces Harper, Howard, Brown, Williams
Studio A, United Recording Corp., Hollywood, CA, May 12, 1960
20033Love Is Here To Stay
20034Willow Weep For Me
20035Let There Be Love
20036Marie
20037It's A Most Unusual Day
20038Ten Trombones Like
** also issued on Mercury PPS 6001.

PPS 2002  David Carroll And His Orchestra - Percussion Orientale - Musical Sounds Of The Middle East

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** also issued on Mercury PPS 6002.

PPS 2003  Xavier Cugat And His Orchestra - Viva Cugat!

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** also issued on Mercury PPS 6003: Mercury MG 20868, SR 60868 entitled "no details".

PPS 2004  Mike Simpson - Discussion In Percussion

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** also issued on Mercury PPS 6004.

PPS 2005  Richard Hayman - Harmonica Holiday

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** also issued on Mercury PPS 6005.

PPS 2006  Frederick Fennell Conducts Gershwin

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** also issued on Mercury PPS 6006.

PPS 2007  Frederick Fennell Conducts Victor Herbert

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** also issued on Mercury PPS 6007.

PPS 2008  David Carroll And His Orchestra - Percussion Parisienne

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** also issued on Mercury PPS 6008.

PPS 2009  Johnny Best & Dick Cathcart All-Stars - Dixieland Left And Right

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** also issued on Mercury PPS 6009.

PPS 2010  Richard Hayman Conducts Pop Concert In Sound!

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** also issued on Mercury PPS 6010.

PPS 2011  George Barnes - Guitar Galaxies

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** also issued on Mercury PPS 6011.

PPS 2012  The Clebanoff Strings & Percussion - Exciting Sounds

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** also issued on Mercury PPS 6012.

PPS 2013  Hal Mooney And His Orchestra - Woodwinds & Percussion

Phil Bodner, Leon Cohen, Andy Fitzgerald, Don Hammond, Bernie Kaufman, Walt Levinsky, Romeo Penque, Billy Slapin, Stan Webb, Herman Yorks (woodwinds) Moe Wechsler (p, hpsc) Barry Galbraith (g) George Duvivier (b) Don Lamond (d) Eddie Costa, Phil Kraus, Bob Rosengarden, Joe Venuto (per) Hal Mooney (arr, cond)
NYC, 1961
20732Pevanne
20733Swampfire
20734Ragging The Scale
20735Bye Bye Blues
20736Old Devil Moon
20737Brazil
20738Holiday For Strings
20739I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm
20740Tonight
20741Baby, It's Cold Outside
20742Speak Low
20743Lover
** also issued on Mercury PPS 6013.

PPS 2014  Quincy Jones And His Orchestra - Around The World

Benny Bailey, Ernie Royal, Clark Terry (tp) Curtis Fuller (tb) Julius Watkins (frh) Phil Woods (as) Eric Dixon, Jerome Richardson (ts, fl) Sahib Shihab (bars, fl) Patti Bown (p) Don Arnone (g) Jimmy Crawford, Stu Martin (d) Mike Olatunji, Tito Puente, Carlos "Patato" Valdes (per) Quincy Jones (arr, cond) and others
Fine Recording, NYC, January 24, 1961
20838Strike Up The Band
same personnel
Fine Recording, NYC, February 21, 1961
20839Mack The Knife
20840Under Paris Skies
20841Dear Old Stockholm
same personnel
Fine Recording, NYC, February 23, 1961
20843Baia
20844Rico Vacilon
20845Manolete De Espana
20846Africana
same personnel
Fine Recording, NYC, February 27, 1961
20847Meadowlands
20848Come Back To Sorrento
20849Hot Sake
** also issued on Mercury PPS 6014.

PPS 2015  Xavier Cugat And His Orchestra - The Best Of Cugat

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** also issued on Mercury PPS 6015: Mercury MG 20870, SR 60870 entitled "no details".

PPS 2016  Pete Rugolo - 10 Trumpets And 2 Guitars

Frank Beach, Bud Brisbois, Conte Candoli, Pete Candoli, Manny Klein, Cappy Lewis, Ollie Mitchell, Uan Rasey, Joe Triscari, Ray Triscari (tp, flh) Larry Bunker (vib, per, cymb) Howard Roberts, Al Viola (g) Joe Mondragon (b) Alvin Stoller (d) Pete Rugolo (arr, cond)
Studio A, United Recording Corp., Hollywood, CA, June 7, 1961
21824Groovin' High (Whispering)
21825Ciribiribin
21826Cherry Pink And Apple Blossom White
21827Hot Lips
Don Fagerquist (tp, flh) replaces Brisbois
Studio A, United Recording Corp., Hollywood, CA, June 8, 1961
21828Struttin' With Some Barbeque
21829Carnival Of Venice
21830Sugar Blues
21831Echoes Of Harlem
Frank Beach, Bud Brisbois, Conte Candoli, Pete Candoli, Don Fagerquist, Manny Klein, Cappy Lewis, Ollie Mitchell, Uan Rasey, Joe Triscari (tp, flh -1,2) Larry Bunker (vib, per, cymb) Howard Roberts, Al Viola (g) Joe Mondragon (b) Shelly Manne (d) Pete Rugolo (arr, cond)
Studio A, United Recording Corp., Hollywood, CA, June 9, 1961
1. 21832Trumpets At Large
2. 21833Ten Trumpets Have I
3. 21834Two Guitars
4. 21835Guitarsville
** also issued on Mercury PPS 6016.

PPS 2017  Hal Mooney - Ballet With A Beat...

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** also issued on Mercury PPS 6017.

PPS 2019  Clebanoff And His Orchestra - Strings Afire

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** also issued on Mercury PPS 6019.

PPS 2020  George Barnes - Guitars Galore

Clark Terry (tp, flh -5/8) Hank D'Amico (cl -9/12) Al Cohn (ts -1/4) Eddie Costa (vib, xyl) Bernie Leighton (p) 10 others, George Barnes (g) Jack Lesberg (b) Ed Shaughnessy (d)
Fine Recording, NYC, 1961
1. F23122Should I?
2. F23123Too Marvelous For Words
3. F23124Waitin' At The End Of The Road
4. F23125Liza
5. F23126Jeepers Creepers
6. F23127Singin' In The Rain
7. F23128Have You Met Miss Jones?
8. F23129Runnin' Wild
9. F23130Indiana
10. F23131Pickin' Plenty
11. F23132Sugar (That Sugar Baby Of Mine)
12. F23133Guitars' Galore
** also issued on Mercury PPS 6020.

PPS 2021  Xavier Cugat And His Orchestra - Cugat Plays Continental Hits

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** also issued on Mercury PPS 6021.

PPS 2022  David Carroll And His Orchestra - All The World Dances

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** also issued on Mercury PPS 6022.

PPS 2023  Pete Rugolo And His Orchestra - 10 Saxophones And 2 Basses

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** also issued on Mercury PPS 6023: Wing SRW 16391 entitled "Pete Rugolo - Ten Saxophones And Two Basses".

PPS 2024  Frederick Fennel Conducts Cole Porter

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** also issued on Mercury PPS 6024.

PPS 2025  Los Chavales De Espana - Spanish Fire

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** also issued on Mercury PPS 6025.

PPS 2026  Caesar Giovannini - The Brilliant Sound Of Pianos And Percussion

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** also issued on Mercury PPS 6026.

PPS 2027  Richard Hayman And His Orchestra - Gypsy

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** also issued on Mercury PPS 6027.

PPS 2028  Billy Byers - Impressions Of Duke Ellington

Joe Newman, Ernie Royal, Doc Severinsen, Clark Terry (tp) Wayne Andre, Jimmy Cleveland, Melba Liston, Tony Studd (tb) Ray Alonge, Jim Buffington, Don Corrado, Bob Northern (frh) Harvey Phillips (tu) Jerry Dodgion (fl, cl, as) Eric Dixon (fl, ts) Sol Schlinger (bars, bcl) Patti Bown (p) Milt Hinton (b) Osie Johnson (d) Eddie Costa, Ed Shaughnessy (per) Billy Byers (arr, cond) Quincy Jones (prod)
NYC, December 29, 1961
F23261Mood Indigo
F23262Just Squeeze Me
F23263All Too Soon
F23264Solitude
Jack Rains (tb) Julius Watkins (frh) Spencer Sinatra (ts) replaces Andre, Corrado, Dixon
NYC, January 5, 1962
23267Caravan
23268Don't Get Around Much Anymore
23269Chelsea Bridge
23270I'm Beginning To See The Light
Al DeRisi (tp) Eric Dixon (ts) replaces Severinsen, Sinatra
NYC, January 12, 1962
F23333Sophisticated Lady
F23334Take The "A" Train
** also issued on Mercury PPS 6028.

PPS 2029  Eddie Layton - Organ Sounds And Percussion

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** also issued on Mercury PPS 6029.

PPS 2030  Carl Stevens - African Sounds

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** also issued on Mercury PPS 6030.

PPS 2031  Tak Shindo - Far East Goes Western

unknown (iron pipes) unknown (harp) unknown (xyl) unknown (mar) unknown (bj) unknown (koto) unknown (b) unknown (d) unknown, unknown (cymb) unknown (templeblock) unknown (Japanese bells) unknown (gongs) unknown (coconut shells) unknown (shamisen) Tak Shindo (arr, cond) clarinets, flutes
Radio Recorders, Hollywood, CA, 1962
F24073The Green Leaves Of Summer
F24074On The Trail
F24075I'm An Old Cowhand
F24076Deep In The Heart Of Texas
F24090Jungle Jangle Jingle
F24091San Antonio Rose
F24092Wagon Wheels
F24093High Noon (Do Not Forsake Me)
F24183Tumbling Tumbleweeds
F24184Buttons And Bows
F24185The Last Round-Up
** also issued on Mercury PPS 6031.