The Birth of a Band!

Reception

Track listing

1. "The Birth of a Band" – 2:53
2. "Moanin'" – 3:02
3. "I Remember Clifford" – 3:42
4. "Along Came Betty" – 3:21
5. "Tickle Toe" – 2:55
6. "Happy Faces" – 2:40
7. "Whisper Not" – 3:22
8. "The Gypsy" – 4:05
9. "A Change of Pace" – 3:20
10. "Tuxedo Junction" – 2:44

    Personnel

• Quincy Jones – arranger, conductor
• Harry Edison – trumpet
• Joe Newman – trumpet
• Ernie Royal – trumpet
• Clark Terry – trumpet
• Joe Wilder – trumpet
• Billy Byers – trombone
• Jimmy Cleveland – trombone
• Urbie Green – trombone
• Melba Liston – trombone
• Tom Mitchell – trombone
• Julius Watkins – French horn
• Jerome Richardson – flute, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, piccolo
• Frank Wess – alto saxophone, flute
• Phil Woods – alto saxophone
• Benny Golson – tenor saxophone
• Budd Johnson – tenor saxophone
• Zoot Sims – tenor saxophone
• Sam Taylor – tenor saxophone
• Danny Bank – baritone saxophone
• Sahib Shihab – baritone saxophone
• Patti Bown – piano
• Moe Wechsler – piano
• Kenny Burrell– guitar
• Les Spann – guitar
• Milt Hinton – bass
• Jimmy Crawford
• Osie Johnson – drums
• Don Lamond – drums
• Sam Woodyard – drums