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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[]
Standing next to his alter ego Big Bird, Caroll Spinney portrays the Band Leader on the album's front cover. 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