''Live at Manchester Craftsmen's Guild'' is an album by the

Count Basie Orchestra The Count Basie Orchestra is a 16 to 18 piece big band, one of the most prominent jazz performing groups of the swing era, founded by Count Basie in 1935 and recording regularly from 1936. Despite a brief disbandment at the beginning of the 195 ...

that won the Grammy Award for

Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album The Grammy Award for Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album has been presented since 1961. From 1962 to 1971 and 1979 to 1991 the award title specified instrumental performances. Years reflect the year in which the Grammy Awards were presented, for works ...

in 1997. The orchestra is led by

Grover Mitchell Grover Mitchell, born Grover Curry Mitchell (March 17, 1930 – August 6, 2003) was an American jazz trombonist who led the Count Basie Orchestra. Biography Mitchell was born in Whately, Alabama, but he moved with his parents to Pittsburgh, Pen ...

and features four songs with

New York Voices New York Voices is a jazz vocal group that was founded in 1987 by Peter Eldridge, Caprice Fox, Sara Krieger, Darmon Meader, and Kim Nazarian. All except Krieger were members of an alumni group from Ithaca College that toured Europe in 1986. They ...

Track listing

Personnel

Credits adapted from AllMusic. *

– conductor * Mike Williams – flugelhorn, trumpet * Scotty Barnhart – flugelhorn, trumpet * Clarence Banks – trombone * Alvin Walker II – trombone *

Mel Wanzo Melvin "Mel" Wanzo, also known as Melvin Wahid Muhammad (November 22, 1930, Cleveland - September 9, 2005, Detroit) was an American jazz trombonist. He is best known for his longtime association with the Count Basie Orchestra. Wanzo received f ...

– trombone * Emmanuel Boyd – flute, alto saxophone * Doug Miller – arranger, flute, tenor saxophone *

John Williams John Towner Williams (born February 8, 1932)Nylund, Rob (15 November 2022)Classic Connection review '' WBOI'' ("For the second time this year, the Fort Wayne Philharmonic honored American composer, conductor, and arranger John Williams, who w ...

– bass clarinet, baritone saxophone * Will Matthews – guitar * George Caldwell – piano * Brian Grice – drums

* 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

References

{{reflist 1996 live albums Grammy Award for Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album Big band albums Count Basie albums Live jazz albums