Frank Wess, tenor sax (1,2,3,10,11) Jerry Dodgion, alto & soprano sax (1,2,3,4,10,11) Warren Vache, trumpet (1,3,10,11) Joe Temperley, baritone sax & bass clarinet (1,2,3,4,10,11) Benny Powell, trombone (3) Wayne Goodman, trombone (1,2,10) John Webber, bass (all tracks except 4,7,8) Gregory Hutchinson, drums (all tracks except 4,7,8) Special guest: Clark Terry, trumpet & flugelhorn (4,5) For her debut outing as a leader, pianist-composer-arranger Joan Stiles wanted to create a relaxed, loosely swinging vibe in the studio with a carefully chosen group of respected players on the New York scene. Assembling a dream band whose collective ensemble experience includes stints with Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Thad Jones/Mel Lewis, Benny Goodman and the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra, Stiles filters well-known standards through her own unique sensibilities with provocative reharmonizations, skillful voicings and an unerring sense of swing. Wit...