Ian Cooper - Violins & Violas James Morrison - Trumpet & Trombone Andrew Firth - Clarinet & Tenor Sax Ignatius Jones - Vocal Su Cruickshank - Vocal Kevin Hunt - Piano Ian Date - Guitar Peter Northcote - Guitar Jim Pennell - Guitar Victor Rounds - Electric Bass David Pudney - Double Bass Andrew Gander - Drums Gordon Rytmeister - Drums Don Rader, Paul Panici, Paul Thorn, Ralph Pyl - Trumpets Graham Jesse - Alto Sax Mark Taylor & Glenn Henrich - Tenor Sax Blaine Whittaker - Baritone Sax Bob McIvor, Anthony Kable, Roy Ferin - Trombones Glenn Henrich - Vibraphone Fabian Hevia - Percussion Anatoli Torjinski - Cello In the making of this CD, recording engineer John Frohlich and I have combined the fat sound of valves, vintage ribbon microphones and analog tape with the crispness and sonic purity of today's best digital. The rhythm section and horns were recorded live on a gloriously analog MCI 2" 24 track tape machine and then transferred to Emu's Paris-Pro in 24 bit digital. The violin, guest artistes and strings were recorded direct to digital using DBX valve mic pre-amps also with 24 bit converters. Sennheiser 441 dynamic mics were used on the trumpets, Sennheiser e845s dynamics on the saxes and Groove Tunes 1A valve condensers on the trombones. Dynamic mics were used around the drums and close overheads, plus 3 condensers around the drum room. The solo violin was recorded with a Rode NTV valve condenser and a Crown GLM 100. James Morrison was recorded with my priceless vintage RCA "Skunk" ribbon microphone and the vocalists and added strings were recorded with a Neumann TLM 103. I hope you enjoy this blend of old and new. Ian Cooper.