Jazz
Don Fagerquist - Trumpet
Al Porcino - Trumpet
Al Viola - Guitar
Alexandra Aaron - Sax (Tenor)
Alvin Stoller - Drums
Bill Holman - Arranger, Sax (Tenor)
Bill Richmond - Drums
Bill Ulyate - Sax (Baritone)
Billy Usselton - Sax (Tenor)
Bob Bertaux - Bass
Bob Enevoldsen - Bass, Guest Appearance, Trombone (Valve)
Buddy Childers - Trumpet
Buddy Collette - Sax (Tenor)
Butch Stone - Sax (Baritone)
Cappy Lewis - Trumpet
Clinton McMahan - Trumpet
Clyde Brown - Trombone
Dave Pell - Sax (Tenor)
Dick Collins - Trumpet
Dick Kenney - Trombone
Don Heath - Drums
Donn Trenner - Piano
Frank DeVito - Drums
Frank Emilio Flynn - Xylophone
Fred Katz - Cello
Harry Betts - Trombone
Heine Beau - Clarinet
Herb Geller - Guest Appearance, Sax (Alto)
Herman Wright - Bass
Howard Roberts - Guitar
Jack Sperling - Drums
Jay Hill - Trombone
Jerry Kadowitz - Trumpet
Joe Comfort - Bass
John Graas - French Horn
Lloyd Ulyate - Trombone
Marty Paich - Arranger, Guest Appearance, Piano
Matt Utal - Sax (Alto)
Max Bennet - Bass
Maynard Ferguson - Trumpet
Mel Lewis - Drums
Murray McEachern - Trombone
Ralph LaPolla - Sax (Alto)
Red Mitchell - Bass
Rickey Marino - Violin
Ronnie Lang - Sax (Baritone)
Roy Main - Trombone
Russell Garcia - Arranger, Conductor
Stanley Harris - Viola
Terry Pollard - Piano
Vernon Polk - Guitar
Wes Hensel - Arranger, Trumpet
* J. Frank P. - Liner Notes
* Jordi Pujol - Producer
Marginalized as a result of his limited recorded output -- just one LP as a leader, the excellent Music to Fill a Void -- trumpeter Don Fagerquist remains ripe for rediscovery: a surefooted and expressive trumpeter, his cool, nuanced tones capture the essence of West Coast jazz. Portrait of a Great Jazz Artist is an exemplary introduction to Fagerquist's music, cherry-picking his finest solos from a series of dates spanning from 1955 to 1959 in support of Les Brown, Russ Garcia, and others. Aided and abetted by sidemen including Herb Geller and Zoot Sims, Fagerquist exhibits a stunningly imaginative melodic ability, creating a seemingly contradictory sound that's soft and mellow but boasts diamond-sharp edges.
---Jason Ankeny, All Music Guide |
