Tracklist Hide Credits

Firebird / Birds Of Fire	(13:55)
A1a	Firebird Written-By – Igor Stravinsky
A1b	Birds Of Fire Written-By – John McLaughlin
B1	Song To A Seagull Written-By – Joni Mitchell	5:45
B2	Free As A Bird Written-By – Don Sebesky	8:10
C1	Psalm 150 Written-By – Jim Webb*	8:08
C2	Vocalise Written-By – Sergei Rachmaninoff*	5:35
Fly / Circles	(9:38)
D1a	Fly Written-By – Don Sebesky
D1b	Circles Written-By – Don Sebesky
D2	Semi-Tough Written-By – Don Sebesky	7:45

Companies, etc.

• Recorded At – Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
• Mastered At – Customatrix
• Pressed By – Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Terre Haute
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Creed Taylor, Inc.
• Copyright (c) – CTI Records

Credits

• Accordion – Don Sebesky (tracks: B2, D1)
• Alto Saxophone – Grover Washington, Jr. (tracks: D2), Paul Desmond (tracks: B1, C2)
• Backing Vocals – Carl Carldwell*, Lani Groves, Tasha Thomas
• Bass Trombone, Euphonium [Baritone Horn] – Alan Raph, Paul Faulise
• Bass, Electric Bass, Bass [Piccolo] – Ron Carter
• Cello – Alan Shulman, Charles McCracken, George Ricci, Seymour Barab
• Clarinet, Tenor Saxophone – Walt Levinsky
• Clavinet – Don Sebesky (tracks: D2)
• Conductor, Arranged By – Don Sebesky
• Congas – Rubens Bassini (tracks: D1)
• Design [Album] – Bob Ciano
• Double Bass [Concert String Bass] – Homer Mensch
• Drums – Billy Cobham (tracks: A, C1, D2), Jack DeJohnette (tracks: B1, B2, C2, D1)
• Electric Piano – Don Sebesky (tracks: A to B2)
• Engineer, Mastered By – Rudy Van Gelder
• Flugelhorn – Freddie Hubbard (tracks: B2)
• Flute, Clarinet, Soprano Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone, Oboe, English Horn – George Marge
• Flute, Piccolo Flute, Clarinet, Soprano Saxophone – Jerry Dodgion
• Flute, Piccolo Flute, Clarinet, Soprano Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone, Oboe, English Horn – Phil Bodner
• Flute, Piccolo Flute, Clarinet, Soprano Saxophone, Oboe, English Horn – Romeo Penque
• Flute, Soprano Saxophone – Hubert Laws (tracks: A, D1)
• French Horn – Earl Chapin, Jim Buffington
• Guitar – George Benson (tracks: D2), Harry Leahey (tracks: A)
• Harp – Margaret Ross
• Interviewer [Written] – Didier C. Deutsch
• Organ – Don Sebesky (tracks: D2)
• Organ, Soloist – Bob James (tracks: C1, D2)
• Percussion – Airto* (tracks: A, D1, D2), Dave Friedman*, Phil Kraus, Ralph MacDonald (tracks: C1)
• Photography By – Pete Turner
• Photography By [Booklet] – Steve Salmieri
• Piano – Bob James (tracks: B2, C2), Don Sebesky (tracks: D2)
• Producer – Creed Taylor
• Soprano Saxophone – Grover Washington, Jr. (tracks: B2), Joe Farrell (tracks: D1)
• Trombone – Garnett Brown
• Trombone, Euphonium [Baritone Horn] – Warren Covington, Wayne Andre
• Trumpet – Freddie Hubbard (tracks: A, C1)
• Trumpet, Flugelhorn – Alan Rubin, Joe Shepley, Randy Brecker
• Tuba – Tony Price
• Vibraphone – Milt Jackson (tracks: C2)
• Violin – Al Brown*, Charles Libove, David Nadien, Elliot Rosoff, Emanuel Green, Gene Orloff, Harold Kohon, Harry Cykman, Harry Glickman, Harry Lookofsky, Irving Spice, Joe Malin, Max Ellen, Paul Gershman
• Vocals – Don Sebesky (tracks: C1, D1), Jackie Cain (tracks: C1), Roy Kral (tracks: C1)

Notes

Recorded at Van Gelder Studios April & May 1973.
Including 20 page 7" x 7" b&w photo booklet + written interview.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Matrix / Runout (Matrix Side A, On Label): RVG SQ 87689 A
• Matrix / Runout (Matrix Side B, On Label): RVG SQ 87689 B
• Matrix / Runout (Matrix Side C, On Label): RVG SQ 87689 C
• Matrix / Runout (Matrix Side D, On Label): RVG SQ 87689 D
• Matrix / Runout (Runout Side A, Etched): RVG•SQ•87689•A-4• T
• Matrix / Runout (Runout Side B, Etched): RVG SQ 87689•B-4• T
• Matrix / Runout (Runout Side C, Etched): RVG SQ 87690•A-3 T
• Matrix / Runout (Runout Side D, Etched): RVG SQ 87690•B-2• T
• Matrix / Runout (Runout Sides A, B, C, Stamped): VAN GELDER A
• Matrix / Runout (Runout Side D, Stamped): o VAN GELDER A

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
CTX 6031/32	Don Sebesky	Giant Box ‎(2xLP, Album + Box)	CTI Records	CTX 6031/32	US	1973
ZGK 40697	Don Sebesky	Giant Box ‎(CD)	CBS Records	ZGK 40697	Japan	Unknown
GSW 3009/10	Don Sebesky	Giant Box ‎(2xLP, Album)	CTI Records	GSW 3009/10	Japan	1973
KICJ 8316	Don Sebesky	Giant Box ‎(CD, Album, RE, RM)	CTI Records	KICJ 8316	Japan	2000
KICJ 2187	Don Sebesky	Giant Box ‎(CD, RE)	CTI Records	KICJ 2187	Japan	2006