DESCRIPTION:
City of Glass, an album originally issued as a 10" LP by Stan Kenton, consists entirely of the music of Bob Graettinger. The original album has been reconstituted in different LP re-issues, and the entire set of Kenton/Graettinger Capitol Records sessions is on the digital CD City of Glass.

Conductor – Stan Kenton
Composed By – Bob Graettinger (tracks: 1, 3 to 11, 13 to 16)
Arranged By – Bob Graettinger

Flute – Bud Shank (tracks: 3, 5 to 9, 15, 16)
Oboe – Bob Cooper (tracks: 3, 5 to 9, 15)
Clarinet – Art Pepper (tracks: 3, 5 to 9)
Bassoon – Bart Caldarell (tracks: 3, 5 to 9, 11, 15)
Alto Saxophone – Art Pepper (tracks: 1 to 3, 5 to 9), Dick Meldonian (tracks: 10, 11), Herb Geller (tracks: 15, 16), Lee Konitz (tracks: 12 to 14), Lennie Niehaus (tracks: 10, 11), Vinnie Dean (tracks: 12 to 14), Bud Shank (tracks: 3, 5 to 9, 15, 16)
Tenor Saxophone – Bart Caldarell (tracks: 3, 5 to 9, 11, 15, 16), Bill Holman (tracks: 10, 12 to 14), Bob Cooper (tracks: 1 to 3, 5 to 9, 11, 15, 16), Richie Kamuca (tracks: 12 to 14)
Baritone Saxophone – Bob Gioga (tracks: 1 to 3, 5 to 14), John Rotella (tracks: 15, 16)
English Horn – Bob Cooper (tracks: 11, 15), Bob Cooper (tracks: 3, 5 to 9, 11, 15)
French Horn – George Price (tracks: 5 to 9), John Graas (tracks: 3, 5 to 11, 14 to 16), Lloyd Otto (tracks: 3, 5 to 11, 14)
Trumpet – Buddy Childers (tracks: 1 to 4, 10, 12 to 14), Chico Alvarez (tracks: 1, 3), Conte Candoli (tracks: 5 to 10, 12 to 14), Don Dennis (tracks: 10, 12 to 14), John Coppola (tracks: 5 to 9), John Howell (tracks: 5 to 9), Maynard Ferguson (tracks: 3, 5 to 9, 12 to 14), Pete Candoli (tracks: 13, 14), Ruben McFall (tracks: 10, 12 to 14), Stu Williamson (tracks: 5 to 9)
Trombone – Bill Russo (tracks: 3, 5 to 10, 12 to 14), Bob Burgess (tracks: 12 to 14), Bob Fitzpatrick (tracks: 3, 5 to 10), Dick Kenney (tracks: 5 to 9), Frank Rosolino (tracks: 12 to 14), Harry Betts (tracks: 1, 3, 5 to 9), Keith Moon (2) (tracks: 12 to 14), Milt Bernhart (tracks: 1, 3)
Bass Trombone – Bart Varsalona (tracks: 1, 3), George Roberts (tracks: 5 to 10, 12 to 14)
Tuba – Stan Fletcher (tracks: 5 to 9)
Drums – Frank Capp (tracks: 10, 11), Shelly Manne (tracks: 1, 3, 5 to 9), Stan Levey (tracks: 12 to 14)
Piano – Stan Kenton (tracks: 1 to 3, 5 to 10, 12 to 14)
Guitar – Laurindo Almeida (tracks: 1, 3), Ralph Blaze (tracks: 5 to 10), Sal Salvador (tracks: 12 to 14)
Bass – Don Bagley (tracks: 3, 5 to 14)
Violin – Alex Law (tracks: 3 to 9), Anthony Doria (tracks: 3, 4), Barton Grey (tracks: 5 to 9), Ben Zimberoff (tracks: 5 to 9), Carl Ottobrino (tracks: 3, 4), Charlie Scarle (tracks: 5 to 9), Danny Napolitano (tracks: 5 to 9), Dave Schackne (tracks: 3, 4), Dwight Muma (tracks: 5 to 9), Earl Cornwell (tracks: 3 to 9), George Kast (tracks: 3, 4), Herbert Offner (tracks: 3, 4), Jim Cathcart (2) (tracks: 3, 4), Jim Holmes (2) (tracks: 3, 4), Lew Elias (tracks: 3, 4), Maurice Koukel (tracks: 5 to 9), Phil Davidson (5), Seb Mercurio
Viola – Aaron Shapiro (tracks: 5 to 9), Dave Smiley (tracks: 5 to 9), Leonard Selic (tracks: 3, 4), Paul Israel (tracks: 5 to 9), Sam Singer (2) (tracks: 3, 4), Stan Harris (2) (tracks: 3, 4)
Cello – Gabe Jellen (tracks: 5 to 9), Gregory Bemko (tracks: 3 to 9, 11), Zachary Bock (tracks: 3 to 9)
Double Bass – Abe Luboff (tracks: 5 to 9)

Producer – Michael Cuscuna
Mastered By – Malcolm Addey
Photography By – Lisa Cuscuna
Design – Patrick Roques
Liner Notes – Gunther Schuller, Max Harrison

00:00 Thermopylae
02:57 Everything Happens to Me
06:00 Incident in Jazz
09:28 House of Strings
13:46 A Horn
17:52 City of Glass (First Movement - Part 1): Entrance Into the City
22:25 City of Glass (First Movement - Part 2): The Structures
26:15 City of Glass (Second Movement): Dance Before the Mirror
30:41 City of Glass (Third Movement): Reflections
34:36 Modern Opus
37:53 A Cello
42:55 You Go to My Head
46:18 A Trumpet
51:08 An Orchestra
55:14 A Thought
1:00:09 Some Saxophones