White Elephant (band)

White Elephant, otherwise known as Mike Mainieri & Friends, was a jazz-rock big band made up of session and studio musicians based in New York City.[1]

Under the direction of Mike Mainieri (arranger, composer, keyboards, liner notes, percussion, producer & vocals), band members included Michael Brecker (tenor), Frank Vicari (tenor), George Young (alto) & Ronnie Cuber (baritone) on saxes; Randy Brecker, Jon Faddis & Lew Soloff on trumpets; Barry Rogers & Jon Pierson on trombones; as well as Steve Gadd, Tony Levin, Donald MacDonald, Warren Bernhardt, Joe Beck, David Spinozza and Hugh McCracken in the rhythm section. The band also included Nick Holmes (songwriter & vocalist), Sue Manchester (Vocalist), and Annie Sutton, aka Ann E. Sutton, (Vocalist).[2]

For the most part, their music was the result of late night jam sessions of various musicians who gathering in New York recording studios.[3] They released one eponymous double LP, simple called White Elephant, on Just Sunshine Records in 1972.[4] The final track on side 4 is a 7:10 version of "Auld Lang Syne". A promotional 7-inch single with two shorter versions of the song was sent to radio stations in time for the New Year.[5]

References
  1. Mike Mainieri at All About Jazz
  2. "Mike Mainieri - White Elephant". AllMusic. Just Sunshine Records. 1972.
  3. "White Elephant - Mike Mainieri and Friends". Exit 9 Records.
  4. "White Elephant". Discogs. Just Sunshine Records. 1972.
  5. "White Elephant – Auld Lang Syne". Discogs. Just Sunshine Records. 1972.
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