BILL WATROUS -The Manhattan Wildlife Refuge

ZIP CITY

While he didn’t get credit for it here, this tune was written and arranged by Phil Kelly. Its original name was Zip Code 2005. Kelly was not happy with the tempo that Watrous played it. He said it was far too fast and it was the reason he choose to record it at the intended tempo.  Check it out your self on Phil Kelly’s recording,  My Museum.

Manhattan Wildlife Refuge and its follow-up, The Tiger of San Pedro, are the only two recordings of trombonist Bill Watrous' impressive big band of the mid-'70s. Watrous, who takes an uncharacteristically crazy cadenza on "Fourth Floor Walk-Up," is in top form on such numbers as Chick Corea's "Spain," "Dichotomy," and "Zip City." Among his more notable sidemen are trumpeter Danny Stiles, guitarist Joe Beck, and pianist Dick Hyman. Available on CD as of July 2007, this reissue has been well worth waiting for.

Artist	Credit
John Gatchell	Trumpet
Charles Small	Trombone
Joe Petrizzo	Trombone
Wayne Andre	Trombone
Joe Randazzo	Trombone, Trombone (Bass)
Joe Beck	Guitar
Ed Xiques	Flute, Sax (Alto), Sax (Soprano)
Alan Gauvin	Flute, Flute (Alto), Sax (Soprano)
George Triffon	Flugelhorn, Trumpet
Dean Pratt	Flugelhorn, Trumpet
Danny Stiles	Flugelhorn, Soloist, Trumpet
Dick Hyman	Fender Rhodes, Moog Synthesizer, Piano, Piano (Electric), Synthesizer
Ed Soph	Drums, Percussion
Charles Lagond	Clarinet, Flute, Sax (Tenor)
Frank Perowsky	Clarinet, Flute, Sax (Soprano), Sax (Tenor)
John Miller	Bass, Bass (Electric)
Bill Watrous	Arranger, Composer, Primary Artist, Producer, Trombone