Carl Fontana: The Great Fontana / An Uptown Christmas

Date:	Thursday, September 5, 1985
Label/Number:	Uptown 2728 / 2733
Personnel:	Carl Fontana (tb) Al Cohn (ts) Richard Wyands (p) Ray Drummond (b) Akira Tana (d)
Tracks:	Shoutin’ On A Riff / It Might As Well Be Spring / Soon / I Thought About You / Showcase / Polka Dots And Moonbeams / Always / Expubident / What’s New / America The Beautiful / Winter Wonderland
Location:	Englewood Cliffs
Producer:	Robert E. Sunenblick & Mabel Fraser
Liner Notes:	Peter Watrous /
Research Comments:	Some of these tracks were recorded the following day. The liner notes contain “A note from RUDY VAN GELDER: ‘When I get a minute and I want to listen to something I recently recorded, I play Carl Fontana’s Polka Dots And Moonbeams for pure pleasure.’”
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Sources:	CDJ TL BRXCD LOC