The White Elephant Orchestra,[1][2] later known as 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]
For the most part, their music was the result of late night jam sessions of various musicians who gathering in New York recording studios.[2] They released one eponymous double LP, simply 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]
Referencesedit
^ abc"Mike Mainieri". All About Jazz. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
^ ab"White Elephant - Mike Mainieri and Friends". Exit 9 Records.
^"Mike Mainieri - White Elephant". AllMusic. Just Sunshine Records. 1972.
^"White Elephant". Discogs. Just Sunshine Records. 1972.
^"White Elephant – Auld Lang Syne". Discogs. Just Sunshine Records. 1972.
January 01, 1970
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