Big Bird Leads the Band

Big Bird Leads the Band is a 1977 Sesame Street album in which Big Bird learns about the orchestra.
==Track listing==
Side One 
#Old MacDonald Had a Band
#Four Fun
#The Mary Had a Little Lamb March
#Merry-Go-Round Waltz
#Hop, Skip and Jump
#Frere Jacques
#Turn Over the Record
Side Two 
#Jolly Jamboree
#Hickory Dickory Dock
#What Was That?
#Rock, Roll 'N Rattle
#If Only...
#Alphabet Song
#Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star
#Grand Band Finale
==Cast==
*Caroll Spinney as Big Bird 
*L. Korsky-Davidoff as The Band Leader
==Notes==
The back of the LP features mock praise quotes from celebrities in the classical music and big band world:
* André Pigeon - André Previn
* Dick Cluck - Dick Clark
* Mitch Mallard - Mitch Miller
* John Birdcage - John Cage
* Leonard Birdstein - Leonard Bernstein
* Budgie Rich - Buddy Rich
* Arthur Tweedler - Arthur Fiedler
* David Ostrich - David Oistrakh
* William Parrot - William Perry
* Isaac Tern - Isaac Stern
* José Grackle - José Greco
* W. S. Gilbird and A. S. Gullivan - Gilbert and Sullivan
==Credits==
*Album produced and written by David Korr
*Music composed, arranged and conducted by Jim Timmens
*Music coordinator: Danny Epstein
*Project supervisor: Arthur Shimkin
*Project director: Sharon Lerner
*Project coordinator: Debbie Kovacs
*Art director: Robert Pierce
*Cover photography by Neil Selkirk
*Arrangements by D. Conner, L. Morton, E. Sauter, D. Smith, and J. Timmens
==The Band==
*Horns: Wayne Andre, Jim Buffington, Mel Davis, Tony Price
*Reeds & Woodwinds: Wally Kane, Al Klink, George Marge
*Percussion: Danny Epstein, Phil Kraus, Steve Little 
*Bass: Bob Cranshaw
*Guitar: Jim Mitchell
*Strings: Paul Gershman, Charles McCracken, David Nadein, Emanuel Vardi
==Other releases==
File:Noimage-big.png|Sesame Street RecordsC 5080 
File:BigBirdLeadsBand8track.jpg|Sesame Street Records 
==International releases==
File:Axis6356BigBirdLeadsBand.jpg|AustraliaAxis RecordsAXIS 6356
File:AxisBigBirdLeadsBandCover.jpg|AustraliaAxis RecordsTC-AXIS-6356
File:Summit1977BBLeadsBand.jpg|AustraliaSummit Records8004
File:Noimage-big.png|AustraliaSummit Records8004 
==See also==
*Sesame Street discography
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Category:Sesame Street Albums
Category:Sesame Street Classical