Album · 1975
First Cuckoo
Tracklist
1
Funk Yourself
First Cuckoo
4:13
2
Black Dog
First Cuckoo
4:19
3
Crabwalk
First Cuckoo
7:45
4
Adam's Hotel
First Cuckoo
3:38
5
Caravan / Watusi Strut
First Cuckoo
11:36
6
Speak Low
First Cuckoo
4:32
7
First Cuckoo (On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring)
First Cuckoo
4:00
In print
First pressed 1975, still pressed 2026 — 55 pressings across 23 countries.
Credits
Charlie Conrad
Engineer
Jeffrey M. Kawalek
Engineer
Jim Bonnefond
Engineer
Alan Shulman
Instrument · strings, cello
Alfred Brown
Instrument · strings, viola
Al Rubin
Instrument · horns, trumpet, flugelhorn
Brooks Tillotson
Instrument · horns, french horn
Charles McCracken
Instrument · strings, cello
David Nadien
Instrument · strings, violin
Elliot Rosoff
Instrument · strings, violin
Elliott Randall
Instrument · guitar
Gene Orloff
Instrument · strings, violin
George Marge
Instrument · flute
Harry Cykman
Instrument · strings, violin
Harry Lookofsky
Instrument · strings, violin
Hubert Laws
Instrument · flute
Hugh McCracken
Instrument · electric guitar
Irving Space
Instrument · violin
Irving Spice
Instrument · strings, violin
Jim Buffington
Instrument · horns, french horn
John Gatchell
Instrument · horns, trumpet, flugelhorn
John Tropea
Instrument · electric guitar
Julien Barber
Instrument · strings, viola
Kermit Moore
Instrument · strings, cello
Lou Marini
Instrument · flute
Max Ellen
Instrument · strings, violin
Max Pollikoff
Instrument · strings, violin
Nick Remo
Instrument · drums
Romeo Penque
Instrument · flute
Rubens Bassini
Instrument · congas
Russ Savakus
Instrument · strings, bass
Sam Burtis
Instrument · horns, trombone
Selwart Clarke
Instrument · strings, violin
Steve Gadd
Instrument · drums
Tony Price
Instrument · horns, tuba
Urbie Green
Instrument · horns, trombone
Will Lee
Instrument · bass
Arnaldo DeSouteiro
Mastering · remastered by
Brian Ingoldsby
Mastering · lacquer cut by
Frank Hulbert
Mastering · lacquer cut by
Kevin Gray
Mastering · lacquer cut by
M (111)
Mastering · lacquer cut by
Raúl Luna
Mastering · lacquer cut by [runout etching . · . ·]
Richard Langham
Mastering · lacquer cut by
Carmine Macedonia
Photography
Alberto Cacciola
Producer · co-producer [special collaboration on production]
Dan Gershon
Producer
Eumir Deodato
Producer
Duke Ellington
Writer
Frederick Delius
Writer
Gene Page
Writer
Irving Mills
Writer
John Paul Jones
Writer
Juan Tizol
Writer
Kurt Weill
Writer
Marcos Valle
Writer
Ogden Nash
Writer
Robert Plant
Writer