Abnuceals Emuukha Electric Symphony Orchestra

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Abnuceals Emuukha Electric Symphony Orchestra
Genre(s)	Experimental music
Years active	1959–1988
Former members
see Band lineup

The Abnuceals Emuukha Electric Symphony Orchestra was a loose group of studio musicians who recorded experimental music in the United States between 1959-1988. Their first appearance on record was on the Chipmunks single Alvin's Orchestra in 1959, and their last appearance was on the Who Framed Roger Rabbit soundtrack in 1988.

[edit] Band lineup

Tenure durations listed in parenthesis.

• Harold Ayres - strings (1959-1974)
• John Balkin - bass (1959-1974)
• Arnold Belnick - violin (1959-1974)
• Harold G. Bemko - strings (1959-1974)
• Chuck Berghofer - bass (1959-1974)
• Jimmy Bond - bass (1959-1974)
• Arthur E. Briegleb - french horn (1959-1974)
• Dennis Budimir - guitar (1959-1979)
• Frankie Capp - drums, Latin percussion (1959-1979)
• Don Christlieb - bassoon, contra bassoon (1959-1979)
• Gene Cipriano - oboe, flute, bass flute, E flat clarinet, bass clarinet, contra bass clarinet (1959-1979)
• Vincent DeRosa - french horn (1959-1974)
• Joseph Difiore - strings (1959-1974)
• David Duke - french horn (1959-1979)
• Jesse Ehrlich - strings (1959-1974)
• Alan Estes - percussion (1959-1974)
• Gene Estes - mallets, percussion, tympani, Latin percussion (1959-1974)
• Victor Feldman - tympani, Latin, percussion, mallets (1959-1979)
• Bunk Gardner - flute, piccolo, clarinet, bass clarinet, bassoon, bass, soprano, tenor saxes (1959-1979—left after participation in Animalympics scoring session)
• James Getzoff - strings (1959-1979)
• Philip Goldberg - strings (1959-1974)
• John Guerin - drums (1959-1974)
• Bruce Hampton - chorus (1959-1974)
• Jim Haynes - guitar (1959-1974)
• Harry Hyams - strings (1959-1974)
• Jules Jacob - oboe, English horn, flute, piccolo, tenor sax (1959-1974)
• Pete Jolly - piano, celeste, electric harpsichord (1959-1974)
• Raymond Kelley - cello (1959-1974)
• Harold Kelling - chorus (1959-1974)
• Jerry Kessler - cello (1959-1974)
• John Kilgore - chorus (1959-1974)
• Alexander Koltun - strings (1959-1974)
• Bernard Kundell - violin (1959-1974)
• William Kurasch - strings (1959-1974)
• Mike Lang - piano, celeste, electric harpsichord (1959-1974)
• Arthur Maebe - french horn (1959-1974)
• Leonard Malarsky - strings (1959-1974)
• Shelly Manne - drums (1959-1979)
• Lincoln Mayorga - piano, celeste, electric harpsichord (1959-1979)
• Lew McCreary - trombone (1959-1974)
• Ted Nash - flute, bass flute, alto sax, contra b. clarinet, clarinet, bass clarinet (1959-1974)
• Richard Perissi - french horn (1959-1974)
• Charlie Phillips - chorus (1959-1974)
• Thomas Poole - percussion (1959-1974)
• George Price - french horn (1959-1974)
• Jerome J. Reisler - strings (1959-1974)
• Emil Richards(Radocchia) - mallets, percussion, tympani, Latin percussion (1959-1979)
• Lyle Ritz - bass (1959-1974)
• Tony Rizzi - guitar (1959-1974)
• Robert Ross - arranger (1959-1974)
• Johnny Rotella - flute, piccolo, baritone sax, E flat contra clarinet, bass clarinet, clarinet, bass and alto sax (1959-1979)
• Joseph Saxon - strings (1959-1974)
• Ralph Schaeffer - strings (1959-1979)
• Leonard Selic - strings (1959-1979)
• Ken Shroyer - tenor and bass trombone, bass trumpet (also formed the orchestra) (1959-1974)
• Paul Smith - piano, celeste, electric harpsichord (1959-1979)
• Tommy Tedesco - guitar, bells, bongos (1959-1974)
• Al Viola - guitar (1959-1974)
• Kenneth Watson - percussion (1959-1974)
• Bob West - bass (1959-1974)
• Ronnie Williams - chorus (1959-1974)
• Tibor Zelig - violin (1959-1974)
• Jimmy Zito - trumpet, flugelhorn, piccolo (1959-1974)
• John Bergamo - percussion (1975-1988)
• Tom Raney - percussion (1975-1988)
• Terry Bozzio - drums (1975-1988)
• Dave Parlato - bass (1975-1988)
• Mike Lang - keyboards (1975-1988)
• Andre Lewis - keyboards (1980-1988)
• Ralph Grierson - keyboards (1980-1988)
• Bill Mays - clavinet (1975-1988)
• Bobby Dubow - violin (1975-1988)
• John Wittenberg - violin (1975-1988)
• Pamela Goldsmith - viola (1975-1988)
• Jerry Kessler - cello (1975-1988)
• Lou Anne Neill - harp (1975-1988)
• Gene Goe - trumpet (1975-1988)
• Malcolm McNab - trumpet (1975-1988)
• Roy Poper - trumpet, flugelhorn, piccolo trumpet (1975-1988)
• Bruce Fowler - trombone (1975-1988)
• Jock Ellis - trombone (1975-1988)
• Dana Hughes - bass trombone (1975-1988)
• Don Waldrop - tuba and contrabass trombone (1975-1988)
• Arthur Briegleb - French horn (1975-1988)
• David Shostac - flute (1975-1988)
• Earle Dumler - oboe (1975-1988)
• Jay Migliori - woodwinds (1975-1988)
• Victor Morosco - flute, clarinet, saxophone (1975-1988)
• Mike Altschul - flute and clarinet (1975-1988)
• Ray Reed - flute (1975-1988)
• Tommy Morgan – harmonica (1975-1988)
• Joann McNab - bassoon (1975-1988)
• Ray Pizzi - bassoon or clarinet (1975-1988)

[edit] Trivia

• "Alvin's Orchestra" reached #33 on Billboard's Pop Singles in 1960. This was the Chipmunks' fourth single to chart on the Billboard charts.
• The Abnuceals Emuukha Electric Symphony Orchestra appeared on Frank Zappa's first solo album, Lumpy Gravy.