Track listing

1. "2001 Theme
   Also sprach Zarathustra (Richard Strauss)
   Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30 is a tone poem by Richard Strauss, composed in 1896 and inspired by Friedrich Nietzsche's philosophical treatise of the same name. The composer conducted its first performance on 27 November 1896 in Frankfurt...
   
   " (Richard Strauss
   Richard Strauss
   Richard Georg Strauss was a leading German composer of the late Romantic and early modern eras. He is known for his operas, which include Der Rosenkavalier and Salome; his Lieder, especially his Four Last Songs; and his tone poems and orchestral works, such as Death and Transfiguration, Till...
   
   ) – 1:05
2. "Riverhead Polka" (Resetar) – 2:38
3. "Play Me Some Polka Music" (Sturr) – 2:35
4. "Fire on the Mountain Polka" (Sturr) – 2:50
5. "Why Do I Have to Choose" (Nelson) – 4:09
6. "String of Pearls" (Gray) – 3:33
7. "Hey Pretty Girl" (Terasek) – 3:31
8. "Blue Skirt Waltz" (traditional) – 4:19
9. "Clarinet Polka" (traditional) – 3:23
10. "Orange Blossom Special" (Rouse) – 2:21
11. "Before They Take Me Away" (Zarski) – 3:22
12. "Bird Dance" (Rendall, Thomas) – 2:37
13. "Generals Polka" (Wojnarowski) – 3:58
14. "Ice Castles" (Marvin Hamlisch
    Marvin Hamlisch
    Marvin Frederick Hamlisch is an American composer. He is one of only thirteen people to have been awarded Emmys, Grammys, Oscars, and a Tony . He is also one of only two people to EGOT and also win a Pulitzer Prize...
    
    ) – 3:46
15. "Dixie Closing" – 4:45

Personnel

• Gene Bartkiewicz – accordion
  Accordion
  The accordion is a box-shaped musical instrument of the bellows-driven free-reed aerophone family, sometimes referred to as a squeezebox. A person who plays the accordion is called an accordionist....
  
  
• Skip Bierstien – bass
• Dennis Coyman – drums
• Kent Crawford – art direction
• Johnny Karas – tenor saxophone
  Tenor saxophone
  The tenor saxophone is a medium-sized member of the saxophone family, a group of instruments invented by Adolphe Sax in the 1840s. The tenor, with the alto, are the two most common types of saxophones. The tenor is pitched in the key of B, and written as a transposing instrument in the treble...
  
  , vocals
• Joe Magnuszewski – arranger, clarinet
  Clarinet
  The clarinet is a musical instrument of woodwind type. The name derives from adding the suffix -et to the Italian word clarino , as the first clarinets had a strident tone similar to that of a trumpet. The instrument has an approximately cylindrical bore, and uses a single reed...
  
  , alto saxophone
  Alto saxophone
  The alto saxophone is a member of the saxophone family of woodwind instruments invented by Belgian instrument designer Adolphe Sax in 1841. It is smaller than the tenor but larger than the soprano, and is the type most used in classical compositions...
  
  
• Al Noble – trumpet
  Trumpet
  The trumpet is the musical instrument with the highest register in the brass family. Trumpets are among the oldest musical instruments, dating back to at least 1500 BCE. They are played by blowing air through closed lips, producing a "buzzing" sound which starts a standing wave vibration in the air...
  
  
• Jim Osborn – trumpet

• Eric Parks – trumpet
• Tom Pick – engineer, mixing
• Jimmy Sturr
  Jimmy Sturr
  James W. "Jimmy" Sturr, Jr. is a polka musician, trumpeter/clarinetist/saxophonist and leader of Jimmy Sturr & His Orchestra. His recordings have won 18 out of the 24 Grammy Awards given for Best Polka Album. Sturr's orchestra is on the Top Ten List of the All-Time Grammy Awards, and has acquired...
  
   – arranger, clarinet, producer, alto saxophone
• Jimmy Sturr and His Orchestra – performer
• Frank Urbanovitch – fiddle
  Fiddle
  The term fiddle may refer to any bowed string musical instrument, most often the violin. It is also a colloquial term for the instrument used by players in all genres, including classical music...
  
  
• Ken Uy – piano
  Piano
  The piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...
  
  
• Henry Will – arranger