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At the time, Body Heat was a breathtaking leap for Quincy Jones, right into the very heart of mainstream commercial soul -- and it turned out to be very lucrative, rising to number six on the pop album charts. Jazz per se has been left far behind but the same musical sensibility, the same brilliant production skills, and the same knack for what will appeal to a wider audience are still at work, and the result is a surprisingly pleasing album. Amazingly, Jones still draws a constellation of jazz stars into his studio bands (Herbie Hancock, Frank Rosolino, Hubert Laws, Jerome Richardson, Grady Tate, Bob James), plus soul names like Billy Preston, Bernard Purdie and the soon-to-be-ubiquitous guitarist Wah Wah Watson. The emphasis, though, is first on the honeyed soul vocals from a variety of newcomers, and second on the funky grooves laced with the buzz of now-prized analogue synthesizers and wah-wah guitars. There is one reminder of Jones' big-band days, a busy electronic retro-fitting of his classic chart of Benny Golson's "Along Came Betty," where one can hear Laws blow at some length. Otherwise, to paraphrase Jones himself, if you check your jazz boots at the door, you might enjoy this.
© Richard S. Ginell /TiVo
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Charles May, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - JOHNNY MANDEL, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Quincy Jones, Producer, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - RAY BROWN, Producer - TOM BAHLER, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Leon Ware, ComposerLyricist - Dave Grusin, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Bruce Carleton Fisher, ComposerLyricist - Stan Richardson, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1974 UMG Recordings, Inc.
P. Brown, ComposerLyricist - Joe Greene, ComposerLyricist - Quincy Jones, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - RAY BROWN, Producer - TOM BAHLER, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1974 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Benard Ighner, ComposerLyricist - Quincy Jones, Producer, Arranger, Work Arranger, MainArtist
℗ 1974 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Quincy Jones, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - RAY BROWN, Producer - TOM BAHLER, ComposerLyricist - Dave Grusin, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1974 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Benard Ighner, ComposerLyricist - Quincy Jones, Producer, Arranger, Work Arranger, MainArtist
℗ 1974 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Quincy Jones, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Leon Ware, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1974 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Quincy Jones, Producer, MainArtist - RAY BROWN, Producer - Valdy, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1974 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Quincy Jones, Producer, MainArtist - RAY BROWN, Producer - Benny Golson, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1974 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Pamela Sawyer, ComposerLyricist - Charles May, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - JOHNNY MANDEL, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Quincy Jones, Producer, Arranger, Recording Arranger, Work Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - TOM BAHLER, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Leon Ware, ComposerLyricist - Dave Grusin, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1974 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Album review
At the time, Body Heat was a breathtaking leap for Quincy Jones, right into the very heart of mainstream commercial soul -- and it turned out to be very lucrative, rising to number six on the pop album charts. Jazz per se has been left far behind but the same musical sensibility, the same brilliant production skills, and the same knack for what will appeal to a wider audience are still at work, and the result is a surprisingly pleasing album. Amazingly, Jones still draws a constellation of jazz stars into his studio bands (Herbie Hancock, Frank Rosolino, Hubert Laws, Jerome Richardson, Grady Tate, Bob James), plus soul names like Billy Preston, Bernard Purdie and the soon-to-be-ubiquitous guitarist Wah Wah Watson. The emphasis, though, is first on the honeyed soul vocals from a variety of newcomers, and second on the funky grooves laced with the buzz of now-prized analogue synthesizers and wah-wah guitars. There is one reminder of Jones' big-band days, a busy electronic retro-fitting of his classic chart of Benny Golson's "Along Came Betty," where one can hear Laws blow at some length. Otherwise, to paraphrase Jones himself, if you check your jazz boots at the door, you might enjoy this.
© Richard S. Ginell /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 9 track(s)
- Total length: 00:38:31
- Main artists: Quincy Jones
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: A&M
- Genre: Jazz
© 1974 A&M Records ℗ 1974 A&M Records
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