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Quincy Jones has had such strong success in pop music since the mid-'60s that it is easy to forget just how inventive and distinctive a jazz arranger he was during his prime years. This LP features the Quincy Jones Big Band shortly before they sailed to Europe as part of a Harold Arlen show. Surprisingly, none of the selections are Jones originals, and the arrangements were provided by Ernie Wilkins, Bill Potts, Al Cohn, and Ralph Burns. Despite Jones' absence musically (he did conduct the group), the music sounds very much like his work. With such fine soloists as altoist Phil Woods, tenorman Budd Johnson, Les Spann on guitar and flute, Julius Watkins on French horn (on "Everybody's Blues"), trumpeter Art Farmer, and two guest spots for trumpeter Lee Morgan, the music (highlighted by "Lester Leaps In," "Cherokee," and "Air Mail Special") featured a top-notch bop-oriented big band.
© Scott Yanow /TiVo
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Quincy Jones, Conductor, MainArtist - Ernie Wilkins, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Jerome Richardson, Flute, AssociatedPerformer - Lester Young, ComposerLyricist - Budd Johnson, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Les Spann, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Don Lamond, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Julius Watkins, French Horn, AssociatedPerformer - Patti Brown, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - B Jones, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Bob Fine, Producer
℗ 1959 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Quincy Jones, Conductor, MainArtist - Ernie Wilkins, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Patti Bown, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Sahib Shihab, Baritone Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Bob Fine, Producer
℗ 1959 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Duke Ellington, Composer - Jimmy Cleveland, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Quincy Jones, Conductor, MainArtist - Ernie Royal, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Irving Mills, ComposerLyricist - Lee Morgan, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Art Farmer, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Bill Potts, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Juan Tizol, ComposerLyricist - Jerome Richardson, Flute, Piccolo, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Phil Woods, Alto Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Buddy Catlett, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Billy Byers, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Budd Johnson, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmy Maxwell, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Urbie Green, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Nick travis, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Don Lamond, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Frank Rehak, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Julius Watkins, French Horn, AssociatedPerformer - Sahib Shihab, Baritone Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Lennie Johnson, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Patti Brown, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Porter Kilbert, Alto Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1959 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Quincy Jones, Conductor, MainArtist - Ernie Wilkins, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Julius Watkins, French Horn, AssociatedPerformer - Bob Fine, Producer
℗ 1959 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Quincy Jones, Conductor, MainArtist - Ernie Wilkins, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Ray Noble, ComposerLyricist - Art Farmer, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Bob Fine, Producer - Porter Kilbert, Alto Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1959 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Charlie Christian, ComposerLyricist - Quincy Jones, Conductor, MainArtist - Lee Morgan, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Benny Goodman, ComposerLyricist - Al Cohn, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Jim Mundy, ComposerLyricist - Bob Fine, Producer - Porter Kilbert, Alto Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1959 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Quincy Jones, Conductor, MainArtist - Irving Berlin, ComposerLyricist - Al Cohn, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Bob Fine, Producer
℗ 1959 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Quincy Jones, Conductor, MainArtist - Lee Morgan, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Art Farmer, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Al Cohn, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Phil Woods, Alto Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Don Redman, ComposerLyricist - Bob Fine, Producer
℗ 1959 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Quincy Jones, Conductor, MainArtist - Harold Arlen, ComposerLyricist - Bill Potts, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Phil Woods, Alto Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Truman Capote, ComposerLyricist - Bob Fine, Producer
℗ 1959 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Jimmy Cleveland, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Quincy Jones, Conductor, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Bill Potts, ComposerLyricist - Jerome Richardson, Flute, AssociatedPerformer - Bob Fine, Producer
℗ 1959 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Album review
Quincy Jones has had such strong success in pop music since the mid-'60s that it is easy to forget just how inventive and distinctive a jazz arranger he was during his prime years. This LP features the Quincy Jones Big Band shortly before they sailed to Europe as part of a Harold Arlen show. Surprisingly, none of the selections are Jones originals, and the arrangements were provided by Ernie Wilkins, Bill Potts, Al Cohn, and Ralph Burns. Despite Jones' absence musically (he did conduct the group), the music sounds very much like his work. With such fine soloists as altoist Phil Woods, tenorman Budd Johnson, Les Spann on guitar and flute, Julius Watkins on French horn (on "Everybody's Blues"), trumpeter Art Farmer, and two guest spots for trumpeter Lee Morgan, the music (highlighted by "Lester Leaps In," "Cherokee," and "Air Mail Special") featured a top-notch bop-oriented big band.
© Scott Yanow /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 10 track(s)
- Total length: 00:36:46
- Main artists: Quincy Jones
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Verve Reissues
- Genre: Jazz
© 1959 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc. ℗ 1959 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
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