The Birth of a Band!
1959 studio album by Quincy Jones
The Birth of a Band! | ||||
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Studio album by Quincy Jones | ||||
Released | 1959 | |||
Recorded | February 9, March 9 & 10, May 26, 17 & 28 and June 16, 1959 | |||
Studio | Fine Recording, New York City | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Label | Mercury | |||
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The Birth of a Band! is an album by Quincy Jones that was released by Mercury with performances by Zoot Sims, Clark Terry, Harry Edison, and Phil Woods.[1]
Reception
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Allmusic |
The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow called it "one of his finest jazz recordings".[2]
Track listing
- "The Birth of a Band" (Quincy Jones) – 2:53
- "Moanin'" (Bobby Timmons) – 3:02
- "I Remember Clifford" (Benny Golson) – 3:42
- "Along Came Betty" (Golson) – 3:21
- "Tickle Toe" (Lester Young) – 2:55
- "Happy Faces" (Sonny Stitt) – 2:40
- "Whisper Not" (Golson) – 3:22
- "The Gypsy" (Billy Reid) – 4:05
- "A Change of Pace" (Harry Arnold, Quincy Jones) – 3:20
- "Tuxedo Junction" (Erskine Hawkins, Bill Johnson, Julian Dash, Buddy Feyne) – 2:44
Personnel
- Quincy Jones – arranger, conductor
- Harry Edison – trumpet
- Joe Newman – trumpet
- Ernie Royal – trumpet
- Clark Terry – trumpet
- Joe Wilder – trumpet
- Billy Byers – trombone
- Jimmy Cleveland – trombone
- Urbie Green – trombone
- Melba Liston – trombone
- Tom Mitchell – trombone
- Julius Watkins – French horn
- Jerome Richardson – flute, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, piccolo
- Frank Wess – alto saxophone, flute
- Phil Woods – alto saxophone
- Benny Golson – tenor saxophone
- Budd Johnson – tenor saxophone
- Zoot Sims – tenor saxophone
- Sam Taylor – tenor saxophone
- Danny Bank – baritone saxophone
- Sahib Shihab – baritone saxophone
- Patti Bown – piano
- Moe Wechsler – piano
- Kenny Burrell– guitar
- Les Spann – guitar
- Milt Hinton – bass
- Jimmy Crawford - drums
- Osie Johnson – drums
- Don Lamond – drums
- Sam Woodyard – drums
References
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- Jazz Abroad
- This Is How I Feel About Jazz
- Go West, Man!
- Quincy's Home Again
- The Birth of a Band!
- The Great Wide World of Quincy Jones
- I Dig Dancers
- The Quintessence
- Big Band Bossa Nova
- Quincy Jones Plays Hip Hits
- Quincy Jones Explores the Music of Henry Mancini
- Golden Boy
- Quincy Plays for Pussycats
- Quincy's Got a Brand New Bag
- Walking In Space
- Gula Matari
- Smackwater Jack
- You've Got It Bad Girl
- Body Heat
- Mellow Madness
- I Heard That!!
- Sounds...and Stuff Like That!!
- The Dude
- Back on the Block
- Q's Jook Joint
- The Original Jam Sessions 1969
- Q: Soul Bossa Nostra
- "Soul Bossa Nova"
- "Sanford and Son Theme (The Streetbeater)"
- "Stuff Like That"
- "Ai No Corrida"
- "Just Once"
- "One Hundred Ways"
- "I'll Be Good to You"
- "The Secret Garden (Sweet Seduction Suite)"
With Michael Jackson |
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With Frank Sinatra | |
Single collaborations |
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- The Color Purple (1985 film)
- Quincy
- The Color Purple (2023 film)