The Quintessence
The Quintessence | ||||
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Studio album by Quincy Jones | ||||
Released | February 1962[1] | |||
Recorded | November 29, December 18 and 22, 1961 | |||
Studio | Capitol Studios, New York City | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 30:58 | |||
Label | Impulse! | |||
Producer | Bob Thiele | |||
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [3] |
DownBeat | [2] |
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [4] |
The Quintessence is an album by Quincy Jones and his orchestra. It was released in 1962 and was his only album for Impulse! One critic called it "the sound of the modern, progressive big band at its pinnacle."[3]
Jones's band was an outgrowth of the orchestra used in the Broadway show Free and Easy and featured some of the personnel that Jones assembled in New York for the show's European dates.[5]
Contributors
The core band consists of Phil Woods, Melba Liston, Julius Watkins, and bassist Milt Hinton and pianist Patricia Bown on two sessions, with bassist Buddy Catlett and pianist Bobby Scott on another. The trumpet chairs are held alternately by players like Freddie Hubbard, Clark Terry, Thad Jones, and Snooky Young. Oliver Nelson, Frank Wess and Curtis Fuller also contributed.[3]
Track listing
- The Quintessence (Quincy Jones) - 4:21
- Robot Portrait (Billy Byers) - 5:25
- Little Karen (Benny Golson) - 3:44
- Straight, No Chaser (Thelonious Monk) - 2:26
- For Lena and Lennie (Jones) - 4:17
- Hard Sock Dance (Jones) - 3:20
- Invitation (Bronisław Kaper, Paul Francis Webster) - 3:35
- The Twitch (Byers) - 3:50
Tracks 5, 8 recorded on November 29, 1961; #2-3, 6 on December 18; 1, 4, 7 on December 22, 1961.
Personnel
Tracks 1, 4, 7
- Phil Woods, Oliver Nelson, Jerome Richardson - saxophone
- Billy Byers, Curtis Fuller, Thomas Mitchell - trombone
- Ernie Royal, Snooky Young, Joe Newman, Thad Jones - trumpet
- Julius Watkins, James Buffington, Earl Chapin, Ray Alonge - French horn
- Harvey Phillips - tuba
- Gloria Agostini - harp
- Patricia Bown - piano
- Milt Hinton - bass
- James Johnson - drums
Tracks 2, 3, 6
- Eric Dixon, Frank Wess, Phil Woods, Oliver Nelson - saxophone
- Freddie Hubbard, Al Derisi, Snooky Young, Thad Jones - trumpet
- Melba Liston, Billy Byers, Paul Faulise, Rodney Levitt - trombone
- Julius Watkins - French horn
- Patricia Bown - piano
- Milt Hinton - bass
- Bill English - drums
Tracks 5, 8
- Phil Woods, Eric Dixon, Jerome Richardson - saxophone
- Jerome Kail, Clyde Reasinger, Clark Terry, Joe Newman - trumpet
- Billy Byers, Paul Faulise, Melba Liston - trombone
- Julius Watkins - French horn
- Bobby Scott - piano
- George Catlett - bass
- Stu Martin - drums
Production
- Bob Thiele - producer
- Frank Abbey - engineer
- Pete Turner - cover photograph
References
- ^ Billboard Feb 17, 1962
- ^ DownBeat: May 10, 1962 vol. 29, no. 10
- ^ a b c Jurek, Thom. "The Quintessence". AllMusic. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 797. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
- ^ Gladu, Martin (10 March 2008). "Quincy Jones And His Orchestra: The Quintessence". All About Jazz. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
See also
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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)"
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Single collaborations |
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- The Color Purple (1985 film)
- Quincy
- The Color Purple (2023 film)
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