Quincy Jones
Though now a world-renowned media mogul, Quincy Jones began as a jazz prodigy, composing for a galaxy of big names as well as his own star-packed ensembles. Geoffrey Smith celebrates his jazz roots.
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Lionel Hampton
Kingfish
- Lionel Hampton Classics 1951-1953.
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Dizzy Gillespie
Jessica's Day
- Four Classic Albums.
- Avid.
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Dizzy Gillespie, Hank Mobley, Wade Legge, Lou Hackney & Charlie Persip
Hey Pete
- Dizzy Gillespie 1953-1954.
- Classics.
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Quincy Jones
Stockholm Sweetnin'
- This is How I Feel about Jazz.
- Lonehill Jazz.
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Quincy Jones
Evening In Paris
- This is How I Feel about Jazz.
- Lonehill Jazz.
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Dinah Washington
Makin' Whoopee
- THE SWINGIN' MISS "D".
- VERVE.
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Count Basie and His Orchestra
For Lena And Lennie
- ONE MORE TIME.
- ROULETTE.
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The Quincy Jones Orchestra
Birth Of A Band
- The Birth of the Band.
- MERCURY.
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The Quincy Jones Orchestra
Whisper Not
- The Birth of the Band.
- MERCURY.
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Quincy Jones and His Orchestra
Straight, No Chaser
- THE QUINTESSENCE.
- MCA.
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Quincy Jones and His Orchestra
Hard Sock Dance
- THE QUINTESSENCE.
- MCA.
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Ray Charles
Let The Good Times Roll
- Brother Ray The Genius.
- Fremeaux & Associes.
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Quincy Jones
Killer Joe
- WALKING IN SPACE.
- VERVE/A&M.
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Quincy Jones
Kingfish
Lionel Hampton
Quincy Jones
Classics Classics 1429
Benny Bailey, Quincy Jones, Ed Mullens, Leo Shepherd, Walter Williams, t; Jimmy Cleveland, Al Grey, Paul Lee, Benny Powell, tb; Bobby Plater, Jerome Richardson, f; Gil Bernal, Johnny Board, ts; Curtis Lowe, Ben Kynard,听 bar; Milt Buckner, p; Billy Mackel, g; Roy Johnson, b; Ellis Bartee, d.
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Jessica鈥檚 Day
Dizzy Gillespie
Quincy Jones
Avid AMSC 968
Dizzy Gillespie, Emmett Berry, Carl Warwick, Quincy Jones, Joe Gordon, t; Melba Liston, Frank Rehak, Rod Leavitt, tb; Phil Woods, Jimmy Powell, as; Ernie Wilkins, Billy Mitchell, ts; Marty Flax, bar; Walter Davis, p; Nelson Boyd, b; Charlie Persip, d.
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Hey Pete
Dizzy Gillespie
Buster Harding, Dizzy Gillespie
Avid AMSC 1028
Performers: Joe Gordon, Quincy Jones, EV Perry, Carl Warwick, t; Melba Liston, Frank Rehak, Rod Levitt, tb; Jimmy Powell, Phil Woods, as; Billy Mitchell, Ernie Wilkins, ts; Marty Flax, bar; Walter Davies, p; Nelson Boyd, b; Charlie Persip, d.
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Stockholm Sweetnin鈥櫶
Quincy Jones听
Quincy Jones
Lone Hill Jazz. LHJ 10273
Art Farmer, Ernie Glow, Ernie Royal, Joe Wilder, t; Jimmy Cleveland, Urbie Green, Frank Rehak, tb; Phil Woods, as; Bunny Bardach, Lucky Thompson, ts; Jerome Richardson, f; Jack Nimitz, bar; Hank Jones, p; Paul Chambers, b; Charlie Persip, d.
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Evening in Paris
Quincy Jones
Victor Feldman
Lone HILL Jazz LHJ 10273
Art Farmer, t; Jimmy Cleveland, tb; Gene Quill, as; Zoot Sims, ts; Herbie Mann, f; Jack Nimitz, bar; Hank Jones, p; Charlie Persip, d.
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Makin鈥 Whoopee
Dinah Washington
Donaldson/Kahn/Jones
Verve 5580742
Jimmy Maxwell, Charlie Shavers, Clark Terry, Doc Severinsen, t; Jimmy Cleveland, Urbie Green, Quentin Jackson, tb; Tommy Mitchell, baritone tb; Hal McKusick, as; Anthony Ortega, as; Jerome Richardson, Lucky Thompson, clarinet; Danny Bank, bar; Don Elliot, t; Clarence 鈥淪leepy鈥 Anderson, p; Barry Galbraith, guitar; Milt Hinton, b; Osie Johnson, d.
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For Lena and Lennie
Count Basie
Quincy Jones
Roulette CDP7972712 (1)
Thad Jones, Snooky Young, Wendell Culley, Joe Newman, t; Al Grey, Henry Coker, Benny Powell, tb; Marshall Royal, Frank Wess, Frank Foster, Billy Mitchell, Charles Fowlkes, sax; Count Basie, p; Freddie Green, guitar; Eddie Jones, b; Sonny Payne, d.
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The Birth of a Band
Quincy Jones
Quincy Jones
Mercury听 MMC 14038
Zoot Sims, Jerome Richardson ts;
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Whisper Not
Quincy Jones
Benny Golson
Mercury MMC 14038
Phil Woods, Frank Wess, Benny Golson, Zoot Sims, Sahib Shibab, sax; Jimmy Cleveland, Urbie Green, Melba Liston, Quentin Jackson, tb; Quincy Jones, Clark Terry, Ernie Royal, Joe Newma, t; Patricia Anne Bown, p; Milt Hinton, b; Sam Woodyard, d.
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Straight No Chaser
Quincy Jones
Thelonius Monk
听MCA MCAAD578 (1)
Snooky Young, Thad Jones, Joe Newman, Ernie Royal, t; Melba Liston, Curtis Fuller, Paul Faulise, Thomas Mitchell, Billy Byers, tb; Phil Woods, Oliver Nelson, Jerome Richardson, sax; Julius Watkins, James Buffington, Earl Chapin, Ray Alonge, frh; Harvey Phillips, tuba; Gloria Agostini, hrp; Patricia Bown, p; Milt Hinton, b; James Johnson, d.
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Hard Sock Dance
Quincy Jones
Quincy Jones
MCA MCAAD578 (1)
Thad Jones, Al DeRisi, Freddie Hubbard, Snooky Young, t; Rodney Levitt, Melba Liston, Paul Faulise, Billy Byers, tb; Phil Woods, Jerome Richardson, Eric Dixon, Frank Wess, Oliver Nelson, s; Patricia Bown, p; Milt Hinton, b; Bill English, d.
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Let the Good Times Roll
Ray Charles
Fremeaux FA 5350
Moore 鈥 Thread
Ray Charles, p & v; Snooky Young, Clark Terry, Ernie Royal, Marcus Belgrave, John Hunt, Joe Newman, t; Al Grey, Quentin Jackson, Melba Liston, Thomas Mitchell, tb; Marshall Royal, Frank Wess, as; Billy Mitchell, ts; Hank Crawford, Charlie Fowlkes, bar; Freddie Green, guitar; Edgar Willis, Eddie Jones, b; Charlie Persip, d.
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Killer Joe
Quincy Jones
Benny Golson
A&M CDA0801 听
Richardson, s; Freddie Hubbard, Lloyd Michels, Marvin Stamm, Dick Williams, t; Jimmy Cleveland, JJ Johnson, Alan Raph, Tony Studd, tb; Paul Griffin, p; Eric Gale, g; Ray Brown, b; Grady Tate, d.听Broadcast
- Sun 1 Jul 2018 00:00麻豆社 Radio 3
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