Quincy Jones - The Quintessence - SHM-CD

Description:

Jazz Department Store" Campaign [impulse! Edition] Universal Music, a treasure trove of jazz labels, is proud to present the ultimate new catalog series "Jazz Department Store". Each label has selected the very best recordings for this series! Quincy, who has shone in the history of popular music as a producer for Michael Jackson and others, has left behind some of his finest big band jazz works in his youth. Based on his experience with the Count Basie and Lionel Hampton orchestras, Quincy delivers the essence of the acoustic sound. Phil Woods and other solos are also superb. Recorded in New York City on November 29, December 18, and 22, 1961. Quincy Jones (arr, cond), Freddie Hubbard, Thad Jones, Clark Terry (tp), Curtis Fuller (tb), Phil Woods (as), Frank Wess, Oliver Nelson (ts), Patty Bowne (p), Milt Hinton (b), etc.

Tracklisting:

1 QUINTESSENCE
2 ROBOT PORTRAIT
3 LITTLE KAREN
4 STRAIGHT. NO CHASER
5 FOR LENA AND LENNIE
6 HARD SOCK DANCE
7 INVITATION
8 THE TWITCH