This whopping three-disc, 36-track collection of the music of Quincy Jones -- as a bandleader, composer, pianist, producer, and arranger -- dates from the years 1951-1956. This five-year period documents Jones' exclusive work in the field of jazz and his brilliant move toward soundtrack work as well, which took him toward the mainstream of popular music as an auteur. Jones is surrounded here by an astonishing array of players including the Adderley Brothers, Betty Carter, Ray Bryant, Dizzy Gillespie, Art Farmer, Urbie Green, Milt Jackson, Philly Joe Jones, Wynton Kelly, Melba Liston, Charles Mingus, Oscar Pettiford, Dinah Washington, Al Cohn, Sonny Stitt, Kenny Clarke, and dozens of others. Whether he is performing his own early material such as "Bum's Rush," "Tuma," or "Quince," offering a reading of a standard such as "My Old Flame" or "Stardust," or leading an arrangement by one of his bandmates such as Gigi Gryce's "Up in Quince's Room" or Farmer's brilliant finger-popper "Mau Mau," the result is the same: refreshingly bold charts, exceptional harmonics, and inspired performances from his bands. Jones was able to inspire and draw out the best in players from many schools of jazz regardless of reputation or ability, and the proof is all here. This is a stellar collection, with fine sound and decent notes, and it is offered at a great price point. ~ Thom Jurek, All Music Guide
The Q in Jazz
11/12/2007 | Golden Stars Holland
All Music Guide Review
The Q in Jazz Track Listing
Credits of The Q in Jazz
- Billy Mackel
- Guitar
- Wendell Marshall
- Bass
- Jack Nimitz
- Sax (Baritone)
- Jack Noren
- Drums
- Jimmy Nottingham
- Trumpet
- Charlie Persip
- Drums
- Bobby Plater
- Sax (Alto)
- Benny Powell
- Trombone
- Paul Quinichette
- Sax (Tenor)
- Sol Schlinger
- Sax (Baritone)
- Leo Shepherd
- Trumpet
- Clifford Solomon
- Sax (Tenor)
- Jean-Louis Viale
- Drums
- Benny Vasseur
- Trombone
- Carl Warwick
- Trumpet
- John Williams
- Piano
- Kai Winding
- Trombone
- Phil Woods
- Sax (Alto)
- Al Hayse
- Trombone
- Chauncey Welch
- Trombone
- Gunnar Johnson
- Bass
- Ed Mullins
- Trumpet
- Paul Pai-Shih Lee
- Trombone
- André Debonneville
- Sax (Tenor)
- Roy Hamlin Johnson
- Bass
- Bunny Bardach
- Sax (Tenor)
- Ellis Bartee
- Drums
- Jo Jones All Stars
- Drums
- Don Lamond
- Drums, Tympani (Timpani)
- Billy Mure
- Guitar
- Jimmy Cobb
- Drums
- Alan Dawson
- Drums
- Al Cohn
- Sax (Tenor)
- Danny Bank
- Flute, Sax (Baritone)
- Gil Bernal
- Sax (Tenor)
- Keter Betts
- Bass
- Art Blakey
- Drums
- Johnny Board
- Sax (Tenor)
- William Boucaya
- Sax (Baritone)
- Nelson Boyd
- Bass
- Simon Brehm
- Bass
- Billy Byers
- Trombone
- Clark Terry
- Trumpet
- Kenny Clarke
- Drums
- Don Elliott
- Trumpet, Vibraphone
- Ernie Wilkins
- Sax (Tenor)
- Marty Flax
- Sax (Baritone)
- Frank Foster
- Sax (Tenor)
- Barry Galbraith
- Guitar
- Bernie Glow
- Trumpet
- Joe Harris
- Drums
- Milt Hinton
- Bass
- J.J. Johnson
- Trombone
- Osie Johnson
- Drums
- Jimmy Jones
- Piano
- Ben Kynard
- Sax (Baritone)
- Curtis Lowe
- Sax (Tenor)
- Cannonball Adderley
- Sax (Alto)
- Nat Adderley
- Cornet
- Benny Bailey
- Trumpet
- Ray Bryant
- Piano
- Milt Buckner
- Organ
- Betty Carter
- Vocals
- Jimmy Cleveland
- Trombone
- Art Farmer
- Trumpet
- Dizzy Gillespie
- Trumpet
- Joe Gordon
- Trumpet
- Freddie Green
- Guitar
- Urbie Green
- Trombone
- Al Grey
- Trombone
- Gigi Gryce
- Sax (Alto)
- Lionel Hampton
- Vibraphone
- Milt Jackson
- Vibraphone
- Eddie Jefferson
- Vocals
- Philly Joe Jones
- Drums
- Quincy Jones
- Piano, Trumpet, Arranger, Director
- Thad Jones
- Trumpet
- Wynton Kelly
- Piano
- Melba Liston
- Trombone
- Herbie Mann
- Flute, Sax (Tenor)
- Helen Merrill
- Vocals
- Pierre Michelot
- Bass
- Charles Mingus
- Bass
- Joe Newman
- Trumpet
- Anthony Ortega
- Flute, Sax (Alto)
- Cecil Payne
- Sax (Baritone)
- Oscar Pettiford
- Bass, Cello
- Jerome Richardson
- Flute, Sax (Alto), Sax (Tenor)
- Max Roach
- Drums
- Horace Silver
- Piano
- Sonny Stitt
- Sax (Alto)
- Lucky Thompson
- Sax (Tenor)
- George Wallington
- Piano
- Dinah Washington
- Vocals
- Dave Burns
- Trumpet
- Arne Domnérus
- Clarinet, Sax (Alto)
- Lars Gullin
- Sax (Baritone)
- Bengt Hallberg
- Piano
- Rod Levitt
- Trombone
- Hal McKusick
- Sax (Alto)
- Ake Persson
- Trombone
- Seldon Powell
- Sax (Tenor)
- Gene Quill
- Sax (Alto)
- Frank Rehak
- Trombone
- Henri Renaud
- Piano
- Ernie Royal
- Trumpet
- Nick Travis
- Trumpet
- Joe Wilder
- Trumpet













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