QUINCY JONES - BIRTH OF A BAND (180g IMPORT LP)

Quincy Jones was already a well-respected arranger when this Mercury Hi-Fi Stereo album came out.  While Count Basie penned the main liner notes it’s what’s on the side bar that many will find most interesting including microphone usage, the musician credits, and a line “This album is a cross section of the type of music the band will play at jazz concerts and/or proms across the country.”  What a band it was!  The lineup includes Zoot Sims, Clark Terry, Frank Wess, Phil Woods, Joe Newman, Harry “Sweets” Edison, Sam “The Man” Taylor, Milt Hinton, Urbie Green, and even Quincy himself on trumpet.  A swingin’ album full of great voicings and solos.

1. The Birth Of a Band
2. Moanin'
3. I Remember Clifford
4. Along Came Betty
5. Tickletoe
6. Happy Faces
7. Whisper Not
8. The Gypsy
9. A Change of Pace
10. Tuxedo Junction