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Format Details: Special Edition Yellow Vinyl / Yellow Vinyl
Release Date: 19 May 2023
Label: Poll Winner Records
Packaging Type: Jewel Case
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 8436542012034
Description
Two complete original albums by the great Quincy Jones big band, both of which received a five-star rating in Down Beat shortly after they were recorded.
'This Is How I Feel About Jazz' (ABC-Paramount ABC149, recorded in 1956) was Jones first LP as a leader. His previous recordings had been mostly as a trumpeter, arranger and/or conductor for other musicians and orchestras, such as Lionel Hampton, George Wallington and Dizzy Gillespie. The 'Great Wide World of Quincy Jones' (Mercury SR60221) presents the outstanding 1959 Quincy Jones Orchestra.
As a bonus, the label has added a live version of one of the tunes from the latter LP ('Air Mail Special) taped in 1961. Package includes a comprehensive 12-page booklet.
Description
For this project recorded in 1959 at Fine Recording in New York City, Quincy Jones assembled a large, top-tier big band. 'The Great Wide World of Quincy Jones' comes at a time when Jones was establishing himself as arranger/conductor and shows he's a bandleader capable of bringing together great soloists in fresh arrangements. The tracks strengths are in how Quincy Jones uses the arrangements to create a distinctive voice: the album blends the energy and improvisational drive of bebop with the lush, layered textures and power of a large ensemble. A kind of polished professionalism balanced with adventurous soloists.
The album confirms that Quincy Jones had not just technical skill in arranging and bandleading, but real artistic maturity. Released in 1959, a momentous year for jazz in general - considering the seminal albums by Miles Davis and Ornette Coleman - 'The Great Wide World of Quincy Jones' fits perfectly into the evolution of modern jazz: swing, big band tradition, and bebop complement Jones's broad musical sensibility.
Featuring Art Farmer, Lee Morgan, Phil Woods, Sahib Shihab, Jimmy Cleveland and others.
Tracklisting
Tracklisting
Oliver Nelson
Joni Mitchell
Bob Dylan
Pink Floyd
Quincy Jones
John Coltrane
Tom Waits
Miles Davis
Quincy Jones
Quincy Jones Big Band
Quincy Jones
David Rose
Coleman Hawkins, Quincy Jones, Stan Getz & Dave Brubeck
Quincy Jones
Quincy Jones
