In 1951 Quincy Jones (1933) joined the trumpet section of the Lionel Hampton Big Band but soon discovered his talents lied elsewhere: arranging, composing and later on conducting and producing. In honour of his 75th birthday we are featuring his first album as leader (he was 23 at the time): ‘This is how I feel about jazz’.
1. Walkin’ (Richard Carpenter)
CD: The Quincy
Jones ABC/Mercury Big Band Jazz Sessions
Mosaic MD5-237, Disc 1
2. A Sleepin’ Bee (H.Arlen-T.Capote)
CD: see no 1.
3. Sermonette (Julian Adderley)
CD: see no 1.
4. Stockholm
Sweetnin’ (Quincy
Jones)
CD: see no 1.
