The Birth of a Band

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Release Date

January 26, 2010

Duration

01:17:42

Genre

Styles

Recording Date

February, 1959 - June, 1959
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Quincy Jones

The Birth of a Band

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Quincy Jones has been one of the most influential and important figures in modern music for over six decades, a true renaissance man wearing scores of musical hats including bandleader, solo artist, session player, songwriter, producer, arranger, composer, and record label executive. It doesn't stop there. He's also been an author, motion picture producer, and television producer, and the artists he's worked with, from Frank Sinatra, Miles Davis, and Count Basie to Michael Jackson, Paul Simon, Ray Charles, Aretha Franklin, and countless others, make for a truly amazing and impressive pantheon. This set collects two LPs, 1959's The Birth of a Band and its sequel, featuring the Quincy Jones Orchestra with Harry "Sweets" Edison, Clark Terry, Jimmy Cleveland, Zoot Sims, Benny Golson, Phil Woods, and others.

Track Listing

Sample Title/Composer Performer Time Stream
1
Julian Dash / Buddy Feyne / Erskine Hawkins / William Johnson
Quincy Jones
2:47 SpotifyAmazon
2
Leroy Anderson / Mitchell Parish
Quincy Jones
2:48 Spotify
3
Denver Darling / Milt Gabler / Vaughn Horton
Quincy Jones
2:28 Spotify
4
Roy Alfred / Andy Gibson
Quincy Jones
2:27 Spotify
5
Dorcas Cochran / Quincy Jones / Henri Salvador
Quincy Jones
2:44 Spotify
6
Horace Silver
Quincy Jones
2:55
7
Quincy Jones / Melba Liston
Quincy Jones
2:44 Spotify
8
Harold Arlen / Johnny Mercer
Quincy Jones
4:00 Spotify
9
Harry Arnold / Quincy Jones / Åke Persson
Quincy Jones
3:24 SpotifyAmazon
10
Avery Parish
Quincy Jones
3:35 Spotify
11
Bobby Timmons
Quincy Jones
3:13 Amazon
12
Sonny Stitt
Quincy Jones
2:47 Amazon
13
Sonny Stitt
Quincy Jones
2:43 Amazon
14
Benny Golson
Quincy Jones
3:20 SpotifyAmazon
15
Benny Golson
Quincy Jones
3:45 SpotifyAmazon
16
Benny Golson
Quincy Jones
3:24 SpotifyAmazon
17
Billy Reid
Quincy Jones
4:08
18
Lester Young
Quincy Jones
3:00 SpotifyAmazon
19
Quincy Jones
Quincy Jones
6:06 Spotify
20
Bobby Timmons
Quincy Jones
3:07 Amazon
21
Quincy Jones
Quincy Jones
2:58 SpotifyAmazon
22
Bud Powell
Quincy Jones
3:50 Spotify
23
Quincy Jones
Quincy Jones
2:29 Spotify
24
Patti Bown
Quincy Jones
3:00 Spotify
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