Go West, Man!

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Released October 17, 1957 Artist Quincy Jones Producer Quincy Jones Genre Jazz		Length 42:56 Release date 17 October 1957 Label ABC Records

Recorded February 25, 1957 Los Angeles Go West, Man! (1957) The Birth of a Band! (1959) Similar This Is How I Feel About Jazz, The Great Wide World of Quincy, The Birth of a Band!, I Dig Dancers, Quincy's Got a Brand Ne

Go West, Man! is the second studio album by Quincy Jones. It was released in 1957 by ABC Records.

Track listing

"Dancin' Pants" (Jimmy Giuffre) – 3:50
"Blues Day" (Jimmy Giuffre) – 4:40
"Bright Moon" (Jimmy Giuffre) – 5:20
"No Bones at All" (Johnny Mandel) – 3:58
"The Oom Is Blues" (Charlie Mariano) – 5:10
"Be My Guest" (Lennie Niehaus) – 4:29
Medley: "What's New?" - Bill Perkins solo (Bob Haggart, Johnny Burke) / "We'll Be Together Again" - Pepper Adams solo (Carl Fischer, Frankie Laine) / "Time on My Hands" - Buddy Collette solo (Vincent Youmans); / "You Go to My Head" - Carl Perkins (pianist) solo (J. Fred Coots, Haven Gillespie); / "Laura" - Walter Benton solo (David Raksin / Johnny Mercer) – 6:17
"London Derriere" (Johnny Mandel) – 4:06
"Kings Road Blues" (Lennie Niehaus) – 5:06

Quincy Jones - conductor

Bill Perkins (#3, 5, 7), Buddy Collette (#3, 5, 7), Walter Benton (#3, 5, 7) - tenor saxophone

Art Pepper (#1-6, 9), Benny Carter (#1, 6, 9), Charlie Mariano (#1, 6, 9), Herb Geller (#1, 6, 9) - alto saxophone

Pepper Adams - baritone saxophone (#3, 5, 7)

Conte Candoli (#2, 4, 8), Harry Edison (#2, 4, 8), Jack Sheldon (#2, 4, 8), Pete Candoli (#2, 4, 8) - trumpet

Lou Levy (#1, 6, 9), Carl Perkins (#1, 3, 5-7, 9) - piano

Red Mitchell (#1, 6, 9), Leroy Vinnegar (#2-5, 7-8) - bass

Shelly Manne (#1, 3, 5-7, 9), Mel Lewis (#2, 4, 8) - drums

1Dancin' Pants3:50
2Blues Day4:44
3Bright Moon5:20

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