Released 1959 Label Universal Music LLC | Release date 1959 | |
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Recorded November 4 & 9, 1959Fine Recording, NYC Similar Quincy Jones albums, Jazz albums |
The Great Wide World of Quincy Jones is an album led by composer, conductor and arranger Quincy Jones released on the Mercury label.
Contents
Reception
The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow called it "a top-notch bop-oriented big band".
Track listing
- "Lester Leaps In" (Lester Young) - 3:33
- "Ghana" (Ernie Wilkins) - 4:36
- "Caravan" (Juan Tizol, Duke Ellington, Irving Mills) - 3:28
- "Everybody's Blues" (Wilkins) - 4:13
- "Cherokee (Indian Love Song)" (Ray Noble) - 3:05
- "Air Mail Special" (Benny Goodman, Charlie Christian, Jimmy Mundy) - 2:33
- "They Say It's Wonderful" (Irving Berlin) - 3:21
- "Chant of the Weed" (Don Redman) - 3:14
- "I Never Has Seen Snow" (Harold Arlen, Truman Capote) - 3:08
- "Eesom" (Bill Potts) - 5:04
Personnel
Songs
1Air Mail Special3:53
2Banja Luka9:19
3Bess You Is My Woman Now5:45
References
The Great Wide World of Quincy Jones Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA