| The Great Wide World of Quincy Jones | ||||
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| Released | 1959 | |||
| Recorded | November 4 & 9, 1959 | |||
| Studio | Fine Recording, New York City | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Label | Mercury | |||
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The Great Wide World of Quincy Jones is an album by Quincy Jones that was released by Mercury. [1]
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   |
| DownBeat | [2] |
The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow called it "a top-notch bop-oriented big band". [3]
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