The Quintessence

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The Quintessence
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Studio album by
Quincy Jones
ReleasedFebruary 1962 [1]
RecordedNovember 29, December 18 and 22, 1961
Studio Capitol Studios, New York City
Genre Jazz
Length30:58
Label Impulse!
Producer Bob Thiele
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The Quintessence is an album by Quincy Jones and his orchestra. It was released in 1962 and was his only album for Impulse! One critic called it "the sound of the modern, progressive big band at its pinnacle." [2]

Contents

Jones's band was an outgrowth of the orchestra used in the Broadway show Free and Easy and featured some of the personnel that Jones assembled in New York for the show's European dates. [5]

Contributors

The core band consists of Phil Woods, Melba Liston, Julius Watkins, and bassist Milt Hinton and pianist Patricia Bown on two sessions, with bassist Buddy Catlett and pianist Bobby Scott on another. The trumpet chairs are held alternately by players like Freddie Hubbard, Clark Terry, Thad Jones, and Snooky Young. Oliver Nelson, Frank Wess and Curtis Fuller also contributed. [2]

Track listing

  1. The Quintessence (Quincy Jones) - 4:21
  2. Robot Portrait (Billy Byers) - 5:25
  3. Little Karen (Benny Golson) - 3:44
  4. Straight, No Chaser (Thelonious Monk) - 2:26
  5. For Lena and Lennie (Jones) - 4:17
  6. Hard Sock Dance (Jones) - 3:20
  7. Invitation (Bronisław Kaper, Paul Francis Webster) - 3:35
  8. The Twitch (Byers) - 3:50

Tracks 5, 8 recorded on November 29, 1961; #2-3, 6 on December 18; 1, 4, 7 on December 22, 1961.

Personnel

Tracks 1, 4, 7

Tracks 2, 3, 6

Tracks 5, 8

Production

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References

  1. ↑ Billboard Feb 17, 1962
  2. 1 2 3 Jurek, Thom. "The Quintessence". AllMusic. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
  3. ↑ DownBeat : May 10, 1962 vol. 29, no. 10
  4. ↑ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 797. ISBN   978-0-141-03401-0.
  5. ↑ Gladu, Martin (10 March 2008). "Quincy Jones And His Orchestra: The Quintessence". All About Jazz. Retrieved 13 September 2018.

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