Walking in Space

Not to be confused with Extra-vehicular activity.

Walking in Space
Studio album by Quincy Jones
Released	1969
Recorded	June 18–19, 1969
Genre	Jazz lounge [1]
Length	35:06
Label	A&M/CTI
Producer	Creed Taylor
Quincy Jones chronology
The Lost Man (1969) Walking in Space (1969) Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice (1969)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
DownBeat	[3]

Walking in Space is a 1969 studio album by Quincy Jones. ^[4] The album was recorded for A&M who released the album with a cover photo of Jones taken by Pete Turner. Vocalist Valerie Simpson is featured on the title track, an arrangement of a song from the hit rock musical Hair . "Dead End" is also from Hair and "Killer Joe" features Ray Brown on bass and Grady Tate on drums.

Track listing

1. "Dead End" (Galt MacDermot, James Rado, Gerome Ragni) – 4:05
2. "Walking in Space" (MacDermot, Rado, Ragni) – 12:06
3. "Killer Joe" (Benny Golson) – 5:12
4. "Love and Peace" (Arthur Adams) – 5:48
5. "I Never Told You" (Arthur Hamilton, Johnny Mandel) – 4:18
6. "Oh Happy Day" (Edwin Hawkins) – 3:37

Personnel

• Quincy Jones – conductor, arranger
• Freddie Hubbard, Lloyd Michaels, Dick Williams, John Frosk, Marvin Stamm, Snooky Young – trumpet
• Jimmy Cleveland, J. J. Johnson, Alan Raph, Tony Studd, Norman Pride, Kai Winding – trombone
• Joel Kaye, Roland Kirk, Hubert Laws, Jerome Richardson – reeds
• Paul Griffin – piano
• Eric Gale – electric guitar
• Ray Brown – double bass
• Chuck Rainey – bass on "Love and Peace"
• Bob James – electric piano
• Hubert Laws – flute, tenor sax
• Toots Thielemans – guitar, harmonica
• Bernard Purdie, Grady Tate – drums
• Hilda Harris – vocals
• Marilyn Jackson – vocals
• Valerie Simpson – vocal solo on "Walking in Space"
• Maretha Stewart – vocals

Technical

• Pete Turner – photography

References

1. Tower, Chris (January 1, 1998). "Quincy Jones". In Knopper, Steve (ed.). MusicHound Lounge: The Essential Album Guide. Detroit: Visible Ink Press. pp. 254–256.
2. Walking in Space Review by Richard S. Ginell, AllMusic.
3. Down Beat: March 5, 1970 vol. 37, no. 5.
4. Walking In Space at AllMusic