The Birth of a Band!
| The Birth of a Band! | ||||
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| Studio album by Quincy Jones | ||||
| Released | 1959 | |||
| Recorded |
February 9, March 9 & 10, May 26, 17 & 28 and June 16, 1959 Fine Recording, NYC | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Label |
Mercury MG 20444 | |||
| Quincy Jones chronology | ||||
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The Birth of a Band! is an album led by composer, conductor and arranger Quincy Jones released on the Mercury label featuring performances with Zoot Sims, Clark Terry, Harry Edison, and Phil Woods.[1]
Reception
| Professional ratings | |
|---|---|
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   |
The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow called it "one of his finest jazz recordings".[2]
Track listing
- "The Birth of a Band" (Quincy Jones) - 2:53
- "Moanin'" (Bobby Timmons) - 3:02
- "I Remember Clifford" (Benny Golson) - 3:42
- "Along Came Betty" (Golson) - 3:21
- "Tickle Toe" (Lester Young) - 2:55
- "Happy Faces" (Sonny Stitt) - 2:40
- "Whisper Not" (Golson) - 3:22
- "The Gypsy" (Billy Reid) - 4:05
- "A Change of Pace" (Harry Arnold, Quincy Jones) - 3:20
- "Tuxedo Junction" (Erskine Hawkins, Bill Johnson, Julian Dash, Buddy Feyne) - 2:44
Personnel
- Quincy Jones - arranger, conductor
- Harry Edison, Joe Newman, Ernie Royal, Clark Terry, Joe Wilder - trumpet
- Billy Byers, Jimmy Cleveland, Urbie Green, Melba Liston, Tom Mitchell - trombone
- Julius Watkins - French horn
- Jerome Richardson - flute, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, piccolo
- Frank Wess - alto saxophone, flute
- Phil Woods - alto saxophone
- Benny Golson, Budd Johnson, Zoot Sims, Sam "The Man" Taylor - tenor saxophone
- Danny Bank, Sahib Shihab - baritone saxophone
- Patti Bown, Moe Wechsler - piano
- Kenny Burrell, Les Spann - guitar
- Milt Hinton - bass
- Jimmy Crawford, Osie Johnson, Don Lamond, Sam Woodyard - drums
- Al Cohn (track 5), Melba Liston (track 8), Nat Pierce (track 3) - arranger
References
- ↑ Mercury Records Catalog accessed October 21, 2015
- ↑ Yanow, Scott. The Birth of a Band, Vol. 1 – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved October 21, 2015.
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