Roots
Released: 1977
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Released: 1977
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Quincy Jones has been threatening to write a long tone poem sketching the history of black music for decades now, and he has yet to do it. This project, rushed out in the wake of the 1977 TV...
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Smackwater Jack
Released: 1971
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Released: 1971
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This is where a lot of serious jazz purists get off the train but for the rest of us, this is an exciting journey into Quincy Jones territory where labels are meaningless. Though Q takes us deep...
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This Is How I Feel About Jazz
Released: Sep 14, 1956
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Released: Sep 14, 1956
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The music on this CD is from a period when arranger Quincy Jones was a major part of the jazz world, rather than being content just to take bows for it. Six high-quality selections from a 1956...
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Walking in Space
Released: June 1969
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Released: June 1969
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The protean Quincy Jones returned to the recording studio as a leader after a long stretch in Hollywood with this triumphantly contemporary big band album. He re-established himself firmly with his...
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You've Got It Bad, Girl
Released: October 1973
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Released: October 1973
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With a predictable combination of movie/TV themes, dreary covers of Top 40 ballads, some jazz and a few striking moments, this is a maddeningly uneven follow-up to Smackwater Jack. A magically...
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