Greatest Hits
Released: 1996
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Released: 1996
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Greatest Hits contains a selection of Quincy Jones' greatest pop hits of his work for A&M, including tracks from hit albums like The Dude, Body Heat, and Smackwater Jack. For jazz purists, this...
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Q's Jook Joint
Released: November 1994
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Released: November 1994
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The multi-talented Quincy Jones has excelled at idiomatic combinations in his albums since the '60s, when his mix-and-match soundtracks for television and films alerted everyone that he'd switched...
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Swiss Radio Days Jazz Series, Vol. 1
Released: Jun 27, 1960
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Released: Jun 27, 1960
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Quincy Jones led one of his finest orchestras in 1960. This spirited CD is taken from a live concert (and radio broadcast) from Switerland. With such soloists as trumpeter Benny Bailey, trombonist...
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Big Band Bossa Nova
Released: 1964
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Released: 1964
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A by-product of the bossa nova fad that followed the success of "Desafinado" (and preceded the famous recording Getz/Gilberto), this set finds Quincy Jones utilizing and exploiting bossa nova...
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Plays the Hip Hits
Released: Apr 9, 1963
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Released: Apr 9, 1963
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By 1963, Quincy Jones' music was at a crossroads. Still jazz-oriented, Jones' work with a studio big band was clearly aimed at trying to sell records rather than play creative jazz. On this LP,...
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