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Quincy Jones
The Birth Of A Band!
Compil. US 1984 on Mercury label
Jazz (Big Band)
A1 - Recorded February 9 or 10, 1959 in New York A2 - The Midnight Sun Will Never Set is previously unissued A3 - Recorded March 9 and 10, 1959 in New York A4 - Recorded May 26, 1959 in New York A5 through B4 - Recorded May 27 and 28, 1959 in New York B5 - Recorded June 16, 1959 in New York C1 through D5 - Recorded November 4, 5 and 9, 1959 in New York
Musicians
 | Quincy Jones voc, tr, *1933 US album by, written by |
 | Phil Woods as, 1931-2015 US alto saxophone, soloist, alto saxophone |
 | Porter Kilbert as, sax, 1921-1960 US alto saxophone, soloist, alto saxophone |
 | Frank Wess fl, ts, sax, 1922-2013 US alto saxophone, flute, soloist, flute |
 | Tom Hughes , art direction, design, album |
 | Sahib Shihab bs, fl, 1925-1989 US baritone saxophone, soloist, baritone saxophone |
 | Buddy Catlett b, cb, 1933-2014 US bass |
 | Milt Hinton b, 1910-2000 US bass |
 | Don Lamond dr, 1920-2003 US drums |
 | Sam Woodyard dr, 1935-1988 US drums |
 | Robert Fine , US engineer, original sessions |
 | Dennis Drake , US engineer, reissue |
 | Julius Watkins frh, 1921-1977 US french horn, soloist, french horn |
 | Kenny Burrell g, *1931 US guitar, soloist, guitar, lead melody |
 | Les Spann g, fl, 1932-1989 US guitar, flute, soloist, guitar, flute |
 | Patti Bown p, 1931-2008 US piano, soloist, piano |
 | Jack Tracy , producer, original sessions |
 | Richard Seidel , US producer, reissue |
 | Benny Golson ts, *1929 US tenor saxophone, written by |
 | Budd Johnson ts, 1910-1984 US tenor saxophone, soloist, tenor saxophone |
 | Zoot Sims ts, 1925-1985 US tenor saxophone, soloist, tenor saxophone |
 | Jerome Richardson fl, ts, 1920-2000 US tenor saxophone, flute, piccolo flute, flute, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, soloist, tenor saxophone, soloist, piccolo flute, soloist, flute |
 | Billy Byers tb, 1927-1996 US trombone |
 | Frank Rehak tb, 1926-1987 US trombone |
 | Jimmy Cleveland tb, 1926-2008 US trombone, soloist, trombone |
 | Melba Liston tb, 1926-1999 US trombone, arranged by |
 | Quentin Jackson tb, 1909-1976 US trombone |
 | Urbie Green tb, *1926 US trombone |
 | Art Farmer tr, fh, 1928-1999 US trumpet, soloist, trumpet |
 | Clark Terry tr, fh, 1920-2015 US trumpet, soloist, flugelhorn, soloist, trumpet |
 | Ernie Royal tr, 1921-1983 US trumpet |
 | Jimmy Maxwell tr, 1917-2002 US trumpet |
 | Joe Newman tr, 1922-1992 US trumpet, soloist, trumpet, muted |
 | Joe Wilder tr, 1922-2014 US trumpet |
 | Lee Morgan tr, 1938-1972 US trumpet, soloist, trumpet |
 | Lennie Johnson tr, trumpet |
 | Nick Travis tr, 1925-1964 US trumpet |
 | Danny Bank bs, bcl, 1922-2010 US baritone saxophone |
 | Osie Johnson dr, 1923-1966 US drums |
 | Jimmy Crawford dr, 1910-1980 US percussion |
 | Moe Wechsler p, 1920-2016 US piano |
 | Sam Taylor ts, 1916-1990 US tenor saxophone |
 | Thomas Mitchell tb, 1926-2003 US trombone |
 | Harry Edison tr, US trumpet, soloist, trumpet |
 | Charlie Persip dr, *1929 US drums |
 | Nat Pierce p, 1925-1992 US arranged by |
 | Al Cohn ts, 1925-1988 US arranged by |
 | Ernie Wilkins ts, 1922-1999 US arranged by, written by, arranged by |
 | Bill Potts p, 1928-2005 US arranged by, written by, arranged by |
 | Ralph Burns p, 1922-2001 US arranged by |
Producers
| Barry Feldman executive-producer |
| Michael Cuscuna liner notes |
| Phil Austin mastered by |
| Chuck Stewart photography, cover and liner |
Composers
Album Tracks
| No | Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tuxedo Junction | Quincy Jones | Buddy Feyne, Erskine Hawkins, Julian Dash, William Johnson | 2:44 |
| 2 | The Midnight Sun Will Never Set | Quincy Jones | Dorcas Cochran, Henri Salvador, Quincy Jones | 2:41 |
| 3 | A Change Of Pace | Quincy Jones | Harry Arnold, Quincy Jones | 3:20 |
| 4 | Moanin' | Quincy Jones | Bobby Timmons | 3:02 |
| 5 | Happy Faces | Quincy Jones | Sonny Stitt | 2:40 |
| 6 | Along Came Bettty | Quincy Jones | Benny Golson | 3:21 |
| 7 | I Remember Clifford | Quincy Jones | Benny Golson | 3:42 |
| 8 | Whisper Not | Quincy Jones | Benny Golson | 3:22 |
| 9 | The Gypsy | Quincy Jones | Billy Reid | 4:05 |
| 10 | Tickle Toe | Quincy Jones | Lester Young | 2:55 |
| 11 | The Birth Of A Band | Quincy Jones | Quincy Jones | 2:53 |
| 12 | Lester Leaps In | Quincy Jones | Lester Young | 3:33 |
| 13 | Ghana | Quincy Jones | Ernie Wilkins | 4:36 |
| 14 | Caravan | Quincy Jones | Duke Ellington, Irving Mills, Juan Tizol | 3:28 |
| 15 | Everbody's Blues | Quincy Jones | Ernie Wilkins | 4:13 |
| 16 | Cherokee | Quincy Jones | Ray Noble | 3:05 |
| 17 | Airmail Special | Quincy Jones | Benny Goodman, Charlie Christian, Jimmy Mundy | 2:33 |
| 18 | They Say It's Wonderful | Quincy Jones | Irving Berlin | 3:21 |
| 19 | Chant Of The Weed | Quincy Jones | Don Redman | 3:14 |
| 20 | I Never Has Seen Snow | Quincy Jones | Harold Arlen, Truman Capote | 3:08 |
| 21 | Eesom | Quincy Jones | Bill Potts | 5:04 |
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