1962 studio album by Quincy Jones
The Quintessence is an album by Quincy Jones and his orchestra. It was released in 1962 and was his only album for Impulse! One critic called it "the sound of the modern, progressive big band at its pinnacle."[3]
Jones's band was an outgrowth of the orchestra used in the Broadway show Free and Easy and featured some of the personnel that Jones assembled in New York for the show's European dates.[5]
Contributors
The core band consists of Phil Woods, Melba Liston, Julius Watkins, and bassist Milt Hinton and pianist Patricia Bown on two sessions, with bassist Buddy Catlett and pianist Bobby Scott on another. The trumpet chairs are held alternately by players like Freddie Hubbard, Clark Terry, Thad Jones, and Snooky Young. Oliver Nelson, Frank Wess and Curtis Fuller also contributed.[3]
Track listing
- The Quintessence (Quincy Jones) - 4:21
- Robot Portrait (Billy Byers) - 5:25
- Little Karen (Benny Golson) - 3:44
- Straight, No Chaser (Thelonious Monk) - 2:26
- For Lena and Lennie (Jones) - 4:17
- Hard Sock Dance (Jones) - 3:20
- Invitation (Bronisław Kaper, Paul Francis Webster) - 3:35
- The Twitch (Byers) - 3:50
Tracks 5, 8 recorded on November 29, 1961; #2-3, 6 on December 18; 1, 4, 7 on December 22, 1961.
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