Album · 2007
The Quincy Jones ABC/Mercury Big Band Jazz Sessions
Tracklist
Disc 1
1
Walkin'
The Quincy Jones ABC/Mercury Big Band Jazz Sessions
10:42
2
A Sleepin' Bee
The Quincy Jones ABC/Mercury Big Band Jazz Sessions
4:41
3
Sermonette
The Quincy Jones ABC/Mercury Big Band Jazz Sessions
5:57
4
Stockholm Sweetin'
The Quincy Jones ABC/Mercury Big Band Jazz Sessions
5:41
5
Evening in Paris
The Quincy Jones ABC/Mercury Big Band Jazz Sessions
4:08
6
Boo's Bloos
The Quincy Jones ABC/Mercury Big Band Jazz Sessions
5:13
7
The Quintessence
The Quincy Jones ABC/Mercury Big Band Jazz Sessions
4:22
8
Robot Portrait
The Quincy Jones ABC/Mercury Big Band Jazz Sessions
5:27
9
Little Karen
The Quincy Jones ABC/Mercury Big Band Jazz Sessions
3:45
10
Straight, No Chaser
The Quincy Jones ABC/Mercury Big Band Jazz Sessions
2:27
11
For Lena and Lennie
The Quincy Jones ABC/Mercury Big Band Jazz Sessions
4:19
12
Hard Sock Dance
The Quincy Jones ABC/Mercury Big Band Jazz Sessions
3:21
13
Invitation
The Quincy Jones ABC/Mercury Big Band Jazz Sessions
3:36
14
The Twitch
The Quincy Jones ABC/Mercury Big Band Jazz Sessions
3:52
Disc 2
1
The Birth of a Band
The Quincy Jones ABC/Mercury Big Band Jazz Sessions
2:58
2
Moanin'
The Quincy Jones ABC/Mercury Big Band Jazz Sessions
3:07
3
I Remember Clifford
The Quincy Jones ABC/Mercury Big Band Jazz Sessions
3:45
4
Along Came Betty
The Quincy Jones ABC/Mercury Big Band Jazz Sessions
3:20
5
Tickle Toe
The Quincy Jones ABC/Mercury Big Band Jazz Sessions
3:00
6
Happy Faces
The Quincy Jones ABC/Mercury Big Band Jazz Sessions
2:42
7
Whisper Not
The Quincy Jones ABC/Mercury Big Band Jazz Sessions
3:24
8
The Gypsy
The Quincy Jones ABC/Mercury Big Band Jazz Sessions
4:07
9
A Change of Pace
The Quincy Jones ABC/Mercury Big Band Jazz Sessions
3:23
10
Tuxedo Junction
The Quincy Jones ABC/Mercury Big Band Jazz Sessions
2:46
11
Daylie Double
The Quincy Jones ABC/Mercury Big Band Jazz Sessions
6:05
12
Moanin' (alternate version)
The Quincy Jones ABC/Mercury Big Band Jazz Sessions
3:13
13
Happy Faces (alternate take)
The Quincy Jones ABC/Mercury Big Band Jazz Sessions
2:46
14
After Hours
The Quincy Jones ABC/Mercury Big Band Jazz Sessions
3:35
15
Choo Choo Ch'Boogie
The Quincy Jones ABC/Mercury Big Band Jazz Sessions
2:29
16
The Hucklebuck
The Quincy Jones ABC/Mercury Big Band Jazz Sessions
2:28
17
The Midnight Sun Will Never Set
The Quincy Jones ABC/Mercury Big Band Jazz Sessions
2:44
18
The Preacher
The Quincy Jones ABC/Mercury Big Band Jazz Sessions
2:56
19
Marchin' the Blues
The Quincy Jones ABC/Mercury Big Band Jazz Sessions
2:44
20
Blues in the Night
The Quincy Jones ABC/Mercury Big Band Jazz Sessions
3:59
21
Syncopated Clock
The Quincy Jones ABC/Mercury Big Band Jazz Sessions
2:48
Disc 3
1
Lester Leaps In
The Quincy Jones ABC/Mercury Big Band Jazz Sessions
3:36
2
Ghana
The Quincy Jones ABC/Mercury Big Band Jazz Sessions
4:38
3
Caravan
The Quincy Jones ABC/Mercury Big Band Jazz Sessions
3:31
4
Everybody's Blues
The Quincy Jones ABC/Mercury Big Band Jazz Sessions
4:16
5
Cherokee
The Quincy Jones ABC/Mercury Big Band Jazz Sessions
3:12
6
Air Mail Special
The Quincy Jones ABC/Mercury Big Band Jazz Sessions
2:36
7
They Say It's Wonderful
The Quincy Jones ABC/Mercury Big Band Jazz Sessions
3:25
8
Chant of the Weed
The Quincy Jones ABC/Mercury Big Band Jazz Sessions
3:16
9
I Never Has Seen Snow
The Quincy Jones ABC/Mercury Big Band Jazz Sessions
3:12
10
Eesom
The Quincy Jones ABC/Mercury Big Band Jazz Sessions
5:06
11
Pleasingly Plump
The Quincy Jones ABC/Mercury Big Band Jazz Sessions
2:18
12
G'wan Train
The Quincy Jones ABC/Mercury Big Band Jazz Sessions
6:23
13
Moonglow
The Quincy Jones ABC/Mercury Big Band Jazz Sessions
2:50
14
Tone Poem
The Quincy Jones ABC/Mercury Big Band Jazz Sessions
3:42
15
You Turned the Tables on Me
The Quincy Jones ABC/Mercury Big Band Jazz Sessions
2:32
16
Chinese Checkers
The Quincy Jones ABC/Mercury Big Band Jazz Sessions
2:44
17
Love Is Here to Stay
The Quincy Jones ABC/Mercury Big Band Jazz Sessions
3:15
18
The Midnight Sun Will Never Set
The Quincy Jones ABC/Mercury Big Band Jazz Sessions
4:34
19
Trouble on My Mind
The Quincy Jones ABC/Mercury Big Band Jazz Sessions
2:33
20
A Sunday Kind of Love
The Quincy Jones ABC/Mercury Big Band Jazz Sessions
2:35
21
Parisian Thoroughfare
The Quincy Jones ABC/Mercury Big Band Jazz Sessions
3:51
22
Pleasingly Plump (first version)
The Quincy Jones ABC/Mercury Big Band Jazz Sessions
2:29
23
G'wan Train (short version)
The Quincy Jones ABC/Mercury Big Band Jazz Sessions
3:00
Disc 4
1
Solitude
The Quincy Jones ABC/Mercury Big Band Jazz Sessions
4:26
2
Stolen Moments
The Quincy Jones ABC/Mercury Big Band Jazz Sessions
13:44
3
Bess, You Is My Woman Now
The Quincy Jones ABC/Mercury Big Band Jazz Sessions
5:45
4
Moanin'
The Quincy Jones ABC/Mercury Big Band Jazz Sessions
2:58
5
Air Mail Special
The Quincy Jones ABC/Mercury Big Band Jazz Sessions
3:51
6
Banja Luka
The Quincy Jones ABC/Mercury Big Band Jazz Sessions
9:23
7
Billies's Bounce
The Quincy Jones ABC/Mercury Big Band Jazz Sessions
7:13
8
Scrapple From the Apple
The Quincy Jones ABC/Mercury Big Band Jazz Sessions
10:02
9
Blue 'n Boogie
The Quincy Jones ABC/Mercury Big Band Jazz Sessions
10:16
Disc 5
1
Ghana
The Quincy Jones ABC/Mercury Big Band Jazz Sessions
4:02
2
Meet B.B.
The Quincy Jones ABC/Mercury Big Band Jazz Sessions
4:00
3
The Boy in the Tree
The Quincy Jones ABC/Mercury Big Band Jazz Sessions
5:02
4
Evening in Paris
The Quincy Jones ABC/Mercury Big Band Jazz Sessions
5:21
5
Air Mail Special
The Quincy Jones ABC/Mercury Big Band Jazz Sessions
4:22
6
Lester Leaps In
The Quincy Jones ABC/Mercury Big Band Jazz Sessions
6:10
7
G'wan Train
The Quincy Jones ABC/Mercury Big Band Jazz Sessions
6:06
8
Banja Luka
The Quincy Jones ABC/Mercury Big Band Jazz Sessions
5:58
9
I Had a Ball
The Quincy Jones ABC/Mercury Big Band Jazz Sessions
5:05
10
Almost
The Quincy Jones ABC/Mercury Big Band Jazz Sessions
4:23
11
Addie's at It Again
The Quincy Jones ABC/Mercury Big Band Jazz Sessions
5:07
In print
First pressed 2007 — 2 pressings across 2 countries.
Credits
Al Cohn
Arranger
Bill Potts
Arranger
Ernie Wilkins
Arranger
Nat Pierce
Arranger
Ralph Burns
Arranger
Richard Mantel
Art Direction
Quincy Jones
Conductor
Ink Well, Inc.
Design
Åke Persson
Instrument · trombone
Al De Risi
Instrument · trumpet
Art Blakey
Instrument · drums
Art Davis
Instrument · bass
Art Farmer
Instrument · trumpet
Benny Bailey
Instrument · trumpet
Benny Golson
Instrument · tenor saxophone
Bernie Glow
Instrument · trumpet
Bill English
Instrument · drums
Billy Byers
Instrument · trombone
Billy Taylor
Instrument · piano
Bobby Scott
Instrument · piano
Bob Cranshaw
Instrument · bass
Britt Woodman
Instrument · trombone
Budd Johnson
Instrument · tenor saxophone
Buddy Catlett
Instrument · bass
Bunny Bardach
Instrument · tenor saxophone
Burgher Jones
Instrument · bass
Charles Mingus
Instrument · bass
Charlie Persip
Instrument · drums
Clark Terry
Instrument · trumpet
Clyde Reasinger
Instrument · trumpet
Curtis Fuller
Instrument · trombone
Danny Bank
Instrument · baritone saxophone
David Baker
Instrument · trombone
Dizzy Gillespie
Instrument · trumpet
Don Lamond
Instrument · drums
Earl Chapin
Instrument · french horn
Eric Dixon
Instrument · tenor saxophone, clarinet, flute
Ernie Royal
Instrument · trumpet
Floyd Standifer
Instrument · trumpet
Frank Rehak
Instrument · trombone
Frank Wess
Instrument · alto saxophone
Freddie Hubbard
Instrument · trumpet
Gene Quill
Instrument · alto saxophone
Gloria Agostini
Instrument · harp
Hank Jones
Instrument · piano
Harry “Sweets” Edison
Instrument · trumpet
Harvey Phillips
Instrument · tuba
Herbie Mann
Instrument · flute, tenor saxophone
Jack Nimitz
Instrument · baritone saxophone
James Moody
Instrument · flute, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone
Jerome Kail
Instrument · trumpet
Jerome Richardson
Instrument · alto saxophone, baritone saxophone, flute, alto flute, piccolo flute, tenor saxophone
Jerry Dodgion
Instrument · alto saxophone
Jim Buffington
Instrument · french horn
Jimmy Cleveland
Instrument · trombone
Jimmy Crawford
Instrument · drums, wood block
Jimmy Johnson
Instrument · drums
Jimmy Maxwell
Instrument · trumpet
Jimmy Nottingham
Instrument · trumpet
J.J. Johnson
Instrument · trombone
Joe Harris
Instrument · drums
Joe Lopes
Instrument · alto saxophone
Joe Newman
Instrument · trumpet
Joe Wilder
Instrument · trumpet
John Bello
Instrument · trumpet
Julius Watkins
Instrument · french horn
Kai Winding
Instrument · trombone
Kenny Burrell
Instrument · guitar
Lee Morgan
Instrument · trumpet
Lennie Johnson
Instrument · trumpet
Les Spann
Instrument · guitar
Lucky Thompson
Instrument · tenor saxophone
Melba Liston
Instrument · trombone
Milt Hinton
Instrument · bass
Milt Jackson
Instrument · vibraphone
Moe Wechsler
Instrument · piano
Nat Adderley
Instrument · trumpet
Nick Travis
Instrument · trumpet
Oliver Nelson
Instrument · tenor saxophone
Pat Patrick
Instrument · baritone saxophone
Patti Bown
Instrument · piano
Paul Chambers
Instrument · bass
Paul Cohen
Instrument · trumpet
Paul Faulise
Instrument · trombone
Pepper Adams
Instrument · baritone saxophone
Phil Woods
Instrument · alto saxophone
Porter Kilbert
Instrument · alto saxophone
Quentin Jackson
Instrument · trombone
Rahsaan Roland Kirk
Instrument · tenor saxophone
Ray Alonge
Instrument · french horn
Ray Brown
Instrument · bass
Rod Levitt
Instrument · trombone
Rolf Ericson
Instrument · trumpet
Sahib Shihab
Instrument · baritone saxophone, flute
Sam “The Man” Taylor
Instrument · tenor saxophone
Sam Woodyard
Instrument · drums
Snooky Young
Instrument · trumpet
Stu Martin
Instrument · drums
Thad Jones
Instrument · trumpet
Tom Mitchell
Instrument · trombone
Urbie Green
Instrument · trombone
Wayne Andre
Instrument · trombone
Zoot Sims
Instrument · tenor saxophone
Brian Priestley
Liner Notes
Malcolm Addey
Mastering
Chuck Stewart
Photography
Bob Thiele
Producer
Brice Somers
Producer
Creed Taylor
Producer
Jackie Tracey
Producer
Jack Tracy
Producer
Michael Cuscuna
Producer
C. Robert Fine
Recording
Frank Abbey
Recording
Gerhard Lehner
Recording
Irving Greenbaum
Recording
Tommy Nola
Recording
William McMeekin
Recording