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Quincy Jones & His Orchestra - The Quintessence Audio CD

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Title: The Quintessence
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Release Date: 1997-04-08
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: Quintessence 2: Robot Portrait 3: Little Karen 4: Straight, No Chaser 5: For Lena and Lennie 6: Hard Sock Dance 7: Invitation 8: Twitch

a classic
Before Quincy Jones became the king of pop music producing and arranging, he was a fabulous jazz arranger and leader. This is a top-ten jazz album of all time, especially if you like the big band format.
My brother, Bill Charlap, turned me on to it during this past summer's Jazz in July series at the 92nd street Y, where he is the artistic director. One concert in the series was a tribute to Quincy Jones and Oliver Nelson. They played one or two songs which are featured on this CD. Great stuff! Go ahead and check it out -- you will not be disappointed.


Standard forever arrangements on great music


Here you'll find the intricate Bronislau Kaper's 'Invitation' in a sensational and definitive arrangement.
Two features must be pointed out about this album: the impressive material and the band performance. What about Thelonious Monk's 'Straight no Chaser'?

Truly, the quintessence of the best department of Mr. Quincy Jones' musical kaleidoscope.


It gets no better....
I heard tracks from this cd on my local jazz station and didn't stop until I had it(I could only find it at Amazon!!). Having found out about Quincy Jones' jazz background by pure accident, I can't seem to get enough of his early recordings. Every aspect of every recording flows together perfectly. It has just about everything a jazz fan could want.


A must have
The textures of the songs, the arrangements make this the perfect jazz album. Whether you are a jazz aficionado or just want to add a few jazz albums to your repertoire, this album needs to be included. The band personnel which reads like a who's who flows through each sultry voicing and blasts with the confidence of a winner, which is what they are. Get this, you wont be disapointed.


PURE GENIUS...
I don't hand out the "genius" title very easily, but it's simple in this case. If I were told I was going to have to live on a desert island for the rest of my life, and I was only allowed to take 5 jazz records, this album would be one of them. . . Quincy Jones IS a genius.


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