Quincy Jones has been one of the most influential and important figures in modern music for over six decades, a true renaissance man wearing scores of musical hats including bandleader, solo artist, session player, songwriter, producer, arranger, composer, and record label executive. It doesn’t stop there. He’s also been an author, motion picture producer, and television producer, and the artists he’s worked with, from Frank Sinatra, Miles Davis, and Count Basie to Michael Jackson, Paul Simon, Ray Charles, Aretha Franklin, and countless others, make for a truly amazing and impressive pantheon. This set collects four of Jones’ early jazz-based LPs in a two-disc set, 1959’s The Birth of a Band, 1960’s The Great Wide World of Quincy Jones, and 1961’s I Dig Dancers and Around the World.
Video: Quincy Jones – I Remember Clifford
Track Listing – Disc 1
1 The Birth of a Band Quincy Jones, Quincy Jones 02:59
2 Moanin’ Bobby Timmons, Quincy Jones 03:07
3 I Remember Clifford Quincy Jones 03:46
4 Along Came Betty Quincy Jones 03:18
5 Tickletoe Lester Young, Quincy Jones 02:59
6 Happy Faces Quincy Jones 02:44
7 Whisper Not Quincy Jones 03:26
8 The Gypsy Quincy Jones 04:09
9 A Change of Pace Quincy Jones, Quincy Jones 03:24
10 Tuxedo Junction Erskine Hawkins / Bill Johnson, Quincy Jones 02:47
11 Lester Leaps In Lester Young Quincy Jones 03:36
12 Ghana Quincy Jones 04:38
13 Caravan Duke Ellington / Juan Tizol, Quincy Jones 03:30
14 Everybody’s Blues Quincy Jones 04:14
15 Cherokee (Indian Love Song) Quincy Jones 03:11
16 Air Mail Special Quincy Jones 02:35
17 They Say It’s Wonderful Irving Berlin, Quincy Jones 03:23
18 Chant of the Weed Quincy Jones 03:13
19 I Never Has Seen Snow Harold Arlen, Quincy Jones 03:10
20 Eesom Quincy Jones 05:03
Track Listing – Disc 2
1 Pleasingly Plump Quincy Jones feat: Quincy Jones & His Band 02:19
2 G’wan Train Quincy Jones feat: Quincy Jones & His Band 06:20
3 Moonglow Eddie DeLange Quincy Jones feat: Quincy Jones & His Band 02:49
4 Tone Poem Quincy Jones feat: Quincy Jones & His Band 03:39
5 You Turned the Tables on Me Quincy Jones feat: Quincy Jones & His Band 02:32
6 Chinese Checkers Quincy Jones feat: Quincy Jones & His Band 02:42
7 Love Is Here to Stay George Gershwin, Quincy Jones feat: Quincy Jones & His Band 03:13
8 The Midnight Sun Will Never Set, Quincy Jones feat: Quincy Jones & His Band 04:34
9 Trouble on My Mind Quincy Jones feat: Quincy Jones & His Band 02:33
10 A Sunday Kind of Love Quincy Jones feat: Quincy Jones & His Band 02:35
11 Hot Sake [Japan] Quincy Jones feat: Quincy Jones & His Orchestra 03:00
12 Strike Up the Band [U.S.A.] George Gershwin, Quincy Jones feat: Quincy Jones & His Orchestra 02:27
13 Africana [Africa] Quincy Jones feat: Quincy Jones & His Orchestra 03:10
14 Meadowlands [Russia] Quincy Jones feat: Quincy Jones & His Orchestra 03:11
15 Rico Vacilon [Cuba] Quincy Jones feat: Quincy Jones & His Orchestra 02:16
16 Under Paris Skies [France] Quincy Jones feat: Quincy Jones & His Orchestra 02:34
17 Mack the Knife [Germany] Kurt Weill, Quincy Jones feat: Quincy Jones & His Orchestra 02:32
18 Manolete de Espana [Spain] Quincy Jones feat: Quincy Jones & His Orchestra 03:19
19 Baia [Brazil] Quincy Jones feat: Quincy Jones & His Orchestra 03:55
20 Come Back to Sorrento [Italy] Quincy Jones feat: Quincy Jones & His Orchestra 02:29
21 Swedish Warmland [Sweden] Quincy Jones feat: Quincy Jones & His Orchestra 03:58
