The Quintessence
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| Everybody Knows Johnny Hodges | ||
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| Studio album by Quincy Jones | ||
| Released | 1961 | |
| Recorded | 1961 | |
| Genre | Jazz | |
| Length | 31:00 | |
| Label | Impulse! Records | |
The Quintessence is an album released by Quincy Jones and his orchestra. It was released in 1961, his only album on the Impulse! Records Jazz label. It has been called "the sound of the modern, progressive big band at its pinnacle."[1] The album contains three Jones originals and 5 covers. The album was a continuation of Jones' Free and Easy Broadway show, and featured a similar big band personnel he assembled in New York for the show's initial European dates.[2]
[edit] Contributors
The core of the band consists of Melba Liston, Phil Woods, Julius Watkins, and bassist Milt Hinton and pianist Patricia Brown 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]
[edit] Tracklisting
- "Quintessence" (4:14)
- "Robot Portrait" (5:16)
- "Little Karen" (3:40)
- "Straight, No Chaser" (2:22)
- "For Lena And Lennie" (4:14)
- "Hard Sock Dance" (3:18)
- "Invitation" (3:33)
- "The Twitch" (3:47)
