Walking in Space

Walking in Space
Studio album by Quincy Jones
Released	1969
Recorded	June 18–19, 1969
Genre	Jazz
Length	35:06
Label	A&M/CTI
Producer	Creed Taylor
Quincy Jones chronology
The Lost Man (1969) Walking in Space (1969) They Call Me MISTER Tibbs! (1969)

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Walking in Space is a 1969 studio album by Quincy Jones.^[2] The album was recorded for A&M, and features an iconic photo of Quincy designed by Pete Turner who made some of the most famous A&M album covers. Vocalist Valerie Simpson is featured on 'Walking In Space', an arrangement of a song from the hit Rock Musical 'Hair'. 'Dead End' is also from 'Hair' and 'Killer Joe' features Ray Brown on bass and Grady Tate on drums, an early example of a strong jazz rhythm section in pop music.

Track listing

1. "Dead End" (Galt MacDermot, James Rado, Gerome Ragni) – 4:05
2. "Walking in Space" (MacDermot, Rado, Ragni) – 12:06
3. "Killer Joe" (Benny Golson) – 5:12
4. "Love and Peace" (Arthur Adams) – 5:48
5. "I Never Told You" (Arthur Hamilton, Johnny Mandel) – 4:18
6. "Oh Happy Day" (Edwin Hawkins) – 3:37

Personnel

• Quincy Jones - Conductor, Arranger
• Benny Golson - Composer
• Freddie Hubbard - Trumpet
• Lloyd Michaels - Trumpet
• Dick Williams - Trumpet
• John Frosk - Trumpet
• Marvin Stamm - Trumpet
• Jimmy Cleveland - Trombone
• Jay Jay Johnson - Trombone
• Alan Raph - Trombone
• Tony Studd - Trombone
• Norman Pride - Trombone
• Kai Winding - Trombone
• Joel Kaye - Reeds
• Roland Kirk - Reeds
• Hubert Laws - Reeds
• Jerome Richardson - Reeds
• Paul Griffin - Piano
• Eric Gale - Electric guitar
• Ray Brown - Bass
• Grady Tate - Drums
• Chuck Rainey - Bass - Love And Peace
• Bob James - Electric Piano
• Toots Thielemans - Guitar - Harmonica
• Snooky Young - Trumpet
• Bernard Purdie - Drums
• Hilda Harris - Vocals
• Marilyn Jackson - Vocals
• Valerie Simpson - Vocals
• Maretha Stewart - Vocals -Solo on Walking In Space

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