Nikki Yanofsky performing ‘Something New’ at the 47th Montreux Jazz Festival for The Official European Quincy Jones 80th Birthday Special in Tribute to Claude Nobs. Nikki Yanofsky -vocals
Andreas Varady, Dave Grusin & Lee Ritenour performing “Stolen Moments” at the 47th Montreux Jazz Festival for The Official European Quincy Jones 80th Birthday Special in Tribute to Claude Nobs. Personnel: Andreas Varady – guitar [More]
Sassy Swings the Tivoli is a 1963 live album by American jazz singer Sarah Vaughan and her trio, produced by Quincy Jones. The performances were recorded in the concert hall of the Tivoli Gardens, Copenhagen [More]
The Quintessence is an album recorded by Quincy Jones and his orchestra. It was released in 1962 and was his only recording for the Impulse! Records label. It has been called “the sound of the [More]
Basie/Eckstine Incorporated is a 1959 studio album featuring Billy Eckstine and the Count Basie Orchestra. Michael G. Nastos, writing for Allmusic, notes that :”It would be difficult to fault this masterpiece of an album, refined [More]
Big Band Bossa Nova is a 1962 bossa nova album by American impresario, jazz composer, trumpeter, arranger and record producer Quincy Jones and his band. It features the popular number “Soul Bossa Nova.” The title [More]
The Original Jam Sessions 1969 is a 2004 released album by Quincy Jones and Bill Cosby recorded as backing music for The Bill Cosby Show in 1969. AllMusic Review by Thom Jurek: The groove is [More]
AllMusic Review by Richie Unterberger: When Louis Jordan signed to Mercury in 1956, he tried to revive his struggling record sales by re-recording some of his more celebrated songs from his commercial heyday. That’s a [More]
This Time by Basie (subtitled Hits of the 50’s & 60’s) is an album released by pianist, composer and bandleader Count Basie featuring jazz versions of contemporary hits recorded in 1963 and originally released on [More]
The Happy Cats is an album by trumpeter Joe Newman’s Sextet recorded in early 1957 for the Coral label. Track listing: All compositions by Joe Newman except as indicated “The Happy Cats” – 3:08 “Cocktails [More]
