Quincy Jones (1933–2024)

This is a very intelligent book: don't classify it with celebrities bios. It has an uncommon architecture, and it is very bright. Unlike other bios of the kind, there is no doubt it is also very true. It leaves you pondering the mystery of a young guy without parents, without education, without money, who wants, not only "to be a musician" like all our young neighbors, which is the easy part, but wants to learn how to write music and the secrets of orchestration. Quincy youth was much worse show more than if he had been abandoned, still he would show up at 5 in the morning t the house of anybody who would teach him music. I am very impressed by Quincy Jones, not just by his music, but by his courage and his intellectual ambition. show less

Very quotable and relatable book from a true Renaissance star. At 88 , he’s still creating. Quick read and worth your time.

Tracklist
1 Stuff Like That
Vocals – Chaka Khan, Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson
3:00
2 Everything Must Change
Vocals [Lead] – Bernard Ighner
6:05
3 Body Heat
Vocals – Leon Ware
4:18
4 Betcha' Wouldn't Hurt Me
Vocals – Patti Austin
3:33
5 Killer Joe 4:12
6 Ai No Corrida
Vocals [Lead] – Charles May
4:20
7 If I Ever Lose This Heaven
Vocals – Leon Ware, Minnie Riperton
3:32
8 Just Once
Vocals – James Ingram
4:32
9 I'm Gonna Miss You In The Morning
Vocals – Luther Vandross, Patti Austin
3:34
10 What's show more Going On?
Vocals – Quincy Jones, Valerie Simpson
3:20

Producer – Creed Taylor (tracks: 5), Phil Ramone (tracks: 2, 3, 7, 10),
Quincy Jones (tracks: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10), Ray Brown (tracks: 2, 3, 7, 10) show less

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A1 Dead End
Written-By – Galt Mac Dermot*, Gerome Ragni, James Rado
4:05
A2 Walking In Space
Flute [Solo] – Hubert Laws
Tenor Saxophone [Solo] – Roland Kirk
Trombone [Solo] – Jimmy Cleveland
Trumpet [Solo] – Freddie Hubbard
Vocals [Solo] – Valerie Simpson
Written-By – Galt Mac Dermot*, Gerome Ragni, James Rado
12:00
B1 Killer Joe
Written-By – Benny Goldson*
5:08
B2 Love And Peace
Electric Bass – Chuck Rainey
Tenor Saxophone [Solo] – Hubert Laws
Written-By – Arthur show more K. Adams*
5:45
B3 I Never Told You
Soprano Saxophone [Solo] – Jerome Richardson
Written-By – Arthur Hamilton, Johnny Mandel
B4 Oh Happy Day
Written-By – E. Hawkins*
3:35

Credits:
Arranged By – Bob James (tracks: B2), Quincy Jones (tracks: A1 to B1, B3, B4)
Bass – Ray Brown (tracks: B1)
Conductor – Quincy Jones
Drums – Bernard Purdie (tracks: B2, B4), Grady Tate (tracks: A1 to B1, B3)
Electric Bass – Ray Brown (tracks: A1, A2, B2 to B4)
Electric Piano – Bob James (tracks: A1, A2, B2 to B4)
Engineer – Rudy Van Gelder
Guitar – Eric Gale, Toots Thielemans (tracks: A1, A2, B3)
Harmonica – Toots Thielemans (tracks: A1, A2, B3)
Liner Notes – Morgan Ames
Piano – Paul Griffin (tracks: B1)
Producer – Creed Taylor
Saxophone, Flute, Reeds – Hubert Laws, Jerome Richardson, Joel Kaye, Roland Kirk
Trombone – Alan Raph (tracks: B1, B2, B4), George Jeffers (tracks: A1, A2, B3), J.J. Johnson (tracks: B1, B2, B4), Jimmy Cleveland, Kai Winding (tracks: A1, A2, B3), Norman Pride (tracks: B2, B4), Tony Studd
Trumpet, Flugelhorn – Freddie Hubbard, John Frosk (tracks: A1, A2, B2 to B4), Lloyd Michels (tracks: B1, B2, B4), Marvin Stamm, Dick Williams* (tracks: B1), Snooky Young (tracks: A1, A2, B3)
Vocals – Hilda Harris, Maretha Stewart*, Marilyn Jackson, Valerie Simpson show less