Quincy Jones

 

Artist:  Quincy Jones

Birth Name:  Quincy Delight Jones Jr.

Born:  March 14,1933.  Chicago,, Illinois, USA

Genre:  Rhythm & Blues, Soul, Funk, Big Band, Swing, Bossa Nova, Jazz, Hip Hop, Rock & Roll, Pop, Disco

Occupation:  Record Producer, Conductor, Arranger, Record Executive, Songwriter, Musician, Composer, Film and Television Producer

Instruments:  Trumpet

Quincy Jones is an American Record Producer, Musician, Songwriter, Composer, Arranger, Film and Television Producer from Chicago, Illinois.  His career spans in the entertainment industry with a record of 80 Grammy Award nominations, 28 Grammys and a Grammy Legend Award un 1992.  He worked on Pop Music and producing Lesley Gore's major pop hits including "It's My Party", and Jazz Artists Frank Sinatra and Count Basie.  He became the first African American to be nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original  Song for "The Eyes Of Love" (1968), he was also nominated for an Academy Award For Best Original Score of his work in Cold Blood (1967).  He produced three of Popstar Michael Jackson's most successful albums:  Off The War (1979), Thriller (1982), and Bad (1987).  He produced and conduced the charity song "We Are The World", which raised funds for victims of Famine in Ethiopia.  In 1971, he became the first African American to be the musical director and conductor of the Academy Awards.  He was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame as the Winner.  He was named one of the most influential Jazz musicians of the 20th Century by Time.

Artist:  Quincy Jones & His Orchestra

Title:  Big Band Bossa Nova (Limited Edition) (2022)

Genre:  Rhythm & Blues, Soul, Funk, Big Band, Swing, Bossa Nova, Jazz, Hip Hop, Rock & Roll, Pop, Disco

Label:  Not Now

Rating:  *****

Format:  LP

Tracks:  

Side One:

 1.  Soul Bossa Nova (2:47)

 2.  Boogie Bossa Nova (2:43)

 3.  Desafinado (Slightly Out Of Tune) (2:53)

 4.  Black Orpheus (Manha de Carnaval) (2:57)

 5.  Se e Tarde me Perdoa (Forgive Me If I'm Lae) (4:25)

Side Two:

 1.  On The Street Where You Live (2:34)

 2.  Samba de Uma Nota So (2:02)

 3.  Lalo Bossa Nova (3:14)

 4.  Serenata (3:20)

 5.  Chega de Saudade (No More Blues) (5:32)

Personnel:

Quincy Jones:  Conductor, Arranger

Phil Woods:  Alto Saxophone

Paul Gonsalves:  Tenor Saxophone

Roland Kirk:  Flute, Alto Flute

Jerome Richardson:  Flute,Alto Flute, Woodwinds

Clark Terry:  Trumpet, Flugelhorn

Alan Raph:  Bass Trombone

Lalo Schifrin:  Piano

Jim Hall:  Guitar

Chris White:  Bass

Rudy Collins:  Drums

Jack Del Rio:  Percussion

Carlos Gomez:  Percussion

Jose Paula:  Percussion

Big Band Bossa Nova is an album by Quincy Jones & His Orchestra, original recording released on Mercury Records, 1962, remastered and reissued on May 21, 2022 by Not Now.  Limited Edition 180 Gram Vinyl.