The Birth of a Band!
The Birth of a Band! is an album by Quincy Jones that was released by Mercury with performances by Zoot Sims, Clark Terry, Harry Edison, and Phil Woods.[1]
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| Released | 1959 | |||
| Recorded | February 9, March 9 & 10, May 26, 17 & 28 and June 16, 1959 | |||
| Studio | Fine Recording, New York City | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Label | Mercury | |||
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Reception
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| Allmusic |  |
The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow called it "one of his finest jazz recordings".[2]
Track listing
- "The Birth of a Band" (Quincy Jones) – 2:53
- "Moanin'" (Bobby Timmons) – 3:02
- "I Remember Clifford" (Benny Golson) – 3:42
- "Along Came Betty" (Golson) – 3:21
- "Tickle Toe" (Lester Young) – 2:55
- "Happy Faces" (Sonny Stitt) – 2:40
- "Whisper Not" (Golson) – 3:22
- "The Gypsy" (Billy Reid) – 4:05
- "A Change of Pace" (Harry Arnold, Quincy Jones) – 3:20
- "Tuxedo Junction" (Erskine Hawkins, Bill Johnson, Julian Dash, Buddy Feyne) – 2:44
Personnel
- Quincy Jones – arranger, conductor
- Harry Edison – trumpet
- Joe Newman – trumpet
- Ernie Royal – trumpet
- Clark Terry – trumpet
- Joe Wilder – trumpet
- Billy Byers – trombone
- Jimmy Cleveland – trombone
- Urbie Green – trombone
- Melba Liston – trombone
- Tom Mitchell – trombone
- Julius Watkins – French horn
- Jerome Richardson – flute, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, piccolo
- Frank Wess – alto saxophone, flute
- Phil Woods – alto saxophone
- Benny Golson – tenor saxophone
- Budd Johnson – tenor saxophone
- Zoot Sims – tenor saxophone
- Sam Taylor – tenor saxophone
- Danny Bank – baritone saxophone
- Sahib Shihab – baritone saxophone
- Patti Bown – piano
- Moe Wechsler – piano
- Kenny Burrell– guitar
- Les Spann – guitar
- Milt Hinton – bass
- Jimmy Crawford
- Osie Johnson – drums
- Don Lamond – drums
- Sam Woodyard – drums
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References
- Mercury Records Catalog accessed October 21, 2015
- Yanow, Scott. The Birth of a Band, Vol. 1 – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved October 21, 2015.
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