![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() These eight albums encompass the range of Jones' talents from his ABC-Paramount debut as a leader (featuring various groupings of musicians from nonet to big band) to his triumphant stand arranging and conducting The Count Basie Orchestra for Frank Sinatra at Las Vegas' Sands, subsequent funk/soul/jazz excursions for A&M Records, his soundtrack adaptation of Charlie Smalls' score to Broadway's The Wiz starring Diana Ross and Michael Jackson, the all-star Back on the Block (including the final studio recordings of Ella Fitzgerald and Sarah Vaughan), and his live teaming with Miles Davis that persuaded the trumpeter to return to Gil Evans' lush orchestrations.Ĭertainly, there are major omissions (his albums with Michael Jackson chief among them, followed by his soundtrack to The Color Purple, and collaborations with such diverse luminaries as Ray Charles, Aretha Franklin, The Brothers Johnson, Peggy Lee, Lesley Gore, and Andy Williams, just to name a few) but the lavish Anthology offers a deep dive into his rich discography. Miles Davis and Quincy Jones, Live at Montreux (Warner Bros., 1993, 2 LPs).Quincy Jones, Back on the Block (Qwest/Warner Bros., 1989, 2 LPs) and.The Wiz: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Motown/MCA, 1978, 2 LPs).Quincy Jones, Walking in Space (A&M, 1969).Frank Sinatra, Sinatra at The Sands (Reprise, 1966, 2 LPs).Quincy Jones, This Is How I Feel About Jazz (ABC-Paramount, 1957).The box contains newly remastered versions of the following albums: The 12-LP box set The Story of Quincy Jones Anthology is produced in cooperation with Quincy Jones Productions and is cross-licensed from labels including Universal and Warner. The multi-instrumentalist-composer-producer-arranger-conductor's credits are too numerous to mention, but VMP's Anthology - due in January 2022 - provides a career overview bookended by two of his most acclaimed jazz recordings. Following the recent announcement of an Anthology box set for the Philadelphia International Records, record club Vinyl Me, Please has turned its attention to one of music's most famous multi-hyphenate talents: Quincy Jones. ![]()
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