Quincy Jones – The Jazz Tome

Dizzy Gillespie – World Statesman (1956)

May 5, 2026thejazztome1956, A.K. Salim, Billy Mitchell, Carl Warwick, Charlie Persip, Dizzy Gillespie, E.V. Perry, Ernie Wilkins, Frank Rehak, Howie Kravitz, Jimmy Powell, Joe Gordon, LN - Stearns, Marty Flax, Melba Liston, Nelson Boyd, Norgran, Phil Woods, Quincy Jones, Rod Levitt, Tadd Dameron, Walter Davis

Norgran – MGN 1084Rec. Date : June 6, 1956 Stream this Album Trumpet : Dizzy GillespieArranger : A.K. Salim, Howie Kravitz, Tadd DameronAlto Sax : Jimmy Powell, Phil WoodsBaritone Sax : Marty FlaxBass : Nelson BoydBass Trombone : Rod LevittDrums : Charlie PersipPiano : Walter Davis Jr.Tenor Sax : Billy Mitchell, Ernie WilkinsTrombone : Frank…

Cannonball Adderley – Julian Cannonball Adderley (1955)

Oct 19, 2025thejazztome1955, Cannonball Adderley, Cecil Payne, EmArcy, J.J. Johnson, Jerome Richardson, Jimmy Cleveland, John Williams, Kenny Clarke, LN - Feather, Max Roach, Nat Adderley, Paul Chambers, Quincy Jones

EmArcy – MG 36043Rec. Dates : July 21 & 29, August 5, 1955 Stream this Album Alto Sax : Cannonball AdderleyArranger : Quincy JonesBaritone Sax : Cecil PayneBass : Paul ChambersCornet : Nat AdderleyDrums : Kenny Clarke, Max RoachFlute : Jerome RichardsonPiano : John WilliamsTenor Sax : Jerome RichardsonTrombone : Jimmy Cleveland, J.J. Johnson Billboard…

Dizzy Gillespie – Afro (1954)

Nov 11, 2024thejazztome1954, Bobby Rodriguez, Cándido, Charlie Persip, Chico O'Farrill, Danny Bank, Dizzy Gillespie, Ernie Royal, George Dorsey, George Matthews, Gilberto Valdes, Hank Mobley, Hilton Jefferson, J.J. Johnson, Jimmy Nottingham, Jose Mangual, Leon Comegys, Lewis Hackney, LN - Granz, Lucky Thompson, Mongo Santamaria, Norgran, Quincy Jones, Ralph Miranda, Ray Concepcion, René Hernández, Ubaldo Nieto, Wade Legge

Norgran MGN-1003Rec. Dates : May 24 & June 3, 1954 Stream this Album Trumpet : Dizzy Gillespie, Quincy Jones, Ernie Royal, Jimmy NottinghamArranger : Chico O’FarrillAlto Sax : Hilton Jefferson, George DorseyBaritone Sax : Danny BankBass : Lewis Hackney, Bobby RodríguezBongos : José MangualCongas : Cándido, Mongo Santamaría, Ralph MirandaDrums : Charlie PersipFlute : Gilberto…

Quincy Jones and his Orchestra – The Quintessence (1962)

Dec 1, 2023thejazztome1962, Al DeRisi, Bill English, Billy Byers, Bobby Scott, Clark Terry, Clyde Reasinger, Curtis Fuller, Earl Chapin, Eric Dixon, Ernie Royal, Frank Wess, Freddie Hubbard, George Catlett, Gloria Agnostini, Harvey Phillips, Impulse!, James Buffington, James Johnson, Jerome Kail, Jerome Richardson, Joe Newman, Julius Watkins, LN Horne-Hayton, Melba Liston, Milt Hinton, Oliver Nelson, Patricia Brown, Paul Faulise, Phil Woods, Quincy Jones, Ray Alonge, Rod Levitt, Snooky Young, Stu Martin, Thad Jones, Thomas Mitchell

Impulse! A-11Rec. Dates : November 29, 1961, December 18, 1961, December 22, 1961Stream this AlbumLiner Notes courtesy of HatNBeard Conductor/Arranger : Quincy JonesBass : George Catlett, Milt HintonDrums : Stu Martin, Bill English, James JohnsonFrench Horn : Julius Watkins, Ray Alonge, James Buffington, Earl ChapinHarp : Gloria AgnostiniPiano : Bobby Scott, Patricia BrownSaxophone : Eric Dixon, Jerome Richardson, Phil Woods, Oliver Nelson, Frank WessTrombone : Billy Byers, Paul Faulise, Melba Liston, Rod Levitt,…

Milt Jackson – Plenty Plenty Soul (1957)

Aug 5, 2023thejazztome1957, Art Blakey, Atlantic, Cannonball Adderley, Connie Kay, Frank Foster, Horace Silver, Jimmy Cleveland, Joe Newman, LN - Hentoff, Lucky Thompson, Milt Jackson, Oscar Pettiford, Percy Heath, Quincy Jones, Sahib Shihab

Atlantic – 1269Rec. Dates : January 5, 1957, January 7, 1957Stream this Album Vibes : Milt JacksonAlto Sax : Cannonball AdderleyArranger : Quincy JonesBaritone Sax : Sahib ShihabBass : Oscar Pettiford, Percy HeathDrums : Connie Kay, Art BlakeyPiano : Horace SilverTenor Sax : Lucky Thompson, Frank FosterTrombone : Jimmy ClevelandTrumpet : Joe Newman American Record GuideMartin Williamson : February, 1958 Many of the “modern” jazz musicians are…

Quincy Jones – This Is How I Feel About Jazz (1957)

Jul 27, 2023thejazztome1957, ABC Paramount, Art Farmer, Bernie Glow, Billy Taylor, Bunny Bardach, Charles Mingus, Charlie Persip, Ernie Royal, Frank Rehak, Gene Quill, Hank Jones, Herbie Mann, Jack Nimitz, Jerome Richardson, Jimmy Cleveland, Joe Wilder, LN - Artist, Lucky Thompson, Milt Jackson, Phil Woods, Quincy Jones, Urbie Green, Zoot Sims

ABC-Paramount – ABC-149Rec. Date : September 14, 1956, September 19, 1956Stream this Album Conductor/Arranger : Quincy JonesAlto Sax : Gene Quill, Phil WoodsBaritone Sax : Jack NimitzBass : Charlie MingusDrums : Charlie PersipFlute : Herbie Mann, Jerome RichardsonHandclaps : Father John CrawleyPiano : Hank Jones, Billy TaylorTenor Sax : Zoot Sims, Lucky Thompson, Herbie Mann, Jerome Richardson, Bunny BardachTrombone : Jimmy Cleveland, Urbie Green, Frank RehakTrumpet : Art Farmer, Bernie Glow, Ernie…

Sonny Stitt – Plays Arrangements from the Pen of Quincy Jones (1956)

Jul 24, 2023thejazztome1956, Anthony Ortega, Cecil Payne, Ernie Royal, Freddie Green, Hank Jones, J.J. Johnson, Jimmy Cleveland, Jimmy Nottingham, Jo Jones, Joe Newman, LN - Ulanov, Oscar Pettiford, Quincy Jones, Roost, Seldon Powell, Sonny Stitt, Thad Jones

Roost – RLP 2204Rec. Dates : September 30, 1955, October 9, 1955 Stream this Album Alto Saxophone : Sonny Stitt, Anthony OrtegaArranger/Conductor : Quincy JonesBaritone Sax : Cecil PayneBass : Oscar PettifordDrums : Jo JonesFlute : Anthony OrtegaGuitar : Freddie GreenPiano : Hank JonesTenor Saxophone : Seldon PowellTrombone : Jimmy Cleveland, J.J. JohnsonTrumpet : Thad…

Dizzy Gillespie – Dizzy In Greece (1957)

Jul 14, 2023thejazztome1957, Al Grey, Benny Golson, Billy Mitchell, Billy Root, Carl Warwick, Charlie Persip, Dizzy Gillespie, Emmett Berry, Ermet Perry, Ernie Henry, Ernie Wilkins, Frank Rehak, Jimmy Powell, Joe Gordon, Lee Morgan, LN - Stearns, Marty Flax, Melba Liston, Nelson Boyd, Paul West, Phil Woods, Quincy Jones, Rod Levitt, Talib Daawud, Verve, Walter Davis, Wynton Kelly

Verve – MGV-8017Rec. Dates : May 18, 1956, May 19, 1956, June 6, 1956, April 8, 1957Stream this Album (YT Only) Trumpet : Dizzy Gillespie, Emmett Berry, Joe Gordon, Quincy Jones, Carl Warwick, Talib Daawud, Lee Morgan, Ermet Perry, Carl WarwickAlto Sax : Jimmy Powell, Phil Woods, Ernie HenryBaritone Sax : Marty Flax, Billy RootBass : Nelson Boyd, Paul WestDrums : Charlie PersipPiano : Walter Davis, Wynton KellyTenor Sax : Billy Mitchell, Ernie Wilkins, Benny GolsonTrombone : Rod Levitt, Melba…

Clark Terry – Clark Terry (1955)

Jun 17, 2023thejazztome1955, Art Blakey, Cecil Payne, Clark Terry, EmArcy, Horace Silver, Jimmy Cleveland, LN - Unknown, Oscar Pettiford, Quincy Jones, Wendell Marshall

EmArcy – MG-36007Rec. Dates : January 3, 1955, January 4, 1955 Stream this Album Trumpet : Clark TerryArranger : Quincy JonesBaritone Sax : Cecil PayneBass : Oscar Pettiford, Wendell MarshallCello : Oscar PettifordDrums : Art BlakeyPiano : Horace SilverTrombone : Jimmy Cleveland Cashbox : 07/02/1955 Clark Terry, long a musician’s musician, with training that had…

Art Farmer Septet – Plays the Arrangements and Compositions of Gryce and Jones (1956)

Jan 30, 2023thejazztome1956, Art Farmer, Charlie Rouse, Clifford Solomon, Danny Bank, Gigi Gryce, Horace Silver, Jimmy Cleveland, Kenny Clarke, LN - Gitler, Monk Montgomery, Oscar Estell, Percy Heath, Prestige, Quincy Jones, Sonny Johnson

Prestige – PRLP 7031 Rec. Dates : July 2, 1953, June 7, 1954 Stream this Album Trumpet : Art Farmer Alto Sax : Oscar Estell Arranger : Quincy Jones, Gigi Gryce Baritone Sax : Oscar Estell, Danny Bank Bass : Monk Montgomery, Percy Heath Drums : Sonny Johnson, Kenny Clarke Piano : Quincy Jones, Horace…

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