The Quintessence
1962 studio album by Quincy Jones / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Quintessence is an album by Quincy Jones and his orchestra. It was released in 1962 and was his only album for Impulse! One critic called it "the sound of the modern, progressive big band at its pinnacle."[2]
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Released | February 1962[1] | |||
Recorded | November 29, December 18 and 22, 1961 | |||
Studio | Capitol Studios, New York City | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 30:58 | |||
Label | Impulse! | |||
Producer | Bob Thiele | |||
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AllMusic | [2] |
DownBeat | [3] |
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [4] |
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Jones's band was an outgrowth of the orchestra used in the Broadway show Free and Easy and featured some of the personnel that Jones assembled in New York for the show's European dates.[5]