Quincy Plays for Pussycats
Appearance
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Studio albumby | ||||
Released | 1965 | |||
Recorded | March 9 and 10, 1959, February 21, 1961, November 27, 1964, March 3 or 10, 1965 and August 5, 1965 | |||
Studio | Fine Recording and others, New York City | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 35:13 | |||
Label | Mercury MG 21050/SR 60050 | |||
Producer | Quincy Jones | |||
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Quincy Plays for Pussycatsis an album byQuincy Jonesfeaturing sessions recorded between 1959 and 1965 which was released on theMercurylabel.[1]
Reception
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Allmusic | [2] |
Record Mirror | [3] |
Allmusic's Stephen Cook noted, "Quincy Plays for Pussycatsis a bright, cheeky big-band album done in a more commercial pop style than previous Quincy Jones albums. Nonetheless, there's plenty to enjoy here... this is swinging '60s jazz for the martini set ".[2]
Track listing
[edit]- "What's New Pussycat?"(Burt Bacharach,Hal David) − 2:44
- "The Gentle Rain"(Luiz Bonfá,Matt Dubey) − 2:16
- "Blues in the Night"(Harold Arlen,Johnny Mercer) − 3:58
- "After Hours"(Avery Parrish) − 3:34
- "Blues for Trumpet & Koto" (Marvin Hamlisch) − 3:45
- "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction"(Mick Jagger,Keith Richards) − 3:27
- "A Walk in the Black Forest" (Horst Jankowski) − 2:50
- "Non-Stop to Brazil" (Bonfá) − 2:39
- "The Hucklebuck"(Andy Gibson,Roy Alfred) − 2:25
- "Mack the Knife"(Kurt Weill,Bertolt Brecht) − 2:37
- "Sermonette" (Cannonball Adderley) − 2:49
- "The In Crowd"(Billy Page) − 3:04
- Recorded at Fine Recorders on March 9 and 10, 1959 (tracks 3, 4 & 9) and February 21, 1961 (track 10) and other New York City studios on June 15, 1962 (track 11), November 27, 1964 (track 5), March 3 or 10, 1965 (tracks 2 & 8) and August 5, 1965 (tracks 1, 6, 7 & 12)
Personnel
[edit]Performance
[edit]- Quincy Jones–arranger,conductorwith various orchestras including:
- Benny Bailey(track 10), Al DeRisi (track 11),Harry Edison(tracks 3, 4 & 9),Joe Newman(tracks 3, 4, 9 & 11),Jimmy Nottingham(track 1),Ernie Royal(tracks 3, 4 & 9-11),Clark Terry(tracks 3, 4 & 9-11),Snooky Young(track 11) −trumpet
- Billy Byers(tracks 3, 4, 9 & 11),Jimmy Cleveland(tracks 3, 4, 9 & 11), Paul Faulise (track 11),Curtis Fuller(track 10),Urbie Green(tracks 3, 4 & 9),Quentin Jackson(track 11),Kai Winding(track 11),Melba Liston(track 11), Tom Mitchell (tracks 3, 4, 9 & 11),Santo Russo(track 11) −trombone
- Ray Alonge (track 11),Jim Buffington(track 11), Earl Chapin (track 11), Paul Ingraham (track 11), Fred Klein (track 11),Bob Northern(track 11),Willie Ruff(track 11),Julius Watkins(tracks 3, 4 & 9-11) −French horn
- Jay McAllister, Bill Stanley −tuba(track 11)
- Charlie McCoy−harmonica(track 11)
- Roland Kirk(track 11),James Moody(track 11),Jerome Richardson(tracks 3, 4 & 9-11) −flute,alto saxophone,tenor saxophone
- Phil Woods(tracks 3, 4 & 9-11),Walt Levinsky(track 11),Zoot Sims(track 11) − alto saxophone
- Al Cohn(track 11),Budd Johnson(tracks 3, 4, 9 & 11),Sam "The Man" Taylor(tracks 3, 4 & 9) − tenor saxophone
- Eric Dixon(track 10), Romeo Penque (track 11),Seldon Powell(track 11),Frank Wess(track 11) − tenor saxophone, flute
- Sahib Shihab−baritone saxophone,flute (tracks 3, 4, 9 & 10)
- Patti Bown(tracks 3, 4 & 9-11),Lalo Schifrin(track 11),Bobby Scott(track 11) −piano
- Don Arnone (track 10),Kenny Burrell(tracks 3, 4, 9 & 11),Jim Hall(track 11), Sam Herman (track 11), Wayne Wright (track 11) −guitar
- Milt Hinton−bass(tracks 3, 4 & 9)
- Sam Woodyard−drums(tracks 3, 4 & 9)
- Jimmy Crawford(tracks 3, 4, 9 & 10),Stu Martin(track 10) − drums,percussion
- Mike Olatunji,Tito Puente,Carlos "Patato" Valdes− percussion (track 10)
- Other unidentified musicians
References
[edit]- ^Matsubayashi, K.Mercury Records Collection: SR-61050: Quincy Plays For Pussycats / Quincy Jones
- ^abCollar, Matt.Quincy Plays for Pussycats– ReviewatAllMusic.Retrieved January 17, 2018.
- ^Jones, Peter;Jopling, Norman (22 January 1966)."Quincy Jones:Quincy Plays For Pussycats"(PDF).Record Mirror.No. 254. p. 8. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 1 April 2022.Retrieved22 August2022.