Name: Q Live in Paris Circa 1960
Brand: Qwest
SKU: 425646
Price: 49.82 USD
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Performer Notes

Personnel: Phil Woods, Budd Johnson, Sahib Shihab, Jerome Richardson, Porter Kilbert (saxophone); Clark Terry, Bennie Bailey, Leonard Johnson, Floyd Standifer (trumpet); Quentin Jackson, Jimmy Cleveland, Melba Liston, Ake Persson (trombone); Julius Watkins (French horn); Les Spann (flute, guitar); Patti Bown (piano); Buddy Catlett (bass); Joe Harris (drums).
Recorded at the Alhambra in Paris, France on February 14, 1961. Includes liner notes by Quincy Jones.
Personnel: Clark Terry (vocals, trumpet, flugelhorn); Les Spann (guitar, flute); Phil Woods (saxophone, alto saxophone); Jerome Richardson, Budd Johnson (saxophone, tenor saxophone); Porter Kilbert, Sahib Shihab (saxophone); Leonard Johnson, Floyd Standifer, Benny Bailey (trumpet); Julius Watkins (French horn); Jimmy Cleveland, Ake Persson, Melba Liston, Quentin Jackson (trombone); Patricia Brown, Patti Bown (piano); Buddy Catlett (acoustic bass); Joe Harris (drums).
Liner Note Authors: Quincy Jones; Paul De Barros.
Photographers: Daniel Filipacchi; Jean-Pierre Leloir.
Arrangers: Quincy Jones; Ernie Wilkins; Al Cohn; Nat Pierce.
A surprisingly high-fidelity recording of a European date by Quincy Jones's early-'60s big band, Q LIVE IN PARIS CIRCA 1960 shows Jones at the height of the period where he was associated with the Count Basie Orchestra. Indeed, much of this sounds like a bebop-influenced version of Basie's band. The seven lengthy tracks are hot swinging jazz, played by big-band musicians who had their ears open enough to realize that the music did not begin and end with Louis Armstrong and Duke Ellington. A completely reworked version of the traditional Scandinavian folk tune "Dear Old Stockholm," renamed "Stockholm Sweetnin'," has a jumpy, almost hyperactive quality to it that's far removed from the more lyrical Miles Davis reading that popularized the tune. A more faithful rendition of a popular Davis tune, the early hard-bop masterpiece "Walkin'," closes the show and provides the most exciting solos.

Professional Reviews

JazzTimes (4/97, pp.78-79) - "...[Q LIVE IN PARIS] is evidence of the musicianship, swing and just plain fun that radiated from a remarkable band of all-stars. Although in spirit it resembled the Count Basie band of the period, Jones' outfit exceeded Basie's in adventuresomeness..."

Album: Q Live in Paris Circa 1960
#	Song Title	Time
1)	Birth of a Band
2)	Everybody's Blues
3)	Moanin'
4)	Tickle Toe
5)	Stockholm Sweetnin'
6)	I Remember Clifford
7)	Walkin'

Album: Q Live in Paris Circa 1960
#	Song Title	Time
1)	Birth of a Band
2)	Everybody's Blues
3)	Moanin'
4)	Tickle Toe
5)	Stockholm Sweetnin'
6)	I Remember Clifford
7)	Walkin'