Quincy Jones – The Classic Albums 1956-1963 – 4CD

First and foremost, Quincy Jones is a musician, composer and arranger of some of the finest music of the 20th Century, and this 4 CD Set houses his very finest work. Eight original albums released by Jones on Mercury and other labels between 1960 and 1963, on which he was leader or co-leader, remain, certainly for jazz fans, the great man's finest hour. This set includes these integral albums in their entirety and in pristine re-mastered form, complete with full musician lists and release details, to make for perhaps the best collection yet of Quincy Jones's jazz recordings which pre-date almost everything this giant of a man remains most famous for.

Track Listing:

CD1:
1. Mau Mau - 5:15   2. Work of Art - 5:46   3. The Little Bandmaster - 4:06   4. Up in Quincy's Room - 4:00   5. Wildwood - 2:55   6. Evening in Paris - 2:41   7. Elephant Walk - 3:25   8. Tia Juana - 2:52   9. Walkin' - 10:45   10. Stockholm Sweetin' - 5:39   11. Evening in Paris - 4:07   12. Sermonette - 5:55   13. A Sleepin' Bee - 4:39   14. Boo's Blues - 5:16

CD2:
1. The Birth of a Band - 2:56   2. Moanin' - 3:11   3. I Remenber Clifford - 3:44   4. Along Came Betty - 3:19   5. Tickle Toe - 2:58   6. Happy Faces - 2:44   7. Whisper Not - 3:23   8. The Gypsy - 4:07   9. A Change of Pace - 3:22   10. Tuxedo Junction - 2:43   11. Lester Leaps In - 3:34   12. Ghana - 4:37   13. Caravan - 3:30   14. Everybody's Blues - 4:14   15. Cherokee [Indian Love Song] - 3:10   16. Air Mail Special - 2:35   17. They Say It's Wonderful - 3:23   18. Chant of the Weed - 3:13   19. I Never Has Seen Snow - 3:11   20. Eesom - 5:06

CD3:
1. The Quintessence - 4:26   2. Robot Portrait - 5:30   3. Little Karen - 3:47   4. Straight, No Chaser - 2:29   5. For Lena and Lennie - 4:20   6. Hard Sock Dance - 3:22   7. Invitation - 3:37   8. The Twitch - 3:49   9. Soul Bossa Nova - 2:48   10. Boogie Stop Shuffle - 2:45   11. Desafinado - 2:57   12. Manha De Carnaval - 2:58   13. Se E Tarde Me Pardoa - 4:25   14. On the Street Where You Live - 2:36   15. Samba De Una Nota So - 2:05   16. Lalo Bossa Nova - 3:13   17. Serenata - 3:22   18. Chega De Saudade - 5:39

CD4:
1. Comin' Home Baby - 2:46   2. Gravy Waltz - 2:42   3. Desafinado - 2:55   4. Exodus - 3:20   5. Cast Your Fate to the Wind - 2:45   6. A Taste of Honey - 2:35   7. Back at the Chicken Shack - 2:59   8. Jive Samba - 2:42   9. Take Five - 3:30   10. Walk on the Wild Side - 3:10   11. Watermelon Man - 3:20   12. Bossa Nova U.S.A. - 3:12   13. Baby Elephant Walk - 2:54   14. Charade - 3:15   15. Dreamsville - 3:48   16. Bird Brain - 4:06   17. Days of Wine and Roses - 2:42   18. Mr. Lucky - 2:24   19. The Pink Panther Theme - 3:26   20. (I Love You And) Don't Forget It - 2:51   21. Soldier in the Rain - 3:09   22. Odd Ball - 3:44   23. Moon River - 2:31   24. The Theme From Peter Gun - 2:55