Quincy Jones: "Summer in the City"

Quincy Jones: "Summer in the City" (Verve CD 06007 5301956) 2007
Compilation Produced by Arnaldo DeSouteiro
Release Date: September 14, 2007
Available in Japan on September 18, 2007

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QUINCY JONES: "SUMMER IN THE CITY"
featuring Toots Thielemans, Ray Brown, Herbie Hancock, Hubert Laws, Milt Jackson, Freddie Hubbard

1. Killer Joe (5:10)
(Benny Golson) Time Step Music - ASCAP
Quincy Jones - conductor, leader / Paul Griffin - Wurlitzer electric piano / Ray Brown - acoustic bass / Grady Tate - drums / Eric Gale - guitar / Hubert Laws - flute solo / Freddie Hubbard - trumpet solo / J.J. Johnson, Jimmy Cleveland - trombones / Alan Raph, Tony Studd - bass trombones / Marvin Stamm, Dick Williams, Lloyd Michels - trumpets / Roland Kirk, Joel Kaye, Jerome Richardson - woodwinds / Hilda Harris, Marilyn Jackson, Valerie Simpson, Maretha Stewart - background vocals / Arranged by Quincy Jones / Rec. on June 18, 1969 in NJ / Produced by Creed Taylor / From "Walking In Space" (A&M SP 3023)

2. I Never Told You (4:17) from the motion picture "That Cold Day in the Park"
(Johnny Mandel/Arthur Hamilton)
Quincy Jones - conductor, leader / Toots Thielemans - harmonica solo / Jerome Richardson - soprano sax solo / Bob James- electric piano / Ray Brown - electric bass / Grady Tate - drums / Eric Gale - guitar / John Frosk, Snooky Young, Freddie Hubbard, Marvin Stamm - trumpets / Kai Winding, George Jeffers, Jimmy Cleveland - trombones / Tony Studd - bass trombones / Hubert Laws, Roland Kirk, Joel Kaye - woodwinds / Arranged by Bob James / Rec. on June 19, 1969 in NJ / Produced by Creed Taylor / From "Walking In Space" (A&M SP 3023)

3. Walkin' (7:57)
(Richard Carpenter)
Quincy Jones - conductor, leader; Bobby Scott - electric piano solo; Major Holley - arco bass and voice (unison) solo; Ray Brown - acoustic bass; Grady Tate - drums; Milt Jackson - vibes solo; Hubert Laws - flute solo; Jerome Richardson - soprano sax solo; Pepper Adams, Danny Bank - baritone sax; Ernie Royal, Freddie Hubbard, Danny Moore, Marvin Stamm, Gene Young - trumpets; Al Grey, Wayne Andre, Benny Powell - trombones; Tony Studd - bass trombone; Arranged by Quincy Jones; Rec. on May 12, 1970 in NJ; Produced by Creed Taylor; From "Gula Matari" (A&M 3030)

4. Brown Ballad (4:23)
(Ray Brown)
Quincy Jones, conductor, leader; Bobby Scott, acoustic piano solo; Jimmy Smith, organ; Paul Beaver - Moog synthesizer; Ray Brown, acoustic bass; Grady Tate, drums; George Devens, percussion; Larry Bunker, vibes; Jim Hall, guitar solo; Toots Thielemans - harmonica solo; Wayne Andre, Garnett Brown - trombones; Arranged by Quincy Jones; Rec. 1971, in NY; Produced by Quincy Jones, Ray Brown & Phil Ramone; From "Smackwater Jack" (A&M 3037)

5. Cast Your Fate To The Wind (4:28)
(Vince Guaraldi) Unichappell Music Inc. - BMI
Quincy Jones, conductor, leader; Bobby Scott, acoustic piano solo; Bob James, electric piano; Chuck Rainey, electric bass; Paul Humphrey, drums; George Devens, percussion; Eric Gale, guitar; Marvin Stamm - flugelhorn solo; Ernie Royal, Snooky Young, Joe Newman, Freddie Hubbard - trumpets & flugelhorns; Wayne Andre, Garnett Brown - trombones; Dick Hixon, Alan Raph, Tony Studd - bass trombones; Jerome Richardson, Hubert Laws, Pete Christlieb - woodwinds; Arranged by Quincy Jones; Rec. 1971, in NY; Produced by Quincy Jones, Ray Brown & Phil Ramone; From "Smackwater Jack" (A&M 3037)

6. Summer In The City (4:05)
(Steve Boone/John Sebastian/Mark Sebastian)
Quincy Jones, conductor, leader; Eddy Louiss - organ; Dave Grusin - electric piano; Chuck Rainey - electric bass; Grady Tate, drums; Valerie Simpson, vocal solo; Strings section; Arranged by Quincy Jones; Rec. 1972 & 1973 in NY & Hollywood; Produced by Quincy Jones & Ray Brown; From "You've Got It Bad Girl" (A&M 3041)

7. Eyes of Love (3:30) from the motion picture "Banning"
(Quincy Jones/Bob Russell)
Quincy Jones - conductor, leader; Dave Grusin, Bob James - electric piano, synthesizer; Ray Brown - acoustic bass; Toots Thielemans - harmonica solo; Strings section; Arranged by Quincy Jones; Rec. 1972 & 1973 in NY & Hollywood; Produced by Quincy Jones & Ray Brown; From "You've Got It Bad Girl" (A&M 3041)

8. You've got It Bad Girl (5:43)
(Stevie Wonder/Yvonne Wright)
Quincy Jones - conductor, leader, vocal solo; George Duke - electric piano; Chuck Rainey - electric bass; Grady Tate - drums; Dennis Budimir - guitar; Brass & Strings Sections; Arranged by Quincy Jones; Rec. 1972 & 1973, in NY & Hollywod; Produced by Quincy Jones & Ray Brown; From "You've Got It Bad Girl" (A&M 3041)

9. Everything Must Change (6:00)
(Bernard Ighner) Almo Music - ASCAP
Quincy Jones - conductor, leader; Bernard Ighner - lead vocal; Dave Grusin - electric piano; Herbie Hancock - acoustic piano, Arp Odyssey synthesizer; Billy Preston - Arp Soloist syhtnesizer; Chuck Rainey - electric bass; James Gadson, drums; Frank Rosolino - trombone solo; Quincy Jones, Tom Bahler, Leon Ware, Minnie Riperton, Joe Greene, Jesse Kirkland, Carolyn Willis, Jim Gilstrap, Myrna Matthews - backing vocals; Arranged by Quincy Jones, Tom Bahler & Dave Blumberg; Recorded in LA, 1974; Produced by Quincy Jones & Ray Brown; From "Body Heat" (A&M 3617)

10. Along Came Betty (4:47)
(Benny Golson) Time Step Music - ASCAP
Quincy Jones - conductor, arranger; Dave Grusin - electric piano, Arp Soloist synthesizer; Chuck Rainey - electric bass; Bernard Purdie - drums; Bobbye Hall - congas, percussion; Phil Upchurch - guitar; Hubert Laws - flute solo; Jerome Richardson, Clifford Solomon, Pete Christlieb - sax; Chuck Findley - trumpet; Frank Rosolino - trombone; Tom Bahler, Leon Ware, Minnie Riperton, Carolyn Willis, Jim Gilstrap, Myrna Matthews - backing vocals; Arranged by Quincy Jones, Tom Bahler & Dave Blumberg; Rec. in LA, 1974; Produced by Quincy Jones & Ray Brown; From "Body Heat" (A&M 3617)

11. Tell Me A Bedtime Story (6:46)
(Herbie Hancock) Hancock Music Corp. - BMI
Quincy Jones, conductor, leader; Sy Johnson - arranger; Herbie Hancock - electric piano, clavinet; Anthony Jackson - electric bass; Steve Gadd - drums; Ralph MacDonald - percussion; Eric Gale - guitar; Hubert Laws - flute; Harry Lookofsky - violin solo (15 overdubbed violins); Henry Sigismonti, David Duke, Sidney Muldrow, Arthur Maebe, Audrey Bouth, French horns; Bud Shank, Bill Perkins, Jerome Richardson, Buddy Collette - woodwinds; Oscar Brashear, Bill Lamb, Chuck Findley, Snooky Young - flugelhorns; Chauncey Welsch, Jimmy Cleveland, Donald Waldrup, Bill Watrous, Robert Payne, Charles Loper - trombones; Patti Austin (concertmistress), Gwen Guthrie, Lani Groves, Vivian Cherry, Yolanda McCullough, Tom Bahler, Luther Vandross, Zach Sanders, Bill Eaton, Frank Floyd - background vocals and hanclaps; Arranged by Quincy Jones & Sy Johnson; Vocal Arrangement by Tom Bahler; Rec. in NY, 1978; Produced by Quincy Jones; From "Sounds...and Stuff Like That!!" (A&M 3249)

12. Superwoman (5:28)
(Stevie Wonder) Black Bull Music Inc. / Jobete Music Inc./ASCAP
Quincy Jones, conductor, leader; Patti Austin - lead vocal; Herbie Hancock - electric piano solo; Richard Tee - electric piano; Anthony Jackson - electric bass; Steve Gadd - drums; Ralph Mac Donald - percussion; Eric Gale - guitar; Hubert Laws - flute solo; Tom Scott - lyricon solo; Patti Austin (concertmistress), Gwen Guthrie, Lani Groves, Vivian Cherry, Yolanda McCullough, Tom Bahler, Luther Vandross, Zach Sanders, Bill Eaton, Frank Floyd - background vocals; Strings Section; Arranged by Quincy Jones & Pendarvis; Vocal Arrangement by Tom Bahler; Recorded in LA, 1978; Produced by Quincy Jones; From "Sounds...and Stuff Like That!!" (A&M 3249)

13. Velas (4:05)
(Ivan Lins/Vitor Martins) Kidada Music, Inc / Brammus Music - BMI
Quincy Jones - leader; Toots Thielemans - harmonica solo, guitar & whistle; Greg Phillinganes, electric piano and synthesizer; Ian Underwood, keyboards & synthesizer programming; Louis Johnson, bass; John Robinson, drums; Paulinho da Costa, percussion; Gerald Vinci, strings concertmaster; Rhythm arrangement by Quincy Jones; String arrangement & synthesizer arrangement by Johnny Mandel; Strings conducted by Johnny Mandel; Produced by Quincy Jones; Rec. in LA and Brussels, 1981; Produced by Quincy Jones; From "The Dude" (A&M 75021-3248)

14. Stuff Like That (6:17)
(Q. Jones/V. Simpson/N. Ashford/E. Gale/S. Gadd/R. Tee/R. MacDonald) Yellow Brick Road Music Corp./Nick-O-Val Music- ASCAP
Quincy Jones, conductor, leader / Richard Tee - electric piano / Michael Boddicker, synthesizers /Clark Spangler - bass synthesizer / Steve Gadd, drums / Ralph MacDonald - percussion / Eric Gale, David T. Walker - guitars / George Young - alto sax solo / Jon Faddis, Virgil Jones - trumpets / Alan Raph - bass trombone / Harold Vick, David Tofani, Howard Johnson - saxophones / Nick Ashford, Valerie Simpson, Chaka Khan - vocals / Gayle Levant - harp / Israel Baker - strings concertmaster / Arranged by Quincy Jones & Leon Pendarvis / Rec. in NY, 1978 / Produced by Quincy Jones / From "Sounds...and Stuff Like That!!" (A&M 3249)

Compilation Produced by Arnaldo DeSouteiro

Cover Photo: Christian Oberück

Artwork: Knut Schötteldreier

Digitally Mastered at Eastside Mastering Studios (Berlin)

Special Thanks to Sergej Braun, Douglas Payne, Matthias Kunnecke, Creed Taylor, Yuichiro Inoue and Lisa Marie Smith (my summer in this LA city!)

Personal Assistant to Mr. DeSouteiro: Marcia Martin

Dedicated to the beautiful attitude of the sunshine women of California!