Show Notes
The celebrated composer, orchestrator and arranger, and sometime trumpet player, Quincy Jones, died November 3rd aged 91. The Hot Box looks at the jazz contribution he made in the latter part of the 20th century, with tracks from Frank Sinatra, Sarah Vaughan, Ray Charles, Nat King Cole and the man himself.
Track list for The Hot Box #133 – Remembering Quincy Jones
Rat Race: Count Basie Orchestra
Muttnik: Count Basie Orchestra
Hicky Burr: Bill Cosby and Quincy Jones
Eubie Walkin’: Bill Cosby and Quincy Jones
No More Blues: Quincy Jones Big Band
Birth of the Band: Quincy Jones Big Band
Let the Good Times Roll: Ray Charles
The Midnight Sun Never Sets; Sarah Vaughan
Joe Turner’s Blues: Nat King Cole
Have You Met Benny Bailey? Count Basie Orchestra
Rat Race: Count Basie Orchestra
Listen Up: Quincy Jones
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