The Hot Box #133 – Remembering Quincy Jones

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

1. Rat Race: Count Basie Orchestra
2. Muttnik: Count Basie Orchestra
3. Hicky Burr: Bill Cosby and Quincy Jones
4. Eubie Walkin’: Bill Cosby and Quincy Jones
5. No More Blues: Quincy Jones Big Band
6. Birth of the Band: Quincy Jones Big Band
7. Let the Good Times Roll: Ray Charles
8. The Midnight Sun Never Sets; Sarah Vaughan
9. Joe Turner’s Blues: Nat King Cole
10. Have You Met Benny Bailey? Count Basie Orchestra
11. Rat Race: Count Basie Orchestra
12. Listen Up: Quincy Jones

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