Quincy Jones - John And Mary (1969/2021) [Official Digital Download 24/96]

Considered to be one of the greatest minds in music and television history, Quincy Delight Jones, Jr. was born on March 14, 1933 in Chicago, Illinois. He is the son of Sarah Frances (Wells), a bank executive, and Quincy Delight Jones, Sr., a carpenter.

Jones found his love for music while he was enrolled in grade school at Seattle's Garfield High School, this is also where he had met Ray Charles whom he later worked and became friends with. In 1951, Quincy Jones had won a scholarship to the Berklee College Of Music in Boston, Massachusetts. Jones however dropped out when he got the opportunity to tour with Lionel Hampton's band as a trumpeter and conductor. Jones also worked for the European production of Harold Arlen's blues opera, Free and Easy in 1959. After Jones had worked on several projects overseas he returned to New York where he composed and arranged, and recorded for artists such as Duke Ellington, Ray Charles, Sarah Vaughan, Count Basie, Dinah Washington, LeVern Baker, and Big Maybell. Jones was working with these artists while holding an executive position at Mercury Records, being one of the very few African Americans at the time to have such a position.

In 1963, Quincy Jones won his first Grammy award for his Count Basie arrangement of "I Can't Stop Loving You". In 1964, by the request of director Sidney Lumet, Jones composed the music for his movie, The Pawnbroker. This would be the first of many Jones composed for film scores. By the mid-1960's Quincy Jones became the conductor and arranger for Frank Sinatra's orchestra. Jones also conducted and arranged one of Sinatra's most memorable songs, Fly Me To The Moon. Jones appeared on a lot of film credits for his music such as The Slender Thread, Walk, Don't Run, In Cold Blood, In The Heat Of The Night, A Dandy In Aspic, Mackenna's Gold, and The Italian Job. In 1972 Quincy Jones was the theme song composer for the hit-sitcom, Sanford And Son.

TRACKLIST

1. Quincy Jones - Maybe Tomorrow
2. Quincy Jones - Bump In The Night
3. Quincy Jones - Lost In Space
4. Quincy Jones - Silent Movies
5. Quincy Jones - Maybe Tomorrow
6. Quincy Jones - Main Title
7. Quincy Jones - J.S. Bach (22nd Fugue For Well Tempered Clavichord)
8. Quincy Jones - Wolfgang Mozart (Rondo No. 1)
9. Quincy Jones - Mendelsohn (Opus 54, Serieuses)
10. Quincy Jones - Handel (Allegro From Royal Fireworks Suite)
11. Quincy Jones - Maybe Tomorrow (Instrumental)



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