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The Quintessence 1962

jazz 31 min 8 tracks impulse!

The Quintessence is an album by Quincy Jones and his orchestra. It was released in 1962 and was his only album for Impulse! One critic called it "the sound of the modern, progressive big band at its pinnacle."

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Character

Spare, grave, classical in form and character-led.

sparerichly built
gravecomic
classical in formformally daring
character-led

Tracks

A1Quintessence4:26
A2Robot Portrait5:30
A3Little Karen3:47
A4Straight, No Chaser2:29
B1For Lena and Lennie4:20
B2Hard Sock Dance3:22
B3Invitation3:37
B4The Twitch3:49

8 tracks, 31 minutes.

About the album

Artist: Quincy Jones and His Orchestra
Label: impulse!
Type: Album
Format: 12" Vinyl
Country: DE

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