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Album · 1975

Mellow Madness

by Quincy Jones

Released
1975
Label
A&M Records
Catalogue no.
SP-4526
Tracklist
10 tracks
Length
44:18
Country
US

“Mellow Madness” is an album by Quincy Jones, released in 1975 on A&M Records. The original release has 10 tracks with a running time of 44:18. Jazz standards on the record include “Bluesette”. The line-up features Quincy Jones (arranger, keyboard), Paulette McWilliams (background vocals, lead vocals), George Johnson (guitar, lead vocals), Leon Ware (background vocals, lead vocals) and Carolyn Willis (background vocals, vocals).

Who played on Mellow Madness

  • Quincy Jones arranger, keyboard, trumpet, producer, background vocals all tracks
  • Paulette McWilliams background vocals, lead vocals, vocals on 4 tracks
  • George Johnson guitar, lead vocals on 3 tracks
  • Leon Ware background vocals, lead vocals, vocals on 3 tracks
  • Carolyn Willis background vocals, vocals on 1 track
  • Chuck Rainey bass, double bass on 1 track
  • Dennis Budimir guitar on 1 track
  • Don Grusin keyboard on 1 track
  • Frank Rosolino trombone on 1 track
  • Grady Tate drums (drum set) on 1 track
  • Harvey Mason drums (drum set) on 1 track
  • Hubert Laws flute on 1 track
  • Jesse Kirkland background vocals, vocals on 1 track
  • Jim Gilstrap background vocals, vocals on 1 track
  • Max Bennett bass on 1 track
  • Melvin “Wah Wah” Watson guitar, lead vocals on 1 track
  • Mike Melvoin keyboard on 1 track
  • Minnie Riperton lead vocals, background vocals on 1 track
  • Myrna Matthews background vocals, vocals on 1 track
  • The Watts Prophets spoken vocals on 1 track
  • Tom Bahler arranger, trumpet, background vocals, vocals on 1 track
  • Tommy Morgan bass harmonica on 1 track
  • Toots Thielemans guitar, whistle on 1 track
  • Bill Lamb trumpet
  • Chuck Findley trumpet
  • Dave Grusin keyboard
  • Ernie Krivda saxophone
  • George Bohanon trombone
  • Jerome Richardson saxophone
  • Jerry Peters keyboard
  • Joe Greene background vocals
  • Louis Johnson bass
  • Ralph MacDonald percussion, congas
  • Sahib Shihab saxophone

Tracklist

  1. A1 Is It Love That We're Missin'? 3:53
  2. A2 Paranoid 2:56
  3. A3 Mellow Madness 3:29
  4. A4 Beautiful Black Girl 6:12
  5. A5 Listen (What It Is) 4:17
  6. B1 Just a Little Taste of Me 3:29
  7. B2 My Cherie Amour 5:27
  8. B3 Tryin' To Find Out About You 3:02
  9. B4 Cry Baby 4:31
  10. B5 Bluesette standard — Toots Thielemans 7:01

Production

  • Joan DeCola engineer
  • Phil Schier engineer
  • Ian Underwood programming
  • John Golden mastering
  • Paul Riser arranger

More albums by Quincy Jones

Swedish American All Stars 1953 · Prestige This Is How I Feel About Jazz 1956 · ABC-Paramount Go West, Man! 1957 · ABC-Paramount The Great Wide World of Quincy Jones 1959 · Mercury Records The Birth of a Band 1959 · Mercury Records I Dig Dancers 1960 · Mercury Records Quincy Jones and His Orchestra at Newport '61 1961 · Live · Mercury Records Big Band Bossa Nova 1962 · Mercury Records Plays Hip Hits 1963 · Mercury Records Golden Boy 1964 Quincy Jones Explores the Music of Henry Mancini 1964 · Mercury Records The Pawnbroker 1965 · Mercury Records

Frequently asked questions

Who played on Mellow Madness?

The line-up of Mellow Madness includes Quincy Jones (arranger, keyboard), Paulette McWilliams (background vocals, lead vocals), George Johnson (guitar, lead vocals), Leon Ware (background vocals, lead vocals), Carolyn Willis (background vocals, vocals), Chuck Rainey (bass, double bass), Dennis Budimir (guitar) and Don Grusin (keyboard).

Which label released Mellow Madness?

Mellow Madness was released in 1975 on A&M Records (SP-4526).

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