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Album · 1963

Plays Hip Hits

by Quincy Jones

Released
1963
Label
Mercury Records
Catalogue no.
SR 60799
Tracklist
12 tracks
Length
35:10
Country
US

“Plays Hip Hits” is an album by Quincy Jones, released in 1963 on Mercury Records. The original release has 12 tracks with a running time of 35:10. Jazz standards on the record include “A Taste Of Honey”, “Desafinado”, “The Gravy Waltz” and “Take Five”. The line-up features Major Holley (double bass), Quincy Jones (arranger, conductor) and Rahsaan Roland Kirk (woodwind).

Who played on Plays Hip Hits

Tracklist

  1. A1 Comin' Home Baby 2:40
  2. A2 Gravy Waltz standard 2:36
  3. A3 Desafinado standard — Antônio Carlos Jobim 2:52
  4. A4 Exodus 3:14
  5. A5 Cast Your Fate to the Wind 2:40
  6. A6 A Taste of Honey standard — Bobby Scott 2:32
  7. B1 Back at the Chicken Shack 2:58
  8. B2 Jive Samba 2:38
  9. B3 Take Five standard 3:28
  10. B4 Walk on the Wild Side 3:08
  11. B5 Watermelon Man standard 3:19
  12. B6 Bossa Nova U.S.A. 3:05

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 Golden Boy 1964 Quincy Jones Explores the Music of Henry Mancini 1964 · Mercury Records The Pawnbroker 1965 · Mercury Records Mirage 1965 · Mercury Records

Frequently asked questions

Who played on Plays Hip Hits?

The line-up of Plays Hip Hits includes Major Holley (double bass), Quincy Jones (arranger, conductor) and Rahsaan Roland Kirk (woodwind).

Which label released Plays Hip Hits?

Plays Hip Hits was released in 1963 on Mercury Records (SR 60799).

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