Quincy Jones
led one of his finest orchestras in 1960. This spirited material is taken from a live concert (and radio broadcast) from Switerland. With such soloists as trumpeter
Benny Bailey
, trombonist
Jimmy Cleveland
, altoist
Phil Woods
,
Jerome Richardson
on tenor, and baritonist
Sahib Shihab
(among others), the repertoire mostly sticks to bebop. Surprisingly enough, not all of the arrangements heard on the CD are
Jones
'; there are also swinging charts from
Ernie Wilkins
Billy Byers
Melba Liston
, and
Al Cohn
. ~ Scott Yanow