Teasing the Korean

For those who didn't know, here is an alternate arrangement of the theme from Deadly Affair, "Who Needs Forever," by Astrud Gilberto, but with Walter Wanderley rather than Q. I prefer the version on the LP, but this is an interesting take. It was released as a single, and appears as a bonus track on the CD of the Astrud/Wanderley Verve album. And the film/album version, with a very lush and exotic arrangement by Q (or perhaps one of his assistants):

Art Farmer - Foolish Memories (L+R)

One of my favorite Hefti albums!

Several Black Jazz titles liberated from Real Gone Music's warehouse: Calvin Keys - Proceed with Caution Rudolph Johnson - The Second Coming The Awakening - Hear, Sense, and Feel

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Going through my Quincy Jones jazz LPs, I was once again reminded of the distinctive aroma of Mercury vinyl. No other record label smells like this; acetates are as close as you will get. I pulled out Great Wide World and I Dig Dancers, and without even taking the LPs out of the sleeves, it hit me instantly.

Q Live in Paris Circa 1960 (WB)

And "We are the World." The recent-ish documentary, which played like a two-hour trailer, also gave his jazz and film work the short shrift. At least Sinatra was mentioned.

No idea. Like the others I spun yesterday, it is a mixed bag, but it is one of the better ones also. The version of "Something's Gotta Give" on here is good.

RIP. Before I even knew his name, I knew his music through my Dad's copy of The Double Six of Paris's Capitol debut, which included all Quincy Jones arrangements. These four are real favorites.

Just re-listened to these four. Collectively, they clock in at 32 minutes, and can be split between two roughly even sides. 32 minutes, while slightly short for a jazz LP, is not unheard of for LP releases. It would have made a good album as it is.

Jack Jones - Our Song (Kapp, stereo) Arrangements by Ralph Carmichael, Bob Florence, Don Costa, and Marty Paich. IMO, all of these albums so far are mixed bags in terms of material and, to a lesser extent, arrangements. But they all contain gems. Maybe I'll write to Kapp's free catalog address and ask them if I can sequence a Jack Jones CD box set. Let's see how long I have to wait for a response. 😺

Sure, I picked up on that too.

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Jack Jones - If You Ever Leave Me (RCA, stereo) Arrangements by Marty Paich. While the album features some standards, Jack is also tuning in the turning on to the moods and vibrations of today, as epitomized by his reading of the Box Tops' "The Letter."

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The Great Kenyon Hopkins - This Property is Condemned OST (Verve, stereo) I had this LP but unloaded it years ago, IIRC because there was too much (for my taste) 1930s-sounding source music. But another copy came into our lives. Listening now to see if my current assessment jibes with the previous.

You wouldn't happen to be selling the Aretha Columbia box set, would you?

Jack Jones - Dear Heart (Kapp, stereo) Arrangements by Don Costa, Jack Elliott, or Harry Betts.

Jack Jones - Bewitched (Kapp, mono) Arrangements by Jack Elliott, Pete King, or Shorty Rogers. Purchased or received by the original owner on 3/4/65.

Our copy is on MGM. Did they get gobbled up by Polygram? Which is now EMI/Universal? Small world: Yesterday, as I was posting "Disco Wives and Lovers," Ms. TTK was out collecting a treasure trove of Jack Jones Kapp and RCA LPs that were given to her. Most look pristine. I will give them a scrub on the ol' Nitty Gritty and post in the "what vinyl" thread.

Disco Wives and Lovers:

A Damon Runyon anthology.