{"product_id":"quincy-jones-walking-in-space","title":"Quincy Jones - Walking In Space","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe protean Quincy Jones returned to the recording studio as a leader after a long stretch in Hollywood with this triumphantly contemporary big band album.\u0026lt;\/br\u0026gt;He re-established himself firmly with his big band jazz base while casting a keen eye on the pop scene and the world of electric instruments (even Ray Brown is caught playing superb electric bass here).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLaid out is his uncanny ability to attract the biggest names in jazz as sidemen: such as Freddie Hubbard, Roland Kirk, Hubert Laws, J.J.\u0026lt;\/br\u0026gt;Johnson, Kai Winding, Jimmy Cleveland, and Jerome Richardson.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor jazz buffs, the long, dramatic title track from the then-raging musical Hair is a highlight; Hubbard positively sizzles on muted trumpet, and the brash Kirk blasts through the grooving rhythm section under heavy reverb.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere’s some in-the-pocket drumming from Bernard Perdie on two of the six tracks, Jones' classic, swaggering arrangement of Benny Golson’s ‘Killer Joe’, and a rendition of Edwin Hawkins' freak hit ‘Oh Happy Day’ that bursts with wit and sheer joy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is one of the great peaks of Creed Taylor's A\u0026amp;M period, and is a perfect blend of all the hippest currents that were cooking up in the scene at the time.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"DECCA","offers":[{"title":"LP","offer_id":53206247833927,"sku":"TRI-62533","price":42.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0931\/9779\/5655\/files\/ae79855df0b15784017b163fef5e1749.jpg?v=1769368915","url":"https:\/\/towerrecords.ie\/products\/quincy-jones-walking-in-space","provider":"Tower Records Dublin Ireland","version":"1.0","type":"link"}