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Go West, Man!

From HitStory, the pop encyclopedia of School of Rock · Work

Go West, Man! is Quincy Jones's second studio album and was released in 1957 on ABC Records. It is a record for a larger ensemble, on which Jones acts as conductor. A group of outstanding jazz musicians play on it, including the trumpeters Conte Candoli, Pete Candoli, Harry Edison and Jack Sheldon. On alto saxophone we hear Benny Carter, Herb Geller, Charlie Mariano and Art Pepper.

The tracks come from other composers and arrangers, such as Jimmy Giuffre, Johnny Mandel, Charlie Mariano and Lennie Niehaus. That gives the record a varied character. The line-up also differs from track to track: the rhythm section alternates between Lou Levy, Carl Perkins, Red Mitchell, Leroy Vinnegar, Shelly Manne and Mel Lewis. In the medley What's New?, each saxophonist gets a solo of his own. Thus Bill Perkins plays in What's New?, Pepper Adams in We'll Be Together Again and Walter Benton in Laura.

Listening

Listening tip. Listen to the medley What's New / We'll Be Together Again / Time On My Hands / You Go to My Head / Laura and notice how the soloists take turns. Try to hear where one song passes into the next.

Track list

  1. 1Dancin' Pants3:50Apple Music ↗
  2. 2Blues Day4:44Apple Music ↗
  3. 3Bright Moon5:20Apple Music ↗
  4. 4No Bones At All3:58Apple Music ↗
  5. 5The Oom Is Blues5:09Apple Music ↗
  6. 6Be My Guest4:30Apple Music ↗
  7. 7What's New / We'll Be Together Again / Time On My Hands / You Go to My Head / Laura6:20Apple Music ↗
  8. 8London Derriere4:06Apple Music ↗
  9. 9Kings Road Blues5:02Apple Music ↗

30-second previews via Apple Music. Listen to the whole album on Apple Music ↗

Categories: Albums and songs