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Genius + Soul = Jazz
From HitStory, the pop encyclopedia of School of Rock · Work
Genius + Soul = Jazz was recorded in two sessions on 26 and 27 December 1960 at Van Gelder Studio and released in 1961 on the label Impulse! Quincy Jones and Ralph Burns wrote the big band arrangements. The singer plays Hammond B3 organ on all the tracks. He was accompanied by two groups, one made up of members of the Count Basie Band and one of top players from the New York studio world.
The album reached number four in the American chart and stayed there for forty-eight weeks. The Encyclopedia of Albums singles out One Mint Julep: here the singer lets the musicians do the work while he plays the organ. In 2000 the album was voted number 360 in Colin Larkin's list of the best albums, and in 2011 it entered the Grammy Hall of Fame.
Listening
Track list
- 1From the Heart (Arranged By Quincy Jones, Ralph Burns)3:33Apple Music ↗
- 2I've Got News for You (Arranged By Quincy Jones, Ralph Burns)4:29Apple Music ↗
- 3Moanin' (Arranged By Quincy Jones, Ralph Burns)3:16Apple Music ↗
- 4Let's Go (Arranged By Quincy Jones, Ralph Burns)2:41Apple Music ↗
- 5One Mint Julep (Arranged By Quincy Jones, Ralph Burns)3:04Apple Music ↗
- 6I'm Gonna Move to the Outskirts of Town (Arranged By Quincy Jones, Ralph Burns)3:41Apple Music ↗
- 7Stompin' Room Only (Arranged By Quincy Jones, Ralph Burns)3:44Apple Music ↗
- 8Mister C (Arranged By Quincy Jones, Ralph Burns)4:29Apple Music ↗
- 9Strike Up the Band (Arranged By Quincy Jones, Ralph Burns)2:35Apple Music ↗
- 10Birth of the Blues (Arranged By Quincy Jones, Ralph Burns)5:09Apple Music ↗
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