Golden Boy (Quincy Jones album)


Golden Boy is an album by Quincy Jones which was released by Mercury in 1964. The album includes three versions of the theme from the musical Golden Boy with three original compositions and jazz versions of pop hits.

Reception

's Scott Yanow noted, "This Quincy Jones big-band LP finds him exploring a wide variety of material in hopes of finding a hit. ... There are some spots for trumpeters Freddie Hubbard and Joe Newman, altoist Phil Woods, guitarist Jim Hall, and the tough tenor of Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, but the brevity of the selections and the conservative nature of many of the charts keep the music from taking any real chances".

Track listing

All compositions by Quincy Jones except where noted
  1. "Theme from Golden Boy" − 2:47
  2. "The Witching Hour" − 3:40
  3. "Seaweed" − 2:24
  4. "Golden Boy" − 3:10
  5. "Django" − 4:58
  6. "Soul Serenade" − 3:44
  7. "Theme From Golden Boy" − 3:54
  8. "Hard Day's Night" − 3:24
  9. "The Sidewinder" − 3:40
  10. "The Midnight Sun Will Never Set" − 3:08

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Performance