Quincy Jones Night: Interview with Julian Joseph
Julian Joseph meets legendary American producer/arranger Quincy Jones at the 50th edition of the Montreux Jazz Festival, Switzerland.
Julian Joseph meets legendary American producer/arranger Quincy Jones at the 50th edition of the Montreux Jazz Festival, Switzerland. Quincy has worked with everyone from Frank Sinatra to Michael Jackson. He speaks about studying with Nadia Boulanger in Paris, his early work scoring for films and of his 1991 collaboration with Miles Davis at the Montreux Jazz festival. Soundtracked by selections from Quincy's career including recordings featuring Art Farmer, Herbie Hancock, Sarah Vaughan as well as his popular instrumental track 'Soul Bossa Nova'. Also includes music from the Norrbotten Big Band performing the music of Quincy Jones, arranged and conducted by Vellu Halkosalm.
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Timings (where shown) are from the start of the programme in hours and minutes
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00:02Quincy Jones
Straight No Chaser
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00:05Art Farmer Septet
Up In Quincy's Room
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00:13Quincy Jones and His Orchestra
The Quintessence
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00:19Quincy Jones & Sarah Vaughan
Theme From The Pawnbroker
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00:22Jacob Collier
Woke Up Today
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00:27Quincy Jones
Tell Me A Bedtime Story
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00:33Quincy Jones
Soul Bossa Nova
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00:37Quincy Jones & Miles Davis
Summertime
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00:41Norrbotten Big Band
Pleasingly Plump (Live)
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00:44Norrbotten Big Band
Stockholm Sweetnin' (Live)
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00:51Norrbotten Big Band
Birth of a Band (Live)
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00:56Ella Fitzgerald & Count Basie
Tea For Two
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