The Birth of a Band!

The Birth of a Band! is an album by Quincy Jones that was released by Mercury with performances by Zoot Sims, Clark Terry, Harry Edison, and Phil Woods.

The Birth of a Band!
Studio album by Quincy Jones
Released	1959
Recorded	February 9, March 9 & 10, May 26, 17 & 28 and June 16, 1959
Studio	Fine Recording, New York City
Genre	Jazz
Label	Mercury
Quincy Jones chronology
Quincy's Home Again (1958) The Birth of a Band! (1959) The Great Wide World of Quincy Jones (1959)

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Allmusic

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow called it "one of his finest jazz recordings".

Track listing

1. "The Birth of a Band" (Quincy Jones) – 2:53
2. "Moanin'" (Bobby Timmons) – 3:02
3. "I Remember Clifford" (Benny Golson) – 3:42
4. "Along Came Betty" (Golson) – 3:21
5. "Tickle Toe" (Lester Young) – 2:55
6. "Happy Faces" (Sonny Stitt) – 2:40
7. "Whisper Not" (Golson) – 3:22
8. "The Gypsy" (Billy Reid) – 4:05
9. "A Change of Pace" (Harry Arnold, Quincy Jones) – 3:20
10. "Tuxedo Junction" (Erskine Hawkins, Bill Johnson, Julian Dash, Buddy Feyne) – 2:44

Personnel

• Quincy Jones – conductor, arranger: Tracks 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 9, 10
• Nat Pierce - arranger Track 3
• Al Cohn - arranger Track 5
• Melba Liston - arranger Track 8
• Harry Edison – trumpet
• Joe Newman – trumpet
• Ernie Royal – trumpet
• Clark Terry – trumpet
• Joe Wilder – trumpet
• Billy Byers – trombone
• Jimmy Cleveland – trombone
• Urbie Green – trombone
• Melba Liston – trombone
• Tom Mitchell – trombone
• Julius Watkins – French horn
• Jerome Richardson – flute, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, piccolo
• Frank Wess – alto saxophone, flute
• Phil Woods – alto saxophone
• Benny Golson – tenor saxophone
• Budd Johnson – tenor saxophone
• Zoot Sims – tenor saxophone
• Sam Taylor – tenor saxophone
• Danny Bank – baritone saxophone
• Sahib Shihab – baritone saxophone
• Patti Bown – piano
• Moe Wechsler – piano
• Kenny Burrell– guitar
• Les Spann – guitar
• Milt Hinton – bass
• Jimmy Crawford - drums
• Osie Johnson – drums
• Don Lamond – drums
• Sam Woodyard – drums