Product details
- Label A&M Records
- Artist Quincy Jones
- Format 1LP
- Country Japan
- Released Date 1985
- Genre Jazz
- Sealed No
- Media Condition Near Mint (NM)
- Sleeve Condition Near Mint (NM)
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Condition: Used
Media Condition: Near Mint (NM)
Sleeve Condition: Near Mint (NM)
Condition Notes:
Super clean copy with Obi and insert.
The Best Of Volume 2 by Quincy Jones.
By 1985, Quincy Jones had already lived several musical lifetimes — arranger, conductor, producer, and tireless architect of modern American sound. This second volume of his best work gathers highlights from across his A&M years, drawing together material shaped by some of the era's most respected producers. The compilation was coordinated by Barry Korkin and licensed from A&M, and this particular pressing carries a notable quirk prized by collectors: a different track in the opening A1 slot, a small variation that sets it apart from standard copies.
What gives the record its depth is the caliber of hands behind it. Jones himself arranges, conducts, and produces across most of the program, bringing his signature sense of space and polish. Elsewhere you hear the fingerprints of Creed Taylor, Phil Ramone, and bassist-producer Ray Brown, whose involvement nods to the jazz pedigree running through these sessions. Mastered by Arnie Acosta at A&M Mastering in California, the sound is clean, warm, and balanced — the kind of transfer that lets arrangements breathe.
Spun start to finish, it plays like a guided tour through Quincy's craft, each piece benefiting from world-class production and careful curation. For the jazz collector, it's an accessible yet rewarding entry — a well-mastered A&M pressing with a genuine pressing variant that makes this copy worth seeking out.
Pressing Details:
Track Listing:
A1. I'm Gonna Miss You In The Morning
A2. Sanford & Son Theme (The Streetbeater)
A3. Razzamatazz
A4. Gula Matari
B1. One Hundred Ways
B2. Things Could Be Worse For Me
B3. Hikky-Burr
B4. You've Got It Bad Girl
B5. Boogie Joe, The Grinder
Credits:
Quincy Jones - Arranged By, Conductor (4)
Barry Korkin - Compilation Producer [Coordinator]
Arnie Acosta - Mastered By
Creed Taylor - Producer (4)
Phil Ramone - Producer (7)
Quincy Jones - Producer (1, 3, 5 to 9)
Ray Brown - Producer (2, 7)
Notes:
Mastered at A&M Mastering, CA
Licensed from A & M Records
Different track on A1.
Artist: Quincy Jones
Format: 1LP
Genre: Jazz
Label: A&M Records
Catalog Number: AMP-28137
Release Year: 1985
Country: Japan
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