Quincy's Got a Brand New Bag explained

Quincy's Got a Brand New Bag
Type:	studio
Artist:	Quincy Jones
Cover:	Quincy's Got a Brand New Bag.jpg
Released:	1965
Recorded:	November 22, 24 & 27, 1965
Studio:	RPM International Studios, Los Angeles, CA
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	34:09
Label:	Mercury MG 21063/SR 61063
Producer:	Quincy Jones
Chronology:	Quincy Jones
Prev Title:	The Slender Thread
Prev Year:	1965
Next Title:	Walk, Don't Run
Next Year:	1966

Quincy's Got a Brand New Bag is a studio album by record producer, arranger and musician, Quincy Jones, featuring instrumental arrangements of contemporary pop/R&B hits which was recorded in late 1965 at RPM International Studios and engineered in part by Ray Charles, who performed on many tracks.^[1]

Track listing

1. "Ain't That Peculiar" (Pete Moore, Smokey Robinson, Bobby Rogers, Marv Tarplin)— 2:52
2. "I Got You (I Feel Good)" (James Brown) — 3:41
3. "I Hear A Symphony" (Lamont Dozier, Eddie Holland) — 3:08
4. "A Lover's Concerto" (Sandy Linzer, Denny Randell) — 2:23
5. "Baby Cakes" (Jones) — 4:06
6. "Mohair Sam" (Dallas Frazier) — 2:13
7. "Something About You" (Holland-Dozier-Holland) — 3:03
8. "Boss Bird" (Bobby Scott) — 3:21
9. "Hang on Sloopy" (Bert Russell, Wes Farrell) — 2:14
10. "Fever" (Eddie Cooley, John Davenport) — 2:25
11. "Harlem Nocturne" (Earle Hagen, Dick Rogers) — 2:37
12. "Papa's Got a Brand New Bag" (Brown) — 2:11

Personnel

On tracks 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, 12 :

• Bobby Bryant — Trumpet
• Jack Kelso — Alto saxophone
• Plas Johnson — Tenor Saxophone
• Jewel Grant — Baritone Saxophone
• Urbie Green — Trombone
• Kenny Schroyer - Bass Trombone
• Carol Kaye - Bass
• Rene Hall - Guitar
• Arthur Knight — Guitar
• Ray Charles — Piano and Organ
• Mike Rubini — Piano and Organ
• Gary Coleman — Percussion

On Tracks 3, 8, 9, 11 :

• Bobby Scott — Leader and Piano
• Jerome Richardson — Tenor Saxophone and Flute
• Joe Newman — Trumpet
• Grady Tate — Drums
• Ben Tucker — Bass
• Ray Barretto — Conga Drum and Bongos

On all tracks :

Engineers: Ray Charles, Joe Adams, Rudy Hill

References

1. Matsubayashi, K. Mercury Records Collection: MG-21063: Quincy's Got A Brand New Bag / Quincy Jones accessed January 17, 2018