Quincy Jones production discography explained

Artist:Quincy Jones
Studio:16
Live:3
Compilation:4
Soundtrack:24

Quincy Jones—American record producer, musical arranger, film composer, impresario, conductor, and trumpeter—has charted 6 singles and 6 albums in the top 40 and won 4 Platinum Awards and 7 Gold Awards only in the United States.[1] Jones is one of few producers to have number one records in three consecutive decades (1960s, 1970s, and 1980s).[2] [3]

Albums

As leader

YearTitleLabelChart positionsCertifications
US
[4]
US Jazz
US R&B
UK
1955Jazz AbroadEmArcy
1956This Is How I Feel About JazzABC-Paramount
1957Go West, Man!
1958Quincy's Home AgainMetronome
1959The Birth of a Band!Mercury21
The Great Wide World of Quincy Jones
1960I Dig Dancers
1961Around the World
Newport '61
The Great Wide World of Quincy Jones Live (in Zurich!)24
The Quintessenceimpulse!
1962Big Band Bossa NovaMercury112
1963Quincy Jones Plays Hip Hits
1964Quincy Jones Explores the Music of Henry Mancini
Golden Boy
I/We Had a BallLimelight
1965Quincy Plays for PussycatsMercury
Quincy's Got a Brand New Bag
1969Walking in SpaceA&M5626
1970Gula Matari63216
1971Smackwater Jack56111
1972Ndeda (Compilation)Mercury7312
1973You've Got It Bad GirlA&M94114
1974Body Heat611
1975Mellow Madness1613
1976I Heard That!!43116
1978Sounds...and Stuff Like That!!1514
  • US: Platinum
1981Quincy Jones Live at the Budokan
The Dude93319
1982The Best (compilation)122174541
1985The Best of Quincy Jones Volume 2 (compilation)
1987Strike Up the Band (compilation)Mercury
1989Back on the BlockQwest91126
  • US: Platinum
  • BPI: Gold[7]
1993Miles & Quincy Live at Montreux
(with Miles Davis)
Warner Bros.1
1995Q's Jook JointQwest3216
  • US: Platinum
1999From Q with Love (Compilation)Warner Bros.72131
2000Basie and Beyond
(The Quincy Jones/Sammy Nestico Orchestra)
10
2001Q - The Musical Biography of Quincy Jones (Compilation)Rhino
2004The Original Jam Sessions 1969
(with Bill Cosby)
Concord Jazz12
2010Q Soul Bossa NostraInterscope8615
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Soundtracks

YearTitleLabelChart positionsCertifications
US
US Jazz
US R&B
1961The Boy in the Tree (EP)Mercury
1965The Pawnbroker
Mirage
1966The Slender Thread
Walk, Don't RunMainstream
1967The Deadly AffairVerve
Enter LaughingLiberty
In the Heat of the NightUnited Artists
In Cold BloodColgems
1968For Love of IvyABC192
1969Mackenna's GoldRCA Victor
The Italian JobParamount
The Lost ManUni
Bob & Carol & Ted & AliceBell
Cactus Flower
1970John and MaryA&M
They Call Me Mister Tibbs!United Artists
1971$Reprise173
The Anderson Tapes
1972The Getaway (7-inch)A&M
1972The Hot RockProphesy
1977RootsA&M2146
  • US: Gold
1978The WizMCA, Motown4033
1985The Color PurpleQwest
2009The SplitFilm Score Monthly
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

As sideman

Sortable table
DateArtistAlbum titleLabelNotes
1953 Oh, Rock! Live
Clifford Brown Big Band in Paris Prestige QJ plays trumpet in horn section
1954 Afro Norgran
Dizzy and Strings
Gigi Gryce's Jazztime Paris, Vol. 1 Blue Note
Gigi Gryce's Jazztime Paris, Vol. 2
The Art Farmer Septet Prestige first released on 7-inch EPs a year before
1956 World Statesman Norgran
1957 Dizzy in Greece Verve
Dizzy Gillespie's Big Band Jazz American Recording Society
The Jones Boys Period
1975 Love Me by Name
1983 It's Your Night QJ plays electric piano on one track
1992 Tracks of Life Warner Bros. QJ plays keyboard (plus drum und synth programming) on "Brazilizan Wedding Song (Setembro)"
1995 Complete 1948–1953
Lucky Thompson, Gigi Gryce, Art Farmer Lucky Thompson and Gigi Gryce in Paris Vogue/RCA Victor Compilation of live recordings from 1953 (Gryce) and 1956
Yesterday & Today
1998 Dinah Washington with Quincy Jones
2005 The Remaining Willis Jackson 1951–1959[8] Blue Moon

As composer, conductor, arranger, producer

Artist Album Year Label Producerwidth=120 Composer !width=70 Conductor !width=70 Arranger
Cannonball AdderleyJulian "Cannonball" Adderley 1955EmArcy, three tracks
Herb AlpertYou Smile – The Song Begins1974A&M
Ray AnthonyStandards1954Capitol
Louis ArmstrongLouis1964Mercury
Harry ArnoldHarry Arnold + Big Band + Quincy Jones = Jazz!1958
Patti AustinEvery Home Should Have One1981Qwest
Patti Austin1984
Benny BaileyQuincy - Here We Come1959Metronome
Eddie BarclayEt Voila!1957Barclay
Twilight Time1960
Count Basie OrchestraBasie One More Time1958Roulette
String Along with Basie1959
Li'l Ol' Groovemaker...Basie!1963Verve
This Time by Basie!Reprise
Count Basie Orchestra and Billy EckstineBasie and Eckstine, Inc.1959Roulette
Emily BearDiversity2013Concord Records
Tony BennettThe Movie Song Album1966Columbia
George BensonGive Me the Night1980Qwest
Brook BentonThere Goes That Song Again1961Mercury
Big Maybelle"Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On" and "Ocean of Tears"[9] 1955Okeh
The Brothers JohnsonLook Out for #11976A&M
Right on Time1977
Blam!1978
Light Up the Night1980
Clifford Brown and Art Farmer w/The Swedish All StarsMemorial, four tracks prev. rel. on two 7-inch EPs1956Prestige, orig. on Metronome (1953), two tracks
Ray Brown OrchestraHarold Robbins Presents Music from The Adventurers1970Symbolic, three tracks w/Brown
David CarrollHappy Feet1964Mercury
Diahann CarrollDiahann Carroll Sings Harold Arlen's Songs1956Victor
Betty Carter w/Ray BryantMeet Betty Carter and Ray Bryant1955Epic
Betty CarterSocial Call
Ray CharlesThe Great Ray Charles1956Atlantic
The Genius of Ray Charles1959
Genius + Soul = Jazz1960Impulse!
A Message from the People1972Tangerine
Jimmy ClevelandIntroducing Jimmy Cleveland and His All Stars1955EmArcy
Sammy Davis Jr. and the Count Basie OrchestraOur Shining Hour1964Verve
Les Double SixThe Double Six Meet Quincy Jones1960Columbia
Billy EckstineAt Basin Street East1962Mercury
Don't Worry 'Bout Me
The Golden Hits of Billy Eckstine1963
Now Singing In 12 Great Movies
The Modern Sound of Mr. B1964
Don ElliotA Musical Offering by Don Elliot1955ABC
Art FarmerThe Art Farmer Septet1956Prestige
Last Night When We Were Young1958ABC-Paramount
Robert FarnonThe Sensuous Strings of Robert Farnon1963Philips
Captain from Castile and Other Great Movie Themes1964
Ella Fitzgerald (with Count Basie)Ella and Basie!1963Verve
Aretha FranklinHey Now Hey (The Other Side of the Sky)1973Atlantic w/Franklin
Terry GibbsTerry Gibbs Plays Jewish Melodies in Jazztime1963Mercury
Dizzy GillespieWorld Statesman1956Norgran
Dizzy in GreeceVerve
Dizzy on the French Riviera1962Philips
New Wave
Lesley GoreI'll Cry If I Want To (with "It's My Party")1963Mercury
Lesley Gore Sings of Mixed-Up Hearts
Boys, Boys, Boys1964
Girl Talk
My Town, My Guy & Me1965
Manos HadjidakisGioconda's Smile1965Fontana
Donny HathawayCome Back Charleston Blue (O.S.T.)1972ATCO
Lena HorneLena Horne: The Lady and Her Music1981Qwest
James IngramIt's Your Night1983, co-comp. "Yah Mo B There"
Michael JacksonOff the Wall1979Epic (w/Jackson)
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial1982MCA
ThrillerEpic (w/Jackson) , "P.Y.T." w/J. Ingram
Bad1987 w/Jackson
Milt JacksonPlenty, Plenty Soul1957Atlantic, three tracks, three tracks
The Ballad Artistry of Milt Jackson1959, co-comp. one track
Bob JamesBold Conceptions1963Mercury
Gene Krupa feat. Anita O'Day and Roy EldridgeDrummer Man Gene Krupa in Highest Hi-Fi1956Verve, 8 of 12 tracks
Peggy LeeIf You Go1961Capitol, two tracks
Blues Cross Country1962, co-comp. one track
Little RichardThe King of the Gospel SingersMercury, co-comp. two tracks
Terrace Martin3ChordFold2013Akai Music, co-prod. "Gone"
Helen MerrillHelen Merrill1955EmArcy
James MoodyMoody1956Prestige
Nana MouskouriThe Girl from Greece Sings1962Fontana
Joe NewmanThe Happy Cats1957Coral, "Buttercup"
Billy PrestonI Wrote a Simple Song1971A&M, strings and horn arr.
Paul QuinichetteMoods1954Prestige, six comp.
Rufus feat. Chaka KhanMasterjam1979MCA, co-comp. one track
Frank Sinatra with Count BasieIt Might as Well Be Swing1964Reprise
Sinatra at the Sands1966
L.A. Is My Lady1984Qwest, co-comp. title track, co-arr. title track
Sonny StittSonny Stitt Plays Arrangements from the Pen of Quincy Jones1955Roost
Donna SummerDonna Summer1982Geffen, co-comp. two tracks, vocals and rhythm arr.
TamiaTamia1998Qwest, co-prod. one track; co-exec. prod.
Billy TaylorMy Fair Lady Loves Jazz1957ABC-Paramount
Clark TerryClark Terry1955EmArcy, three tracks
Various artistsUSA for Africa: We Are the World (single)1985Columbia w/Michael Omartian, B-side "Grace"
Sarah VaughanVaughan and Violins1959Mercury, co-comp. one track
You're Mine You1962Roulette
Sassy Swings the Tivoli1964Mercury, "Sassy's Blues" w/Vaughan
Vaughan with Voices
¡Viva! Vaughan1965
Sarah Vaughan Sings the Mancini Songbook
Dinah WashingtonFor Those in Love1955EmArcy
The Swingin' Miss "D"1957, "You're Crying" w/lyrics: Leonard Feather (exc. three tracks)
Tears and Laughter1962Mercury
I Wanna Be Loved?, "You're Crying" w/lyrics: Leonard Feather
Julius WatkinsFrench Horns for My LadyPhilips
Andy WilliamsUnder Paris Skies1960Cadence
The WinansDecisions1987Qwest Records

Singles

YearTitleChart positionsCertification
US
US
R&B
US Dance
US AC
NZ
[10]
NED
[11]
BEL
(FLA)

[12]
GER
[13]
UK
[14]
1962"Soul Bossa Nova"
1970"Killer Joe"744729
1972"Money Runner"5746
1975"Is It Love That We're Missin'?" (with The Brothers Johnson)7018
1977Roots Medley573221
1978"Stuff Like That"2112434
1981"Ai No Corrida" (with Dune)281032814
"Just Once" (with James Ingram)17117
"Razzamatazz" (with Patti Austin)1711
"One Hundred Ways" (with James Ingram)14105
"Betcha Wouldn't Hurt Me"52
1989"I'll Be Good to You" (with Ray Charles & Chaka Khan)181130738342821
1990"The Secret Garden (Sweet Seduction Suite)" (with Al B. Sure, James Ingram, El DeBarge, Barry White)31126133167
  • US: Gold
"Tomorrow (A Better You, Better Me)" (with Tevin Campbell)7512221
"I Don't Go for That" 15
1991"Wee B. Dooinit" 83
1995"You Put a Move on My Heart" 9816
1996"Stomp" 128
"Slow Jams" (with Babyface, Tamia, Portrait, Barry White)68102
1999"Something I Cannot Have"87
2010"Sanford & Son" (featuring T.I., B.o.B, Prince Charlez and Mohombi)
"It's My Party" (featuring Amy Winehouse)11
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: You searched for quincy jones. RIAA. 22 December 2018.
  2. Book: Bronson. Fred. Billboard's Hottest Hot 100 Hits. 2003. Billboard Books. 106–128. 3.
  3. Book: Whitburn. Joel. Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955–2012. 2013. Record Research. 14.
  4. Web site: Quincy Jones - Awards. AllMusic. 19 March 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20130213042824/https://www.allmusic.com/artist/quincy-jones-mn0000378624/awards. February 13, 2013.
  5. Web site: Gold & Platinum. RIAA. en-US. 2020-05-24.
  6. Web site: Quincy Jones - The Dude. bpi.co.uk . 19 March 2022.
  7. Web site: Quincy Jones - Back on the Block. bpi.co.uk. 19 March 2022.
  8. Web site: Quincy Jones Credits. AllMusic. 22 December 2018.
  9. Big Maybelle, Big Maybelle, The Complete Okeh Sessions, 1952-55, Legacy’s Rhythm and Soul Series, Epic, Legacy, Okeh, 1994, liner notes.
  10. Web site: New Zealand chart - Quncy Jones. 8 August 2014. charts.nz.
  11. Web site: Dutch chart - Quncy Jones. 8 August 2014. dutchcharts.nl.
  12. Web site: Belgian Chart - Quincy Jones. ultratop.be. 8 August 2014.
  13. Web site: German Chart - Quncy Jones. https://web.archive.org/web/20140819125945/http://www.officialcharts.de/suche.asp?search=quincy+jones&x=5&y=9&country=de&kategorie=single. dead. August 19, 2014. charts.de . 8 August 2014.
  14. Web site: Quincy Jones - full Official Chart History. Official Charts Company. 2012-08-11.