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Quincy Jones

The Arranger's Bible

The producer who arranged everyone from Sinatra to Michael Jackson. Q's taste is a masterclass in the American songbook, bebop, bossa nova, and the Brazilian records that changed his ear forever.

The 50 songs on heavy rotation

The 50

Curated by Quincy Jones
  1. 01

    Take Five

    Dave Brubeck

    1959
  2. 02

    So What

    Miles Davis

    1959
  3. 03

    All Blues

    Miles Davis

    1959
  4. 04

    Freddie Freeloader

    Miles Davis

    1959
  5. 05

    Milestones

    Miles Davis

    1958
  6. 06

    A Night in Tunisia

    Dizzy Gillespie

    1946
  7. 07

    Manteca

    Dizzy Gillespie

    1947
  8. 08

    Salt Peanuts

    Dizzy Gillespie & Charlie Parker

    1945
  9. 09

    Ko-Ko

    Charlie Parker

    1945
  10. 10

    Ornithology

    Charlie Parker

    1946
  11. 11

    Round Midnight

    Thelonious Monk

    1947
  12. 12

    Straight, No Chaser

    Thelonious Monk

    1951
  13. 13

    Blue Monk

    Thelonious Monk

    1954
  14. 14

    Cherokee

    Clifford Brown

    1954
  15. 15

    Joy Spring

    Clifford Brown

    1954
  16. 16

    Sing, Sing, Sing

    Benny Goodman

    1937
  17. 17

    In the Mood

    Glenn Miller

    1939
  18. 18

    Take the 'A' Train

    Duke Ellington

    1941
  19. 19

    Mood Indigo

    Duke Ellington

    1930
  20. 20

    Satin Doll

    Duke Ellington

    1953
  21. 21

    Perdido

    Duke Ellington

    1942
  22. 22

    Cotton Tail

    Duke Ellington

    1940
  23. 23

    One O'Clock Jump

    Count Basie

    1937
  24. 24

    April in Paris

    Count Basie

    1955
  25. 25

    Li'l Darlin'

    Count Basie

    1958
  26. 26

    Corner Pocket

    Count Basie

    1955
  27. 27

    The Girl from Ipanema

    Stan Getz & João Gilberto

    1964
  28. 28

    Desafinado

    Stan Getz

    1962
  29. 29

    Corcovado

    Astrud Gilberto

    1963
  30. 30

    Wave

    Antonio Carlos Jobim

    1967
  31. 31

    Chega de Saudade

    João Gilberto

    1959
  32. 32

    Águas de Março

    Elis Regina & Tom Jobim

    1974
  33. 33

    Mas Que Nada

    Sérgio Mendes

    1966
  34. 34

    The Look of Love

    Sérgio Mendes / Bacharach

    1967
  35. 35

    Alfie

    Dionne Warwick

    1967
  36. 36

    I Say a Little Prayer

    Dionne Warwick

    1967
  37. 37

    Fever

    Peggy Lee

    1958
  38. 38

    Cry Me a River

    Julie London

    1955
  39. 39

    My Funny Valentine

    Chet Baker

    1954
  40. 40

    Lush Life

    Johnny Hartman & Coltrane

    1963
  41. 41

    Naima

    John Coltrane

    1959
  42. 42

    Giant Steps

    John Coltrane

    1960
  43. 43

    Blue in Green

    Miles Davis

    1959
  44. 44

    Waltz for Debby

    Bill Evans

    1961
  45. 45

    Peace Piece

    Bill Evans

    1958
  46. 46

    Poinciana

    Ahmad Jamal

    1958
  47. 47

    Blue Rondo à la Turk

    Dave Brubeck

    1959
  48. 48

    Sidewinder

    Lee Morgan

    1964
  49. 49

    Song for My Father

    Horace Silver

    1965
  50. 50

    Cantaloupe Island

    Herbie Hancock

    1964

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