Go West, Man!

Go West, Man!
Studio album by Quincy Jones
Released	October 17, 1957
Recorded	February 25, 1957
Studio	Los Angeles
Genre	Jazz
Length	42:56
Label	ABC Paramount
Producer	Quincy Jones
Quincy Jones chronology
This Is How I Feel About Jazz (1956)This Is How I Feel About Jazz1956 Go West, Man! (1957) The Birth of a Band! (1959)The Birth of a Band!1959

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Go West, Man! is the second studio album by Quincy Jones.^[2] It was released in 1957 by ABC Records.

Track listing

1. "Dancin' Pants" (Jimmy Giuffre) – 3:50
2. "Blues Day" (Giuffre) – 4:40
3. "Bright Moon" (Giuffre) – 5:20
4. "No Bones at All" (Johnny Mandel) – 3:58
5. "The Oom Is Blues" (Charlie Mariano) – 5:10
6. "Be My Guest" (Lennie Niehaus) – 4:29
7. Medley: "What's New?" - Bill Perkins solo (Bob Haggart, Johnny Burke) / "We'll Be Together Again" - Pepper Adams solo (Carl Fischer, Frankie Laine) / "Time on My Hands" - Buddy Collette solo (Vincent Youmans); / "You Go to My Head" - Carl Perkins (pianist) solo (J. Fred Coots, Haven Gillespie); / "Laura" - Walter Benton solo (David Raksin / Johnny Mercer) – 6:17
8. "London Derriere" (Johnny Mandel) – 4:06
9. "Kings Road Blues" (Lennie Niehaus) – 5:06

Personnel

• Quincy Jones – conductor
• Conte Candoli (2, 4, 8) – trumpet
• Pete Candoli (2, 4, 8) – trumpet
• Harry Edison (2, 4, 8) – trumpet
• Jack Sheldon (2, 4, 8) – trumpet
• Benny Carter (1, 6, 9) – alto saxophone
• Herb Geller (1, 6, 9) – alto saxophone
• Charlie Mariano (1, 6, 9) – alto saxophone
• Art Pepper (1–6, 9) – alto saxophone
• Pepper Adams – baritone saxophone (3, 5, 7)
• Walter Benton (3, 5, 7) – tenor saxophone
• Buddy Collette (3, 5, 7) – tenor saxophone
• Bill Perkins (3, 5, 7) – tenor saxophone
• Lou Levy (1, 6, 9) – piano
• Carl Perkins (1, 3, 5–7, 9) – piano
• Red Mitchell (1, 6, 9) – bass
• Leroy Vinnegar (2–5, 7–8) – bass
• Shelly Manne (1, 3, 5–7, 9) – drums
• Mel Lewis (2, 4, 8) – drums

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