Smackwater Jack
1971 studio album by Quincy Jones
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Studio album by Quincy Jones | ||||
Released | October 1971 | |||
Recorded | 1971 | |||
Studio | A & R Studios Sound Ideas Studios | |||
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Length | 42:48 | |||
Label | A&M | |||
Producer | Phil Ramone | |||
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Smackwater Jack is a 1971 studio album by Quincy Jones.[4] Tracks include the theme music to Ironside and The Bill Cosby Show.
Track listing
- "Smackwater Jack" (Gerry Goffin, Carole King) – 3:31
- "Cast Your Fate to the Wind" (Vince Guaraldi, Carel Werber) – 4:26
- "Ironside" (Quincy Jones) – 3:53
- "What's Going On" (Renaldo "Obie" Benson, Al Cleveland, Marvin Gaye) – 9:51
- "Theme from The Anderson Tapes" (from The Anderson Tapes) (Jones) – 5:16
- "Brown Ballad" (Ray Brown) – 4:20
- "Hikky Burr" (Bill Cosby, Jones) – 4:02
- "Guitar Blues Odyssey: From Roots to Fruits" (Jones) – 6:35
Personnel
- Quincy Jones – arranger, conductor, vocals[5]
- Joshie Armstead,[6] Valerie Simpson, Bill Cosby, Marilyn Jackson – vocals[5]
- Freddie Hubbard, Marvin Stamm – flugelhorn[5]
- Buddy Childers, Snooky Young, Joe Newman, Ernie Royal – trumpet[5]
- Wayne Andre, Garnett Brown – trombone[5]
- Eric Gale, Arthur Adams, Freddie Robinson, Jim Hall, Joe Beck – guitar[5]
- Toots Thielemans – guitar, harmonica, whistler[5]
- Grady Tate – drums, percussion[5]
- Paul Humphrey – drums[5]
- Bob James, Joe Sample – keyboards[5]
- Jaki Byard, Monty Alexander, Bobby Scott – piano[5]
- Jimmy Smith – electronic organ[5]
- Dick Hyman – piano, electric harpsichord[5]
- Carol Kaye, Chuck Rainey – electric bass[5]
- Ray Brown, Bob Cranshaw – double bass[5]
- Hubert Laws – flute, saxophone[5]
- Milt Jackson – vibraphone[5]
- Pete Christlieb, Jerome Richardson – tenor saxophone[5]
- Edd Kalehoff, Paul Beaver – Moog synthesizer[5]
Charts
Chart (1971) | Peak position |
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US Billboard 200[7] | 56 |
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[8] | 11 |
References
- ^ Tower, Chris (January 1, 1998). "Quincy Jones". In Knopper, Steve (ed.). MusicHound Lounge: The Essential Album Guide. Detroit: Visible Ink Press. pp. 254–256.
- ^ AllMusic review
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 798. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
- ^ Smackwater Jack at AllMusic
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s "Album Liner Notes (Image 2) : Quincy Jones - Smackwater Jack". Amazon.
- ^ "Smackwater Jack - Quincy Jones | Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 2020-06-07.
- ^ "Quincy Jones Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved September 9, 2020.
- ^ "Quincy Jones Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 9, 2020.
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