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Walking in Space
Quincywalking.jpg

Studio album by
Quincy Jones

Released1969
RecordedJune 18–19, 1969
GenreJazz
Length35:06
Label
A&M/CTI
ProducerCreed Taylor

Quincy Jones chronology





The Lost Man
(1969)

Walking in Space
(1969)

Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice
(1969)




Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic
5/5 stars[1]

Walking in Space is a 1969 studio album by Quincy Jones.[2] The album was recorded for A&M and features an iconic photo of Quincy by Pete Turner who made some of the most famous A&M album covers. Vocalist Valerie Simpson is featured on the title track, an arrangement of a song from the hit rock musical Hair. "Dead End" is also from Hair and "Killer Joe" features Ray Brown on bass and Grady Tate on drums, an early example of a strong jazz rhythm section in pop music.



Track listing[edit]


  1. "Dead End" (Galt MacDermot, James Rado, Gerome Ragni) – 4:05

  2. "Walking in Space" (MacDermot, Rado, Ragni) – 12:06 as Hair (Original Broadway Cast Recording)

  3. "Killer Joe" (Benny Golson) – 5:12

  4. "Love and Peace" (Arthur Adams) – 5:48

  5. "I Never Told You" (Arthur Hamilton, Johnny Mandel) – 4:18

  6. "Oh Happy Day" (Edwin Hawkins) – 3:37


Personnel[edit]



  • Quincy Jones - conductor, arranger


  • Freddie Hubbard, Lloyd Michaels, Dick Williams, John Frosk, Marvin Stamm, Snooky Young – trumpet


  • Jimmy Cleveland, J. J. Johnson, Alan Raph, Tony Studd, Norman Pride, Kai Winding – trombone

  • Joel Kaye, Roland Kirk, Hubert Laws, Jerome Richardson – reeds


  • Paul Griffin - piano


  • Eric Gale - electric guitar


  • Ray Brown - double bass


  • Grady Tate - drums


  • Chuck Rainey - bass on "Love and Peace"


  • Bob James - electric piano


  • Hubert Laws - flute, tenor sax


  • Toots Thielemans - guitar, harmonica


  • Bernard Purdie - drums

  • Hilda Harris - vocals

  • Marilyn Jackson - vocals


  • Valerie Simpson - vocal solo on "Walking in Space"

  • Maretha Stewart - vocals


References[edit]




  1. ^ Allmusic review


  2. ^ Walking In Space at AllMusic












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