| 1 | –Quincy Jones | Something About YouAlto Saxophone – Jackie KelsoArranged By – Bob FlorenceBaritone Saxophone – Jewel GrantBass – Carol KayBass Trombone – Kenny ShroyerConductor – Quincy JonesDrums – Unknown ArtistGuitar – Arthur Knight, Rene HallPercussion – Gary ColemanPiano, Organ – Mike Rubini, Ray CharlesTenor Saxophone – Plas JohnsonTrombone – Urbie GreenTrumpet – Bobby GrantWritten-By – Eddie Holland/Lamont Dozier/Brian Holland | 3:15 |
| 2 | –Lionel Hampton Feat. Tito Puente | Don't You Worry 'Bout A ThingArranged By – Lance BryantBass – Ruben RodriguezCongas – José MaderaPercussion – John Rodriguez, Jr., Tito PuentePiano – Elio OscarSaxophone – Robert PorcelliSaxophone, Flute – Mitchell FrohmanTrombone – Lewis Kahn, Sam BurtisTrumpet – Jose E. Jerez, Raymond VegaVibraphone – Lionel HamptonWritten-By – Stevie Wonder | 4:49 |
| 3 | –Ramsey Lewis Trio | Dancing In The StreetBass – Cleveland EatonDrums – Maurice WhitePiano – Ramsey LewisWritten-By – Marvin Gaye, William Stevenson/Ivy Hunter | 2:50 |
| 4 | –Hank Crawford & Jimmy McGriff | What's Going OnAlto Saxophone – Hank CrawfordDrums – Bernard PurdieGuitar – Cornell DupreeOrgan – Jimmy McGriffProducer – Bob PorterWritten-By – Al Cleveland, Marvin Gaye, Renaldo Benson | 7:14 |
| 5 | –Grover Washington, Jr. | Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)Alto Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone – Grover Washington, Jr.Arranged By, Conductor – Bob JamesBaritone Saxophone – Don AshworthBass – Ron CarterCello – Alan Shulman, Anthony Sophos, Charles McCracken, Maurice BrownDrums – Idris MuhammadElectric Piano – Bob JamesGuitar – Eric GaleOrgan – Richard TeePercussion – Airto MoreiraProducer – Creed TaylorTrombone – Wayne AndreTrumpet, Flugelhorn – Eugene YoungTrumpet, French Horn – Thad JonesViolin – Harry Katzman, Julius Brand, Julius Held, Leo Kahn, Max Pollikoff, Paul Gershman, Paul Winter, Raoul PoliakinWritten-By – James Nyx, Marvin Gaye | 7:13 |
| 6 | –Ramsey Lewis Trio | Uptight (Everything's Alright)Arranged By, Conductor – Richard Evans Bass – Cleveland EatonDrums – Maurice WhitePiano – Ramsey LewisWritten-By – Henry Cosby, Stevie Wonder, Sylvia Moy | 3:13 |
| 7 | –Pucho & His Latin Soul Brothers | SuperstitionAlto Saxophone – Eddie PazantBass – Tehrin ColeBongos, Percussion – Santos RiveraCo-producer [Co-produced] – Derek KwanCongas, Percussion – Johnny GriggsDrums – Tyrone GovanGuitar – Marvin HornePiano, Organ – John "Madhatter" SpruillProducer – Todd BarkanTenor Saxophone – Dave Ellis Timbales, Leader – Henry "Pucho" BrownTrombone – Ric FaulknerTrumpet – Al Pazant, Gerald Brazel, Richard Lee WendellVibraphone, Marimba – Joe LockeViolin, Trombone – Lewis KahnWritten-By – Stevie Wonder | 6:14 |
| 8 | –Leon Spencer | Mercy Mercy MeCongas – Buddy CaldwellDrums – Idris MuhammadGuitar – Melvin SparksOrgan – Leon SpencerProducer – Bob PorterTenor Saxophone – Grover Washington, Jr.Trumpet – Virgil JonesWritten-By – Marvin Gaye | 4:06 |
| 9 | –Willie Bobo | I Heard It Through The GrapevineArranged By – Bert KeyesTimbales – Willie BoboWritten-By – Barrett Strong, Norman Whitfield | 3:06 |
| 10 | –Gene Ammons | Papa Was A Rolling StoneAcoustic Bass, Electric Bass – Ron CarterDrums – Billy CobhamElectric Piano, Organ – Sonny PhillipsGuitar – Maynard ParkerProducer – Ozzie CadenaTenor Saxophone – Gene AmmonsWritten-By – Barrett Strong, Cory McKay, Norman Whitfield | 4:31 |
| 11 | –Willie Bobo | Ain't Too Proud To BegTimbales – Willie BoboWritten-By – Eddie Holland, Norman Whitfield | 2:43 |
| 12 | –Houston Person | Just My ImaginationBass [Fender] – Gerry JemmottCongas – Buddy CaldwellDrums – Bernard PurdieGuitar – Billy Butler Organ – Ernie Hayes, Jimmy Watson Producer – Bob PorterTenor Saxophone – Baba Clark, Houston PersonTrumpet – Cecil BridgewaterWritten-By – Barrett Strong, Norman Whitfield | 5:36 |
| 13 | –George Shearing | You Are The Sunshine Of My LifeBass – Andy SimpkinsCongas, Bongos – Chino Valdes, Rusty JonesGuitar – Sigi SchwabPiano – George ShearingProducer – Hans Georg Brunner-SchwerTimbales – Carmelo GarciaVibraphone – Heribert ThusekWritten-By – Stevie Wonder, Syreeta Wright | 4:04 |
| 14 | –George Benson | SunnyArranged By, Conductor – Tom McIntoshBaritone Saxophone – Pepper AdamsBass – Bob CranshawBass Trombone – Alan RaphCongas – Jonny PacheoDrums – Billy CobhamGuitar – Eric Gale, George BensonProducer – Esmond EdwardsTrumpet – Ernie Royal, Snooky YoungTrumpet, Flugelhorn – Jimmy OwensVocals – Albertine Robinson, Eileen Gilbert, Lois WinterWritten-By – Bob Hebb | 2:52 |
| 15 | –Houston Person | Yester-Me, Yester-You, YesterdayBass [Fender] – Jimmy Lewis Congas – Buddy CaldwellDrums – Idris MuhammadGuitar – Grant GreenOrgan, Electric Piano – Sonny PhillipsProducer – Bob PorterTenor Saxophone – Houston PersonTrumpet – Virgil JonesWritten-By – Bryan Wells, Roland Miller | 4:36 |
Cover illustration: Büro|Büro, www.wearebuerobuero.de
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Mastered at Eastside Mastering Studios, berlin
Special thanks to Götz Bühler, Jörg Heidemann & Oliver Söllner
This compilation: ℗ 2009 Universal Music Classics & Jazz
© 2009 Universal Music Classics & Jazz, a Division of Universal Music GmbH
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1 Recorded April 2003, New York City / Original: CD "The Hideout" (Milestone MCD-9340-2)
2 Recorded May 26, 1966, Chicago / Original: LP "Wade In The Water" (Cadet LP 776)
3 Recorded February 12, 1968, New York City/ Original: LP "Spanish Blues Band" (Verve V6-8736)
4 Recorded November 1, 1972, New Jersey / Original: LP "Big Bad Jug"(Prestige 10070)
5 Recorded June 1974, Villingen / Original: LP "The Way We Are" (MPS 15 434)
6 Recorded April 9, 1971, New Jersey / Original: LP "Houston Express" (Prestige 10017)
7 Recorded February 7, 1968, New York City / Original: LP "Giblet Gravy" (Verve V6-8749)
8 Recorded live, July 1967, San Francisco / Original: Single Cadet 5573
9 Recorded November 27, 1965, Los Angeles / Original: LP "Quincy Has A Brand New Bag" (Mercury SR 61063)
10 Recorded 1995, New York City & Hollywood / Original: CD "For The Love Of Music" (MoJAZZ 530 554-2)
11 Recorded November 16 & 17, 1998, New Jersey / Original: CD "Crunch Time" (Milestone MCD-9287-2)
12 Recorded July 7, 1971, New Jersey / Original: LP "Louisiana SliM" (Prestige 10033)
13 Recorded February 1, 1967, New York City / Original: LP "Juicy" (Verve V6-8685)
14 Recorded September, 1971, New Jersey / Original: LP "Inner City Blues" (Kudu 902)
15 Recorded October 12, 1970, New Jersey / Original: LP "Person To Person!" (Prestige 10003)