Quincy Jones

Artist:  Quincy Jones

Birth Name:  Quincy Delight Jones Jr.

Born:  March 14,1933.  Chicago,, Illinois, USA

Genre:  Rhythm & Blues, Soul, Funk, Big Band, Swing, Bossa Nova, Jazz, Hip Hop, Rock & Roll, Pop, Disco

Occupation:  Record Producer, Conductor, Arranger, Record Executive, Songwriter, Musician, Composer, Film and Television Producer

Instruments:  Trumpet

Quincy Jones is an American Record Producer, Musician, Songwriter, Composer, Arranger, Film and Television Producer from Chicago, Illinois.  His career spans in the entertainment industry with a record of 80 Grammy Award nominations, 28 Grammys and a Grammy Legend Award un 1992.  He worked on Pop Music and producing Lesley Gore's major pop hits including "It's My Party", and Jazz Artists Frank Sinatra and Count Basie.  He became the first African American to be nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original  Song for "The Eyes Of Love" (1968), he was also nominated for an Academy Award For Best Original Score of his work in Cold Blood (1967).  He produced three of Popstar Michael Jackson's most successful albums:  Off The War (1979), Thriller (1982), and Bad (1987).  He produced and conduced the charity song "We Are The World", which raised funds for victims of Famine in Ethiopia.  In 1971, he became the first African American to be the musical director and conductor of the Academy Awards.  He was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame as the Winner.  He was named one of the most influential Jazz musicians of the 20th Century by Time.

Artist:  Quincy Jones & His Orchestra

Title:  Big Band Bossa Nova (Special Edition) (2022)

Genre:  Rhythm & Blues, Soul, Funk, Big Band, Swing, Bossa Nova, Jazz, Hip Hop, Rock & Roll, Pop, Disco

Label:  Ermitage Records

Rating:  *****

Format:  LP

Tracks:  

Side One:

 1.  Soul Bossa Nova (2:47)

 2.  Boogie Bossa Nova (2:43)

 3.  Desafinado (Slightly Out Of Tune) (2:53)

 4.  Black Orpheus (Manha de Carnaval) (2:57)

 5.  Se e Tarde me Perdoa (Forgive Me If I'm Lae) (4:25)

Side Two:

 1.  On The Street Where You Live (2:34)

 2.  Samba de Uma Nota So (2:02)

 3.  Lalo Bossa Nova (3:14)

 4.  Serenata (3:20)

 5.  Chega de Saudade (No More Blues) (5:32)

Personnel:

Quincy Jones:  Conductor, Arranger

Phil Woods:  Alto Saxophone

Paul Gonsalves:  Tenor Saxophone

Roland Kirk:  Flute, Alto Flute

Jerome Richardson:  Flute,Alto Flute, Woodwinds

Clark Terry:  Trumpet, Flugelhorn

Alan Raph:  Bass Trombone

Lalo Schifrin:  Piano

Jim Hall:  Guitar

Chris White:  Bass

Rudy Collins:  Drums

Jack Del Rio:  Percussion

Carlos Gomez:  Percussion

Jose Paula:  Percussion

Big Band Bossa Nova is an album by Quincy Jones & His Orchestra, original recording released on December 20, 1962 by Mercury Records, remastered and reissued on February 21, 2025 by Ermitage Records.  Special Edition Yellow Vinyl.

 

 

Mariah Carey

 

Artist:  Mariah Carey
Born:  March 27, 1970.  Huntington, New York, USA
Genre:  Pop, R&B, Soul, Dance Pop, Adult Contemporary R&B, Hip Hop
Occupation:  Singer, Songwriter, Actress, Record Producer
Instruments:  Vocals

Mariah Carey is an American Singer and Songwriter.  She is the best-selling female performer of all time.  She has easily moved from glossy Ballads to Hip Hop-inspired Dance Pop throughout her career, she earned early comparisons to Whitney Houston and Celine Dion.  Her debut album, Mariah Carey (1990) topped the Billboard Hot 100, all four singles off her multi-platinum, beginning with "Vision Of Love", which also led to Grammy Awards for Best New Artist and Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female.  Her most successful singles including "Hero", "Without You", "All I Want For Christmas Is You", and "One Sweet Day", the latter became the longest-running U.S. No. 1 Single in History, with a total of 16 weeks.  Billboard named her the most successful artist of the 1990's in the United States while the World Music Awards honored her as the World's Best-Selling Recording Artist of the 1990s.

Title:  #1's (2024)

Genre:  Pop, R&B, Soul, Dance Pop, Adult Contemporary R&B, Hip Hop

Label:  Sony Music

Rating:   *****

Format:  LP

Tracks:

LP 1:

Side 1:

 1.  Sweetheart (feat. JD) (4:25)

 2.  When You Believe (with Whitney Houston) (4:36)

 3.  Whenever You Call (with Brian McKnight) (4:23)

 4.  My All (3:52)

 5.  Honey (5:00)

Side 2:

 1.  Always Be My Baby (4:20)

 2.  One Sweet Day (with Boyz II Men) (4:42)

 3.  Fantasy (Bad Boy Mix feat. Ol Dirty Bastard) (4:54)

 4.  Hero (4:20)

LP 2:

Side 3:

 1.  Dreamlover (3:54)

 2.  I'll Be There (feat. Trey Lorenz) (4:25)

 3.  I Don't Wanna Cry (4:49)

 4.  Emotions (4:10)

Side 4:

 1.  Someday (4:06)

 2.  Love Takes Time (3:49)

 3.  Vision Of Love (3:31)

 4.  I Still Believe (3:56)

#1's is the first Greatest Hits Album by Mariah Carey, originally feleased on November 16, 1998 by Columbia, remastered and reissued on July 26, 2024 by Sony Music.  Limited Edition 2 LP on Metallic Silver and Black Swirl Vinyl at 24 Bit Hi-Res Audio For vinyl.

Eminem

Artist:  Eminem
Birth Name:  Marshall Bruce Mathers III
Born:  October 17, 1972.  St. Joseph, Missouri, USA
Genre:  Rap, Hardcore Rap, Hip Hop
Occupation:  Rapper, Record Producer, Songwriter, Actor
Instruments:  Vocals, Keyboards, Drums, Sampler

Eminem is an American Rapper, Songwriter, Record Producer and Actor.  He is the best-selling artist of the 2000s in the USA and he has had 10 No. 1 Albums on the Billboard 200 and 5 No. 1 Singles on the Billboard Hot 100, with US sales of 47.4 million albums.  He has sold more than 245 million albums, making him one of the world's best-selling artists.  Rolling Stone Magazine ranked h8m 83rd on its list of 100 Greatest Artists Of All Time, calling him the King Of Hip Hop.

Title:  Curtain Call 2 (2 CD) (2022)

Genre:  Rap, Hardcore Rap, Hip Hop

Label:  Shady/Aftermath/Interscope

Rating:  *****

Format:   CD

Tracks:  

Disc 1:

 1.  Godzilla (feat. Juice Wrid; from Music To Be Murdered By) (3:30)

 2.  Lucky You (feat. Joyner Lucas from Kamikaze) (4:04)

 3. Lighters (Bad Meets Evil feat. Bruno Mars, from Hell:  The Sequel) (5:03)

 4.  Gnat (fro. Music To Be Murdered By -Side B) (3:44)

 5.  Cinderella Man (from Recovery) (4:39)

 6.  Walk On Water (Curtain Call 2 Version) (feat. Beyonce, from Revival) (5:04)

 7.  Rap God (from The Marshall Mathers LP 2) (6;03)

 8.  Love The Way You Lie (feat. Rihanna; from Recovery) (4:23)

 9.  Won't Back Down (feat. Pink, from Recovery) (4:25)

10. Higher (from Music To Be Murdered By - Side B) (3:42)

11. Berzerk (from The Marshall Mathers LP 2) (3:58)

12. Not Afraid (from Recovery) (4:10)

13. From The D2 The  LBC (feat. Snoop Dogg) (3:35)

14. Nowhere Fast (feat. Kehiani, from Revival) (4:24)

15. Fall (from Kamikaze) (4:22)

16. Phenomenal (from Southpaw) (4:42)

17. Fast Lane (Bad Meets Evil, from Hell"  The Sequel) (4:09)

18. You're Never Over (from Recovery) (5:05)

Disc 2:

 1.  3 a.m. (from Relapse) (5:19)

 2.  Space Bound (from Recovery) (4:36)

 3.  Beautiful (from Relapse) (6:32)

 4.  The Monster (feat. Rihanna; from The Marshall Mathers LP 2) (4:10)

 5.  Venom (from Kamikaze) (4:29)

 6.  Crack A Bottle (feat. Dr. Dre And 50 Cent; from Relapse) (4:57)

 7.  Is This Love (09) (feat. 50 Cent) (3:32)

 8.  River (feat. Ed Sheeran; from Revival) (3:41)

 9.  Survival (from The Marshall Mathers LP 2) (4:32)

10. Best Friend (Yelawolf feat. Eminem; from Love Story) (5:14)

11. Darkness (from Music To Be Murdered By) (5:37)

12. Kings Never Die (feat. Gwen Stefani:  from Southpaw) (4:56)

13. No Love (feat. Lil Wayne; from Recovery) (5:00
14. Headlights (feat. Nate Ruess; from The Marshall Mathers LP 2) (5:43)

15. The King And I (feat. CeeLo Green; from Elvis) (3:14)

16. Farewell (from Music To Be Murdered By) (4:07)

Curtain Call 2 is the second greatest hits album by Eminem, released on August 5, 2022 by Shady Records/Aftermath Entertainment/Interscope Records, featuring Beyonce, Snoop Dogg, 50 Cent, Dr. Dre, Bruno Mars, Rihanna, Pink, CeeLo Green, Ed Sheeran and many more!.  The album reached No. 1 on UK R&B Albums Chart.

Elvis Presley

 

Artist:  Elvis Presley
Birth Name:  Elvis Aaron Presley
Born:  January 8, 1935.  Tupelo, Mississippi, USA.
Died:  August 16, 1977 (Aged 42).  Memphis, Tennessee, USA.
Genre:  Rock, Rock and Roll, Pop, Rockabilly, Country, Blues, Gospel, R&B
Occupations:  Musicians, Actor
Instruments:  Vocals, Guitar, Piano

Elvis Presley was an American Singer and Actor.  One of the most popular musicians of the 20th century, and often referred to as the "King of Rock and Roll".  He is the Best-Selling Solo Artist in the History of Popular Music and has been inducted into music Halls of Fame.

Artist:  Various Artists

Title:  Elvis:  Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (2022)

Genre:  Pop, Rock, Rock & Roll, Jazz, Hip Hop, Rhythm & Blues

Label:  RCA

Rating:   ****

Format:  CD 

Tracks:

 1.  Suspicious Minds (Vocal Intro) (Evis Presley) (0:28)

 2.  Cotton Candy Land (Stevie Nicks & Chris Isaak) (2:42)

 3.  Vegas (Doja Cat) (3:03)

 4.  The King And I (Eminem & CeeLo Green) (3:18)

 5.  Tupelo Shuffle (Swae Lee & Diplo) (2:47)

 6.  Baby, Let's Play House (Austin Butler) (2:13)

 7.  Craw-Fever (Elvis Presley) (3:46)

 8.  Strange Things Are Happening Every Day (Yola) (4:05)

 9.  Trouble (Austin Butler) (2:20)

10. Can't Help Falling In Love (Kacey Musgraves) (2:48)

11. I Got A Feelin' In My Body (Lenesha Randolh) (4:32)

12. Sometimes I Feel Like A Motherless Child (Jazmine Sullivan) (2:45)

13. Edge Of Realtu (Tame Impala Remix) (Elvis Presley & Tame Impala) (2:42)

14. Power Of My Love (Elvis Presley & Jack White) (4:16)

15. Polk Salad Annie (Film Mix) (Elvis Presley) (4:55)

16. Suspicious Minds (Film Edit) (Elvis Presley) (6:17)

17. Burning Love (Film Mix) (Elvis Presley) (3:03)

18. I Got A Feelin' In My Body (Elvis Presley & Stuart Price/Lenesha Randolph) (4:32)

19. Don't Fly Away (PNAU) (Elvis Presley & PNAU) (4:06)

20. If I Can Dream (Maneskin) (3:16)

21. Suspicious Minds (Paravi) (3:46)

22. In The Ghetto (World Turns Remix) (Elvis Presley feat. Nardo Wick) (3:37)

Elvis:  Original Motion Picture Soundtrack is the soundtrack album by Elvis Presley and Various Artists, released on June 24, 2022 by RCA.  The album reached No. 1 Soundtrack Album Charts on Billboard.

Quincy Jones

 

Artist:  Quincy Jones

Birth Name:  Quincy Delight Jones Jr.

Born:  March 14,1933.  Chicago,, Illinois, USA

Genre:  Rhythm & Blues, Soul, Funk, Big Band, Swing, Bossa Nova, Jazz, Hip Hop, Rock & Roll, Pop, Disco

Occupation:  Record Producer, Conductor, Arranger, Record Executive, Songwriter, Musician, Composer, Film and Television Producer

Instruments:  Trumpet

Quincy Jones is an American Record Producer, Musician, Songwriter, Composer, Arranger, Film and Television Producer from Chicago, Illinois.  His career spans in the entertainment industry with a record of 80 Grammy Award nominations, 28 Grammys and a Grammy Legend Award un 1992.  He worked on Pop Music and producing Lesley Gore's major pop hits including "It's My Party", and Jazz Artists Frank Sinatra and Count Basie.  He became the first African American to be nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original  Song for "The Eyes Of Love" (1968), he was also nominated for an Academy Award For Best Original Score of his work in Cold Blood (1967).  He produced three of Popstar Michael Jackson's most successful albums:  Off The War (1979), Thriller (1982), and Bad (1987).  He produced and conduced the charity song "We Are The World", which raised funds for victims of Famine in Ethiopia.  In 1971, he became the first African American to be the musical director and conductor of the Academy Awards.  He was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame as the Winner.  He was named one of the most influential Jazz musicians of the 20th Century by Time.

Artist:  Quincy Jones & His Orchestra

Title:  Big Band Bossa Nova (Limited Edition) (2022)

Genre:  Rhythm & Blues, Soul, Funk, Big Band, Swing, Bossa Nova, Jazz, Hip Hop, Rock & Roll, Pop, Disco

Label:  Not Now

Rating:  *****

Format:  LP

Tracks:  

Side One:

 1.  Soul Bossa Nova (2:47)

 2.  Boogie Bossa Nova (2:43)

 3.  Desafinado (Slightly Out Of Tune) (2:53)

 4.  Black Orpheus (Manha de Carnaval) (2:57)

 5.  Se e Tarde me Perdoa (Forgive Me If I'm Lae) (4:25)

Side Two:

 1.  On The Street Where You Live (2:34)

 2.  Samba de Uma Nota So (2:02)

 3.  Lalo Bossa Nova (3:14)

 4.  Serenata (3:20)

 5.  Chega de Saudade (No More Blues) (5:32)

Personnel:

Quincy Jones:  Conductor, Arranger

Phil Woods:  Alto Saxophone

Paul Gonsalves:  Tenor Saxophone

Roland Kirk:  Flute, Alto Flute

Jerome Richardson:  Flute,Alto Flute, Woodwinds

Clark Terry:  Trumpet, Flugelhorn

Alan Raph:  Bass Trombone

Lalo Schifrin:  Piano

Jim Hall:  Guitar

Chris White:  Bass

Rudy Collins:  Drums

Jack Del Rio:  Percussion

Carlos Gomez:  Percussion

Jose Paula:  Percussion

Big Band Bossa Nova is an album by Quincy Jones & His Orchestra, original recording released on  December 20, 1962 by Mercury Records, remastered and reissued on May 21, 2022 by Not Now.  Limited Edition 180 Gram Vinyl.