In December 1959, “Mercury” label released “The Great Wide World of Quincy Jones”, the sixth Quincy Jones album. It was recorded in November 1959, at “Fine Recording” in New York City, and was produced by Qunicy Jones.

Personnel:

• Quincy Jones – conductor
• Art Farmer, Lennie Johnson, Jimmy Maxwell, Lee Morgan, Ernie Royal, Nick Travis – trumpet
• Billy Byers, Jimmy Cleveland, Urbie Green, Frank Rehak – trombone
• Julius Watkins – French horn
• Porter Kilbert, Phil Woods – alto saxophone
• Budd Johnson – tenor saxophone
• Jerome Richardson – tenor saxophone, flute, piccolo
• Sahib Shihab – baritone saxophone
• Patti Bown – piano
• Les Spann – guitar, flute
• Buddy Jones, Buddy Catlett – bass
• Don Lamond – drums
• Ralph Burns, Al Cohn, Bill Potts, Ernie Wilkins – arranger

Track listing:

1. Lester Leaps In – Lester Young
2. Ghana – Ernie Wilkins
3. Caravan – Juan Tizol, Duke Ellington, Irving Mills
4. Everybody’s Blues – Ernie Wilkins
5. Cherokee (Indian Love Song) – Ray Noble
6. Air Mail Special – Benny Goodman, Charlie Christian, Jimmy Mundy
7. They Say It’s Wonderful – Irving Berlin
8. Chant of the Weed – Don Redman
9. I Never Has Seen Snow – Harold Arlen, Truman Capote
10. Eesom – Bill Potts