Walking in Space

Walking in Space
Studio album by Quincy Jones
Released	1969
Recorded	June 18–19, 1969
Genre	Jazz
Length	35:06
Label	A&M/CTI
Producer	Creed Taylor
Quincy Jones chronology
The Lost Man (1969) Walking in Space (1969) They Call Me MISTER Tibbs! (1969)

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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 designed by Pete Turner who made some of the most famous A&M album covers. Vocalist Valerie Simpson is featured on "Walking in Space", 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

1. "Dead End" (Galt MacDermot, James Rado, Gerome Ragni) – 4:05
2. "Walking in Space" (MacDermot, Rado, Ragni) – 12:06
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

• Quincy Jones - Conductor, Arranger
• Freddie Hubbard, Lloyd Michaels, Dick Williams, John Frosk, Marvin Stamm, Snooky Young – trumpet
• Jimmy Cleveland, Jay Jay 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 - 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 - Vocals
• Maretha Stewart - Vocals Solo on "Walking in Space"

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