Songs Of The Wizz (Medley) Quincy Jones / Arr. Peter Kleine Schaars

Titel / Title: Songs of the Wizz
Komponist / Composer: Charlie Smalls
Arrangeur / Arranger: Peter Kleine Schaars
Instrumentation: Concert Band

The American trumpeter, jazzbandleader and composer Quincy Jones worked with Lionel Hampton and Dizzy Gillespie before he performed as accompanist of great stars such as Frank Sinatra and Sarah Vaughan. He also became famous as composer of film music. The best songs from Sidney Lumet's film The Wiz
an adaptation of the musical 'The Wizzard of Oz'
were written by Jones together with Charlie Smalls.

[FR]
Le trompettiste, jazzman et compositeur américain Quincy Jones a travaillé avec Lionel Hampton et Dizzy Gillespie avant d'accompa-gner Frank Sinatra, Sarah Vaughan et bien d'autres vedettes. Il s'est égale-ment taillé une réputation de compositeur de musique de film. Ainsi il composa les plus belles mélodies du film The Wizz (Sidney Lumet)
une adaptation du 'Magicien d'Oz'
en collaboration avec Charlie Smalls.