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Go West, Man!
Studio album by Quincy Jones
Released	October 17, 1957
Recorded	February 25, 1957
Studio	Los Angeles
Genre	Jazz
Length	42:56
Label	ABC Paramount
Producer	Quincy Jones
Quincy Jones chronology
This Is How I Feel About Jazz (1956) Go West, Man! (1957) The Birth of a Band! (1959)

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Go West, Man! is the second studio album by Quincy Jones. ^[2] It was released in 1957 by ABC Records.

Track listing

1. "Dancin' Pants" ( Jimmy Giuffre) – 3:50
2. "Blues Day" (Giuffre) – 4:40
3. "Bright Moon" (Giuffre) – 5:20
4. "No Bones at All" ( Johnny Mandel) – 3:58
5. "The Oom Is Blues" ( Charlie Mariano) – 5:10
6. "Be My Guest" ( Lennie Niehaus) – 4:29
7. Medley: " What's New?" - Bill Perkins solo ( Bob Haggart, Johnny Burke) / " We'll Be Together Again" - Pepper Adams solo ( Carl Fischer, Frankie Laine) / " Time on My Hands" - Buddy Collette solo ( Vincent Youmans); / " You Go to My Head" - Carl Perkins solo ( J. Fred Coots, Haven Gillespie); / " Laura" - Walter Benton solo ( David Raksin / Johnny Mercer) – 6:17
8. "London Derriere" ( Johnny Mandel) – 4:06
9. "Kings Road Blues" ( Lennie Niehaus) – 5:06

Personnel

• Quincy Jones – conductor
• Conte Candoli (2, 4, 8) – trumpet
• Pete Candoli (2, 4, 8) – trumpet
• Harry Edison (2, 4, 8) – trumpet
• Jack Sheldon (2, 4, 8) – trumpet
• Benny Carter (1, 6, 9) – alto saxophone
• Herb Geller (1, 6, 9) – alto saxophone
• Charlie Mariano (1, 6, 9) – alto saxophone
• Art Pepper (1, 6, 9) – alto saxophone
• Pepper Adams (3, 5, 7) – baritone saxophone
• Walter Benton (3, 5, 7) – tenor saxophone
• Buddy Collette (3, 5, 7) – tenor saxophone
• Bill Perkins (3, 5, 7) – tenor saxophone
• Lou Levy (1, 6, 9) – piano
• Carl Perkins (2-5, 7-8) – piano
• Red Mitchell (1, 6, 9) – bass
• Leroy Vinnegar (2–5, 7–8) – bass
• Shelly Manne (1, 3, 5–7, 9) – drums
• Mel Lewis (2, 4, 8) – drums

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