The contents of this disc stems from Quincy's stint with his big band, a scholastic period(the 50's to early sixties)where he developed later to become one of the great arranger/producers of our time. His resume of colloborations with the stars of the day is a mile long. This low budget compilation will give you the slightest exposure to his gifted arranging talents. The set lacks any annotation or personel listing, recording dates(I assume late fifties)etc. The poor remastering delivers a watery sound on several tracks, not even close to the quality I'm use to from Columbia or Verve among others. Do yourself a favor and track down these same recordings from another source and I'm sure it will be much more gratifying.