Part of the Backlot series from A&M featuring newly-designed artwork, digital remastering, unreleased tracks and extensive liner notes. Tracks include "Feels So Good," "Give It All You Got," "Cannonball Run Theme," "Doin' Everything with You" and much more.

Vinyl LP pressing. On vinyl in the U.S. for the first time since 1977, this 1975 release includes African, Indian, Arabic and 70's era Miles Davis style electric rock fusions. Featuring contributions from former Ornette Coleman bandmates Charlie Haden and Billy Higgins, and liner notes from Stanley Crouch.

SHM-CD. Mellow Madness stands as a testament to Q's remarkable talent for creating a captivating, sonic tapestry through the intersections of jazz, soul and funk. This is top-tier 1970s soul jazz, while transcending it's time and continuing the polished, percolating soul direction of Body Heat. The album introduced the Brothers Johnson, co-writers on four tracks, who sprinkle their trademark vocal harmonies on the funkiest of grooves, while the Watts Prophets heralded a new music genre, blending spoken word and beats on "Beautiful Black Girl." A highlight may be Stevie Wonder's euphoric "My Cherie Amour," with vocals from Minnie Ripperton. Wah Wah Watson adds genius syncopation to "Tryin' to Find Out About You." The last cut on the album is beautiful jazz standard, "Bluesette," featuring a trombone jam and Toots Thielemans' virtuoso whistling. SHM-CD (Super High Material) format features more clarity, depth and definition of sound.

Quincy Jones -"Body Heat" Funky, sensual, and ahead of it's time, Body Heat cemented Quincy Jones as a pioneer of sophisticated, groove- driven production. Featuring iconic tracks like "If I Ever Lose This Heaven" and the smoldering title track, this album laid the foundation for the sound of late '70s soul and R&B. With a bold mix of jazz, funk, and cinematic orchestration, this album brings the heat like never before. Featuring a killer line-up including Herbie Hancock, Dave Grusin, Billy Preston, Wah Wah Watson, Hubert Laws, Leon Ware, Bernard Purdie, Grady Tate, James Gadson, Minnie Riperton, Al Jarreau, Benard Ighner and Tom Bahler - only Q could put together something so outrageously stacked! SHM-CD (Super High Material) format features more clarity, depth and definition of sound.

Nominated for 12 Grammy Awards, including a win for Jones for Producer of the Year, Quincy's 1981 album 'The Dude' was simply one of the tightest realizations of his talents: orchestration, arranging, sequencing, his ear for anticipating new sounds, and ability to assemble an knock-out team of musicians, writers and engineers. Quincy's work bridged, melded and fused genres in ways that others couldn't do and with it's multi-faceted moods and complex arrangements 'The Dude' is a unique composite of bebop, jazz, funk, pop balladry and dance, with shades of African syncopation, quiet storm, and nods to the then-nascent hip-hop scene. Rolling in the pocket with Jones was an elite band of musicians that included Herbie Hancock, Greg Phillinganes and Stevie Wonder on keys, Louis Johnson on bass, Jerry Hey on horn, Syreeta Wright and Michael Jackson providing background vocals, while star-making vocal performances come from Patti Austin and James Ingram.

SHM-CD. Disco was king in 1978, and Quincy bows low with the ebullient dance hit, "Stuff Like That. " Sounds. And Stuff Like That! Also has it's healthy quota of elegantly produced soul ballads while Quincy still treats us to something fresh in the jazz sphere with a gorgeous chart of Herbie Hancock's "Tell Me a Bedtime Story. " Hancock himself sits in on electric piano and violinist Harry Lookofsky overdubs one of Hancock's transcribed solos on 15 violins. With a murderers row of guest vocalists (Ashford & Simpson, Chaka Khan, Patti Austin, Gwen Guthrie, and Luther Vandross), a rhythm section featuring Steve Gadd, Michael Boddicker and Wah Wah Watson, and a horn section that included Snooky Young, Jimmy Cleveland, Hubert Laws, Jerome Richardson and Buddy Collette, plus killer solos from Tom Scott and Michael Brecker - not to mention that sax solo from George Young - are you kidding?! SHM-CD (Super High Material) format features more clarity, depth and definition of sound.

Limited 180gm vinyl LP pressing. Step into the cosmic jazz-funk odyssey of Walking in Space, Quincy Jones' electrifying foray into fusion. The protean Quincy Jones returned to the recording studio as a leader, after a long stretch in Hollywood, with this triumphantly contemporary big band album. He re-established himself firmly with his big band jazz base while casting a keen eye on the pop scene and the world of electric instruments (even Ray Brown is caught playing superb electric bass here). Laid out is his uncanny ability to attract the biggest names in jazz as sidemen: such as Freddie Hubbard, Roland Kirk, Hubert Laws, J.J. Johnson, Kai Winding, Jimmy Cleveland, and Jerome Richardson. Featuring unforgettable renditions of "Dead End" and "Killer Joe," this album captures the groundbreaking energy that made this album a staple of the late '60s jazz scene.

Quincy Jones - "Smackwater Jack". Limited 180gm vinyl LP pressing. A masterclass in genre-blending, Smackwater Jack finds Quincy Jones fusing jazz, soul, funk, and cinematic scoring into one electrifying package. With fresh interpretations of classics like "Theme from Ironside" and "Hikky-Burr," this album showcases Q's unparalleled ability to bridge the worlds of jazz and pop. Now available in a beautifully remastered 180g vinyl edition, this is a must-have for any audiophile and jazz aficionado.

Limited 180gm vinyl LP pressing. Quincy Jones delivers pure sonic magic on You've Got It Bad Girl, a lush, groove-heavy journey through jazz, R&B, and soul. Featuring soulful takes on hits like Stevie Wonder's "Superstition" and The Lovin' Spoonful's "Summer in the City," this album perfectly embodies the smooth yet funky production style that made Q a legend. This remastered 180g vinyl reissue brings every note and nuance to life, giving new depth to an essential '70s classic.

Quincy Jones - "Body Heat". Funky, sensual, and ahead of it's time, Body Heat cemented Quincy Jones as a pioneer of sophisticated, groovedriven production. Featuring iconic tracks like "If I Ever Lose This Heaven" and the smoldering title track, this album laid the foundation for the sound of late '70s soul and R&B. With a bold mix of jazz, funk, and cinematic orchestration, this album brings the heat like never before. Featuring a killer line-up including Herbie Hancock, Dave Grusin, Billy Preston, Wah Wah Watson, Hubert Laws, Leon Ware, Bernard Purdie, Grady Tate, James Gadson, Minnie Riperton, Al Jarreau, Benard Ighner and Tom Bahler - only Q could put together something so outrageously stacked! Remastered on 180g vinyl.