Jazz and funk intertwine on a tropical night in the city
Quincy Jones's sophisticated integration of various genres.
As the title "Mellow Madness" suggests, intellectual excitement is hidden within the comfortable groove. Featuring a stellar cast of guests, the sound, colored by his own unique sense of color, can be said to be the pinnacle of 70s crossover music.
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A:
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1)
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Is It Love That We're Missin'
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2)
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Paranoid
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3)
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Mellow Madness
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4)
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Beautiful Black Girl
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5)
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Listen (What It Is)
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B:
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1)
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Just A Little Taste Of Me
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2)
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My Cherie Amour
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3)
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Tryin' To Find Out About You
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4)
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Cry Baby
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5)
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Bluesette
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Arranged By, Producer - Quincy Jones
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Backing Vocals - Quincy Jones
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Keyboards - Quincy Jones
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Trumpet - Quincy Jones
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Backing Vocals - Leon Ware
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Keyboards - Dave Grusin
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Backing Vocals - Paulette McWilliams
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Drums - Harvey Mason
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Saxophone - Jerome Richardson
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Backing Vocals - Joe Greene
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Saxophone - Sahib Shihab
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Congas, Percussion - Ralph MacDonald
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Keyboards - Jerry Peters
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Backing Vocals - Jim Gilstrap
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Programmed By [Synthesizer] - Ian Underwood
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Arranged By [Assistant] - Tom Bahler
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Backing Vocals - Tom Bahler
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Trumpet - Tom Bahler
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Guitar - George Johnson
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Arranged By [Assistant] - Paul Riser
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Guitar - Wah Wah Watson
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Engineer - Phil Schier
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Trumpet - Chuck Findley
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Trombone - George Bohanon
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Trombone - Frank Rosolino
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Bass - Louis Johnson
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Keyboards - Don Grusin
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Backing Vocals - Carolyn Willis
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Backing Vocals - Jesse Kirkland
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Backing Vocals - Myrna Matthews
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Engineer [Assistant] - Joan DeCola
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Saxophone - Ernie Krivda
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Trumpet - Bill Lamb (2)
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Art Direction - Chuck Beeson
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Photography By - Norman Seeff
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Art Direction - Roland Young (3)
