On December 7, 1954, Quincy Jones was conducting a band playing his arrangements backing vocalese artist King Pleasure. During the session for Prestige, two Jones instrumentals were slipped in—You're Crying and Funk Junction. [Photo above of Quincy Jones by Chuck Stewart]
The additions were either needed to complete the album because there weren't enough…
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