More than a half-century ago, Quincy Jones heard Aretha Franklin’s voice for the first time.
At the time, Franklin was a young, prodigious vocalist singing in gospel caravan tours across the country under the tutelage of her father, the Rev. C.L. Franklin. And Jones’ career as a jazz arranger and conductor was taking flight.
“Hey Now Hey ” saw Franklin veer away from the gospel-influenced R&B and soul that made her famous. Instead, she played with a palette of lavish orchestrations that stretched across psychedelia, funk, classical, jazz and blues. We had some of the best musicians on the planet in those sessions [Billy Preston, Joe Farrell, Spooner Oldham and Jimmy Johnson all played on the album]. Aretha was an absolute professional from the start. Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Sondheim’s “Somewhere” from “West Side Story” is my all-time favorite, and it truly exemplifies her versatility and personality.
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