Walking in Space
Studio album by Quincy Jones
Released	1969
Recorded	June 18–19, 1969
Genre	Jazz lounge[1]
Length	35:06
Label	A&M/CTI
Producer	Creed Taylor
Quincy Jones chronology
The Lost Man (1969) Walking in Space (1969) Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice (1969)

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Walking in Space is a 1969 studio album by Quincy Jones.^[3] The album was recorded for A&M who released the album with a cover photo of Jones taken by Pete Turner. Vocalist Valerie Simpson is featured on the title track, an arrangement of a song from the hit rock musical Hair. "Dead End" is also from Hair and "Killer Joe" features Ray Brown on bass and Grady Tate on drums.

Track listing

1. "Dead End" (Galt MacDermot, James Rado, Gerome Ragni) – 4:05
2. "Walking in Space" (MacDermot, Rado, Ragni) – 12:06 as Hair (Original Broadway Cast Recording)
3. "Killer Joe" (Benny Golson) – 5:12
4. "Love and Peace" (Arthur Adams) – 5:48
5. "I Never Told You" (Arthur Hamilton, Johnny Mandel) – 4:18
6. "Oh Happy Day" (Edwin Hawkins) – 3:37

Personnel

• Quincy Jones - conductor, arranger
• Freddie Hubbard, Lloyd Michaels, Dick Williams, John Frosk, Marvin Stamm, Snooky Young – trumpet
• Jimmy Cleveland, J. J. Johnson, Alan Raph, Tony Studd, Norman Pride, Kai Winding – trombone
• Joel Kaye, Roland Kirk, Hubert Laws, Jerome Richardson – reeds
• Paul Griffin - piano
• Eric Gale - electric guitar
• Ray Brown - double bass
• Grady Tate - drums
• Chuck Rainey - bass on "Love and Peace"
• Bob James - electric piano
• Hubert Laws - flute, tenor sax
• Toots Thielemans - guitar, harmonica
• Bernard Purdie - drums
• Hilda Harris - vocals
• Marilyn Jackson - vocals
• Valerie Simpson - vocal solo on "Walking in Space"
• Maretha Stewart - vocals

Technical

• Pete Turner - photography