"Soul Bossa Nova" is the Quincy Jones track also known as the "Austin
Powers Theme". It was performed by "Quincy Jones and His Orchestra".
Besides Quincy Jones, who else was in the band? What is the lineup for
the QJO, particularly on the famous recording of that song?

Hello httpwebwitch-ga,

That?s a great question.  ?Soul Bossa Nova? originally appeared on the
1962 recording ?Big Band Bossa Nova?.

The band members for that recording included:

Quincy Jones (conductor)
Phil Woods (alto saxophone)
Paul Gonsalves (tenor saxophone)
Clark Terry (trumpet, flugelhorn)
Roland Kirk (flute, alto flute)
Jerome Richardson (flute, alto flute, woodwinds)
Lalo Schifrin (piano); Jim Hall (guitar)
Chris White (bass)
Rudy Collins (drums)
Jack Del Rio, Carlos Gomez, Jose Paula (percussion).



References:

CDUniverse.com
Big Band Bossa Nova - Import CD
http://www.cduniverse.com/search/xx/music/pid/6666165/a/Big+Band+Bossa+Nova.htm
?Personnel includes: Quincy Jones (conductor); Phil Woods (alto
saxophone); Paul Gonsalves (tenor saxophone); Clark Terry (trumpet,
flugelhorn); Roland Kirk (flute, alto flute); Jerome Richardson
(flute, alto flute, woodwinds); Lalo Schifrin (piano); Jim Hall
(guitar); Chris White (bass); Rudy Collins (drums); Jack Del Rio,
Carlos Gomez, Jose Paula (percussion).?



Microgroove.jp
Big Band Bossa Nova / Quincy Jones
http://microgroove.jp/mercury/SR60751a.shtml
?Quincy Jones (arr, cond) with largely unknown big bands including: 
Jerome Richardson (afl, fl, woodw), Lalo Schifrin (p), Chris White
(b), Rudy Collins (ds),
Jack Del Rio (perc), Carlos Gomez (perc), Jose Paula (perc). 

And known members of the bands include the following: 
A-1: Roland Kirk (fl).
A-2, A-4, B-2: Paul Gonsalves (ts).
A-2, B-5: Clark Terry (tp, flh).
A-3, B-3, B-4, B-5: Jim Hall (g).
B-1, B-3, B-4: Phil Woods (as).
B-2: Phil Woods (as).?



Amazon.com
Big Band Bossa Nova [ORIGINAL RECORDING REMASTERED]
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00000DLUR/ref=ase_mercuryrecord-20/104-9136025-9463126?s=music&v=glance&n=5174&tagActionCode=mercuryrecord-20
?And with musicians of the caliber of Rahsaan Roland Kirk, Paul
Gonsalves, Clark Terry, Jim Hall (who can't help but be tasteful), and
Phil Woods all contributing ideas, a baseline quality is assured.?



Also, over the years many different people performed as a part of the
Quincy Jones Orchestra.  For more information see the following links
(free registration may be required to view these pages):


Allmusic.com
Pure Delight: The Essence of Quincy Jones and His Orchestra (1953-1964)
Review
http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&token=ADFEAEE47916DB47A47420C8933B45DFBD60D208D14FB48D112D5665ECE4661AD41127AE09BADBCDB1FC39B373ACFD24A1581FB3B7&uid=CAW010601051930&sql=10:1r65mpzf9f7o~T1


Allmusic.com
Pure Delight: The Essence of Quincy Jones and His Orchestra (1953-1964)
Credits
http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&token=ADFEAEE47916DB47A47420C8933B45DFBD60D208D14FB48D112D5665ECE4661AD41127AE09BADBCDB1FC39B373ACFD24A45A1FB3B7&uid=CAW010601051930&sql=10:6kd8vwxya9tk~T2



I hope you have found this information helpful.

Googlenut



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Thank you for the 5-star rating and the tip!

I'm glad I was able to help.

Googlenut