Walking in Space

Walking in Space is a 1969 studio album by Quincy Jones. 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