Quincy Jones - Q's Jook Joint (1995)

Personnel:

Quincy Jones (programming); John Clayton (conductor); Funkmaster Flex, Bono, Queen Latifah, Tone Loc, Nancy Wilson, Tamia, Brandy, Heavy D, Brian McKnight, Rachelle Ferrell, Mr. X, Melle Mel, Coolio, Yo-Yo, Chaka Khan, Charlie Wilson, Shaquille O'Neal, Luniz, Phil Collins, Gloria Estefan, Warren Wiebe, R. Kelly, Ron Isley, Aaron Hall, Naomi Campbell, Ray Charles, Nick Ashford, Valerie Simpson, Babyface, Barry White, Siedah Garrett, Patti Austin, Will Wheaton (vocals); Toots Thielemans, Stevie Wonder (vocals, harmonica); Mervyn Warren (vocals, keyboards, synthesizer); Kid Capri, LL Cool J, Coko, Lester Young, Billy Eckstine, Dizzy Gillespie, Marlon Brando, Sarah Vaughan, Miles Davis, Lelee, Charlie Parker (spoken vocals); James Moody (spoken vocals, saxophone); Greg Phillinganes (spoken vocals, keyboards, synthesizer, programming); "Wah Wah" Watson (talk box, guitar); Pete Christlieb (tenor saxophone, saxophone); Jeff Clayton, Tom Scott, Jack Nimitz, Fred Jackson, Jr., Joshua Redman, Danny Higgins, Kim Hutchcroft, Larry Williams, Brandon Fields, Kirk Whalum (saxophone); Gary Grant, "Snooky" Young, Chuck Findley, Oscar Brashear, Ray Brown (trumpet); Jerry Hey (trumpet, programming); Bill Reichenbach, George Bohanon, Charlie Loper, Reggie Young (trombone); Greg Williams, Bob Watt, Rick Todd, Brad Warnaar (French horn); Tommy Johnson (tuba); Hubert Laws (flute); Herbie Hancock, David Foster (keyboards); Rod Temperton (keyboards, percussion); QDIII, Randy Kerber, Rob "Phydeaux" Hoffman (keyboards, programming); Paul Jackson, Jr., Grant Geissman, Stan The Guitar Man, Michael Thompson, Keith Henderson (guitar); Sekou Bunch, Neil Stubenhaus (bass); John Robinson (drums, programming); Edwin Bonilla, Paulinho Da Costa (percussion); Steve Porcaro, Erik Hanson, Simon Franglen, Ian Underwood, Peter Mokran, Mark Hammond (programming); Alex Brown, Bridgette Bryant, Luis Miguel, The Willie "Cognac" Norwood United Children's Choir, Lisa Taylor (background vocals); James Flamberg, Steve Dewey, Andrew Scheps.


Total time: 1:09:52

Principally recorded at Westlake Audio and Capitol Studios, Los Angeles, California. Includes liner notes by Quincy Jones, Graeme Boone and James Clyde Sellman.

Q'S Jook Joint won a 1997 Grammy Award for Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical.

It was nominated for six other Grammys. Tamia's performance of "You Put A Move On My Heart" was nominated for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance; the same song, written by Rod Temperton, was nominated for Best R&B Song.
"Slow Jams," performed by Babyface, Tamia, Portrait and Barry White, and "Stomp," performed by the cast of the play "Stomp" with Mr. X, Melle Mel, Coolio, Yo-Yo, Chaka Khan, Charlie Wilson, Shaquille O'Neal and Luniz, were both nominated for Best R&B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal.
"Rock With You," performed by Heavy D, was nominated for Best Rap Solo Performance. Quincy Jones and Sam Nestico's arrangement of "Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me" was nominated for Best Instrumental Arrangement With Accompanying Vocal.
During his 50 years in the music business, Quincy Jones has seemingly done it all. He was an arranger for Count Basie as a teenager, played trumpet behind Ella Fitzgerald in the '50s, and directed big bands for Frank Sinatra and others throughout. By providing Michael Jackson's THRILLER with its signature sound, Q also gained legendary status as a pop producer.

The multi-talented Quincy Jones has excelled at idiomatic combinations in his albums since the '60s, when his mix-and-match soundtracks for television and films alerted everyone that he'd switched from a pure jazz mode to a populist trend. Q's Jook Joint blends the latest in hip-hop-flavored productions with sleek urban ballads, vintage standards, and derivative pieces; everything's superbly crafted, though few songs are as exciting in their performance or daring in their conception as past Jones epics like Gula Matari or the score from Roots. Still, you can't fault Jones for his choice of musical collaborators: everyone from newcomer Tamia to longtime stars like Ray Charles, rappers, instrumentalists, male and female vocalists, percussionists, and toasters. The CD really conveys the seamless quality one gets from attending a juke joint, though it lacks the dirt-floor grit or blues fervor of traditional Southern and chitlin circuit hangouts. But no one's more knowledgeable about the spectrum of African-American music, nor better able to communicate it via disc, than Quincy Jones.
Ron Wynn, All Music Guide.

Tracklist:

1 Jook Joint Intro (1:32)
Quincy Jones, James Moody, Lester Young, Kid Capri, Stevie Wonder, Brandy, Funkmaster Flex

2 Let The Good Times Roll (2:55)
Bono , Ray Charles , Stevie Wonder

3 Cool Joe, Mean Joe (Killer Joe) (7:32)
Queen Latifah , Tone Loc
Nancy Wilson

4 You Put A Move On My Heart (6:13)
Tamia, Quincy Jones

5 Rock With You (4:09)
Heavy D & the Boyz, Quincy Jones, Brandy

6 Moody’s Mood For Love (4:18)
James Moody , Take 6

7 Stomp (6:16)
Coolio , Luniz , Melle Mel , Shaquille O’Neal , Yo-Yo
Chaka Khan , Charlie Wilson

8 Jook Joint Reprise (0:56)
Funkmaster Flex, Ray Charles

9 Do Nothin’ Till You Hear From Me (3:57)
Phil Collins

10 Is It Love That We’re Missing (4:45)
Gloria Estefan , Warren Wiebe

11 Heaven’s Girl (5:26)
Producer: R. Kelly
Aaron Hall , Naomi Campbell , R. Kelly , Ronald Isley

12 Stuff Like That (5:45)
Ashford & Simpson , Brandy (2) , Chaka Khan , Charlie Wilson ,
Ray Charles

13 Slow Jams (7:30)
Barry White , Portrait , SWV , Babyface

14 At The End Of The Day (Grace) (7:42)
Barry White, Quincy Jones, Toots Thielemans

15 Jook Joint Outro (0:48)
Barry White, Quincy Jones, Tamia, Toots Thielemans