1995 studio album by Quincy Jones
Q's Jook Joint Quincy Jones , released in 1995 by Qwest Records . The album reached No. 1 on the Billboard [ 6] Q's Jook Joint won the Grammy Award for Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical in 1997 .[ 7]
Track listing
All tracks were produced by Jones, except "Rock with You", produced by Jones and QDIII , and "Heaven's Girl", produced by Jones and R. Kelly .
No.
Title
Featuring
Writer(s)
Arranger(s)
Length
1
"Jook Joint" (Intro)
Kid Capri , Funkmaster Flex , LL Cool J , James Moody , Coko , Stevie Wonder , Lester Young , Brandy , Billy Eckstine , Dizzy Gillespie , Marlon Brando , Charlie Wilson , Barry White , Chaka Khan , Töne Löc , Queen Latifah , Ray Charles , Greg Phillinganes , Siedah Garrett , Patti Austin , Will Wheaton , Mervyn Warren , Sarah Vaughan , Miles Davis , Gloria Estefan , Lelee , Charlie Parker , Shaquille O'Neal , Bono
1:32
2
"Let the Good Times Roll "
Stevie Wonder , Bono , Ray Charles
Sam Theard , Fleecie Moore
Jones, John Clayton
2:55
3
"Cool Joe, Mean Joe (Killer Joe)"
Töne Löc , Queen Latifah , Nancy Wilson
Music: Benny Golson
Jones, Sam Nestico , Jerry Hey , Paul Jackson Jr.
7:32
4
"You Put a Move on My Heart "
Tamia
Rod Temperton
Temperton, Clayton
6:13
5
"Rock with You "
Brandy , Heavy D
Music & Lyrics: Temperton
Jones, QDIII , Greg Phillinganes , Temperton
4:08
6
"Moody's Mood for Love "
Brian McKnight , Rachelle Ferrell , Take 6 , James Moody
James Moody , Dorothy Fields , Eddie Jefferson
Jones, Mervyn Warren , Mark Kibble
4:18
7
"Stomp "
Luke Cresswell , Fiona Wilkes, Carl Smith, Fraser Morrison , Everett Bradley , Mr. X, Melle Mel , Coolio , Yo-Yo , Chaka Khan , Charlie Wilson , Shaquille O'Neal , Luniz
Music & Lyrics: Louis Johnson , George Johnson , Valerie Johnson, Temperton
Jones, Temperton, Hey
6:16
8
"Jook Joint" (Reprise)
Ray Charles , Funkmaster Flex
Jones, Clayton
0:56
9
"Do Nothin' Till You Hear from Me "
Phil Collins
Music: Duke Ellington Bob Russell
Jones, Nestico
3:57
10
"Is It Love That We're Missing"
Gloria Estefan , Warren Wiebe
Music & Lyrics: George Johnson, Debbie Smith
Jones, Phillinganes, Warren, QDIII, Hey
4:45
11
"Heaven's Girl"
R. Kelly , Ron Isley , Aaron Hall , Charlie Wilson, Naomi Campbell
R. Kelly
Jones, R. Kelly, Hey, Temperton
5:26
12
"Stuff Like That "
Charlie Wilson, Ray Charles, Brandy, Chaka Khan, Ashford & Simpson
Jones, Valerie Simpson, Nick Ashford , Eric Gale , Steve Gadd , Richard Tee , Ralph MacDonald
Jones, Phillinganes, Hey, Johnny Mandel , QDIII
5:45
13
"Slow Jams "
SWV , Babyface , Portrait , Barry White
Temperton
Temperton, Clayton, Phillinganes, Hey
7:30
14
"At the End of the Day (Grace)"
Toots Thielemans , Barry White , Mervyn Warren
Jones, Jeremy Lubbock
Jones, Warren, Hey
7:42
15
"Jook Joint" (Outro)
Barry White , Tamia , Toots Thielemans
0:49
[ 8]
Personnel
Musicians
Nick Ashford – background vocals (12) Patti Austin – background vocals (3, 7, 10, 12) Alex Brown – background vocals (4, 13)
George Bohanon – trombone 2, 4, 9, 12, 13) Edwin Bonilla – percussion (10)
Oscar Brashear – trumpet (2, 4, 12, 13) Ray Brown – trumpet (4, 13) Sekou Bunch – bass guitar (2, 12)
Bridgette Bryant – background vocals (4)
Pete Christlieb – saxophone (2, 4, 9, 12, 13) , tenor saxophone solo (2) Jeff Clayton – saxophone (2, 4, 9, 12, 13) John Clayton – conductor (2, 4, 9, 13) Paulinho da Costa – percussion (12, 13) Gloria Estefan – background vocals (10) Brandon Fields – saxophone solo (11) Chuck Findley – trumpet (2, 9, 12) David Foster – keyboards (6) Simon Franglen – synthesizer programming (5-7, 9, 10, 12-14) Siedah Garrett – background vocals (3-5, 7, 10, 12, 13) Grant Geissman – guitar solo (2) Gary Grant – trumpet (2-4, 7, 9, 12, 13) Mark Hammond – drum programming (14)
Herbie Hancock – keyboards (10) , Lyne LN-1000 keyboard solo (3) , keyboard solo (7) Erik Hanson – drum programming (4, 7) , synthesizer programming (4, 6, 7, 13)
Keith Henderson – guitar (11)
Jerry Hey – trumpet (2-4, 7, 9, 12, 13) , trumpet solo (9) , synthesizer programming (5, 10, 11, 13) Dan Higgins – saxophone (3, 9, 12) Rob "Phydeaux" Hoffman – keyboards (5) , drum programming (13)
Kim Hutchcroft – saxophone (3, 7, 12, 13) Fred Jackson Jr. – saxophone (2, 4, 9, 13) Paul Jackson Jr. – guitar (2-5, 7, 13) Tommy Johnson – tuba (9, 12) Quincy Jones – drum programming (6) Randy Kerber – keyboards (7) , synthesizer programming (6, 7, 9-11) Hubert Laws – flute solo (3) Charlie Loper – trombone (2, 4, 9, 12, 13)
Luís Miguel – background vocals (10) Peter Mokran – drum and synthesizer programming (11) James Moody – saxophone solo (6) Jack Nimitz – saxophone (2, 4, 9, 12, 13) The Willie "Cognac" Norwood United Children's Choir – background vocals (12) Greg Phillinganes – keyboards (2-6, 9, 10, 12, 13) , synthesizers (14) , synthesizer bass (7, 10) , synthesizer programming (5) , keyboard solo (13) Steve Porcaro – drum programming (3) Portrait – background vocals (7, 13)
Michael Angelo Saulsberry
Eric Kirkland
Kurt Jackson
Irving Washington III QDIII – drum programing (4, 5, 7, 10, 12) , keyboards (5) Joshua Redman – saxophone solo (3, 9) Bill Reichenbach – trombone (2-4, 7, 9, 12, 13) John Robinson – drums (2-4, 6, 7, 9, 10, 13) , drum programming (12) Tom Scott – saxophone (2, 4, 13) Valerie Simpson – background vocals (12) Stan the Guitar Man – guitar (5)
Neil Stubenhaus – bass guitar (3, 4, 6, 9, 13) Style – background vocals (7)
Reginald Bell
Rodney Chambers
Richard Redd
Andre Scott
SWV – background vocals (13)
Lisa Taylor – background vocals (13) Rod Temperton – keyboards (4, 5, 7) , percussion (13) Michael Thompson – guitar (9, 14) , guitar ensemble (10) , guitar solo (10) Rick Todd – French horn (9, 12)
Ian Underwood – synthesizer programming (10, 12) Brad Warnaar – French horn (9, 12)
Mervyn Warren – keyboards (6) , synthesizers (14) , synthesizer bass (14) , background vocals (7, 10, 12) Wah Wah Watson – guitar (5, 9, 12) , talk box (12) Bob Watt – French horn (9, 12)
Kirk Whalum – saxophone solo (12) Will Wheaton – background vocals (7, 10, 12) Greg Williams – French horn (9, 12)
Larry Williams – saxophone (3, 7, 12, 13) Stevie Wonder – harmonica solo (2) Reggie Young – trombone (2, 4, 9, 12, 13)
Snooky Young – trumpet (2, 4, 13)
Technical personnel
Francis Buckley – engineer
Stephanie Gylden – assistant engineer, additional engineering, technical director
Bruce Swedien – mixingRob Hoffman – mixing assistant
Tommy Vicari – mixing (1, 5, 8, 10, 15) Al Schmitt – big band engineerJess Sutcliffe, Jon Wolfson, Chris Tergesen, Paul Barrett, Louis McCormick, Victor Giordano, Rich Rauh, Henk Korff, Eric Schilling, Rob "Phydeaux" Hoffman, Nigel Crowley, Chris Fogel, Ted Blaisdell, Brian Carrigan – additional engineering
Mike Scotella, Mike Stock, Gerardo Lopez, Kyle Bess, Brandon Harris, David Nottingham, Bill Smith, Gus Garces, Charlie Paakari, Terri Wong, Leslie Ann Jones, Dave Schiffman, Ross Hogarth, Rich Hureda, Brooks Larsen, Victor McCoy, Chris Brooks, Chad Fredirici, Dylan Carter, Ghery Fimbres, Stephen George – assistant engineers
Bernie Grundman – masteringJames Flaubert, Steve Dewey, Andrew Scheps – sound design (1, 8, 15)
Paul Barrett – Bono vocal producer (2)
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
References
^ Wynn, Ron. "Q's Jook Joint - Quincy Jones | Songs, Reviews, Credits" . AllMusic . Retrieved December 27, 2018 . ^ Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music Oxford University Press . ISBN 978-0195313734 ^ Woodard, Josef (November 17, 1995). "Q's Jook Joint" . ew.com . Entertainment Weekly . ^ Hilburn, Robert (November 5, 1995). "Album Review" . Los Angeles Times ^ Jones, Bob (January 1996). "Quincy Jones: Q's Jook joint " (PDF) . Muzik the original (PDF) on 2 April 2022. Retrieved 14 July 2022 . ^ "Q's Jook Joint" . Billboard . Retrieved December 29, 2018 .^ "39th Annual Grammy Awards (1996)" . grammy.com .^ Q's Jook Joint . Qwest Records . 1996.^ "Quincy Jones Chart History (Billboard 200)" . Billboard ^ "Quincy Jones Chart History (Top Jazz Albums)" . Billboard ^ "Quincy Jones Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)" . Billboard ^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1996" . Billboard . Retrieved January 20, 2021 .^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1996" . Billboard . Retrieved January 20, 2021 .^ "American album certifications – Quincy Jones – Q's Jook Joint" . Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved January 20, 2021 .
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