Q Soul Bossa Nostra
| Q: Soul Bossa Nostra | ||||
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| Released | November 9, 2010 | |||
| Recorded | 2009–2010 | |||
| Genre | Hip hop, R&B | |||
| Label | Qwest, Interscope | |||
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| Quincy Jones chronology | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| Los Angeles Times |    [1] |
| USA Today | [2] |
Q: Soul Bossa Nostra is a studio album by Quincy Jones, recorded in 2010 with various artists.[3] The album was released on November 9, 2010,[4] and was Jones's final album; he died in 2024.[5] The title of the album refers to Jones's 1962 instrumental track "Soul Bossa Nova".
Background
[edit]Recorded as a tribute to Jones, and featuring re-interpretations of songs associated with him, it was Jones's first original album since 1995's Q's Jook Joint. Jones served as executive producer.[3]
In a press release announcing the album Jones stated, "Each artist picked a song that resonated with them for different reasons. I am honored that everyone wanted to be a part of this celebration of these songs. They all made them their own and knocked them out of the park."[3] Years later, he told an interviewer for New York "I was not in favor of doing it, but the rappers wanted to record something as a tribute to me, where they'd do versions of songs that I’d done over my career. I said to them, "Look, you got to make the music better than we did on the originals." That didn't happen. T-Pain, man, he didn't pay attention to the details."[6]
Track listing
[edit]Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.[7]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Ironside" (featuring Talib Kweli) | Quincy Jones |
| 3:54 |
| 2. | "Strawberry Letter 23" (featuring Akon) | Shuggie Otis | 3:53 | |
| 3. | "Soul Bossa Nostra" (featuring Ludacris, Naturally 7, and Rudy Currence) |
| 4:08 | |
| 4. | "Give Me the Night" (featuring Jamie Foxx) | Rod Temperton | 3:44 | |
| 5. | "Tomorrow" (featuring John Legend) |
| 4:32 | |
| 6. | "You Put a Move on My Heart" (featuring Jennifer Hudson) | Temperton | 4:59 | |
| 7. | "Get the Funk Out of My Face" (featuring Snoop Dogg) |
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| 3:11 |
| 8. | "Secret Garden" (featuring Usher, Robin Thicke, Tyrese Gibson, LL Cool J, Tevin Campbell, and Barry White) |
| 5:53 | |
| 9. | "Betcha Wouldn't Hurt Me" (featuring Mary J. Blige, Q-Tip and Alfredo Rodríguez) |
|
| 7:05 |
| 10. | "Everything Must Change" (featuring BeBe Winans) | Bernard Ighner | Mervyn Warren | 5:24 |
| 11. | "Many Rains Ago (Oluwa)" (featuring Wyclef Jean) |
| 4:57 | |
| 12. | "P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)" (featuring T-Pain and Robin Thicke) |
| 4:06 | |
| 13. | "It's My Party" (featuring Amy Winehouse) |
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| 2:36 |
| 14. | "Hikky-Burr" (featuring Three 6 Mafia and David Banner) |
| 2:55 | |
| 15. | "Sanford and Son" (featuring T.I., B.o.B, Prince Charlez and Mohombi) |
| 4:08 |
Notes
- ^[a] signifies an additional lyricist
- ^[b] signifies a co-producer
- ^[c] signifies a vocal producer
- ^[d] signifies additional production
- ^[e] signifies new interpretation credits
Personnel
[edit]Musicians
- Quincy Jones – musical arrangements (1, 3, 5, 9)
- Maxi Anderson – children's choir director and arranger (5)
- Arden "Keyz" Altino – keyboards (11)
- Victor Axelrod – piano (13)
- David Banner – all instruments, music programming, intro rap vocals (4)
- Jacqueline Brand – strings played by (10)
- Thomas Brenneck – guitars, vibraphone (13)
- Asia Bryant – additional background vocals (3)
- Warryn Campbell – all instruments, music programming (4)
- Erick Coomes – bass guitar, rhythm guitar (5)
- Tyler Coomes – additional percussion (5)
- Rudy Currence – additional rap vocals (3)
- Mario DeLeon – strings played by (10)
- Chelsea Diblasi – children's choir (5)
- Tori Diblasi – children's choir (5)
- Bruce Dukov – concertmaster, strings played by (10)
- David Ewart – strings played by (10)
- Jamie Foxx – lead and background vocals (4)
- Cochemea Gastelum – tenor saxophone (13)
- Latonya "Tone" Givens – background vocals (7)
- Andrew Gouche – bass guitar (7)
- Andrew Greene – trumpet (13)
- Sebastian Guerrero – children's choir (5)
- Dave Guy – trumpet (13)
- Reggie Hamilton – bass guitar (10)
- Tavia Ivey – background vocals (6)
- Paul Jackson Jr. – guitar (10, 12)
- Evyn Johnson – children's choir (5)
- Justin "Kanobby" Keitt – Rhodes and auxiliary keyboards (5)
- Trevor Lawrence Jr. – percussion (7)
- Brody Lee – children's choir (5)
- Cody Lee – children's choir (5)
- Natalie Leggett – strings played by (10)
- Alana Linsey – children's choir (5)
- Vanessa Marquez – background vocals (4)
- Terrace Martin – drums, alto saxophone, keyboards, additional vocals (7)
- Elsie Moon – children's choir (5)
- Nick Movshon – bass guitar (13)
- Naturally 7 – background vocals, musical arrangements (3)
- Ade Omotayo – background vocals (13)
- Katia Popov – strings (10)
- Ryan Porter – trombone (7)
- Prince Charlez – background vocals (15)
- Alfredo Rodríguez – piano solo (9)
- Kendra Ross – background vocals (1)
- Homer Steinweiss – drums (13)
- Neal Sugarman – tenor saxophone (13)
- Jared Tankel – baritone saxophone (13)
- Alex Teamer – drum programming, additional keyboards (10)
- Rod Temperton – arranger (5)
- Aliaune "Akon" Thiam – vocals, musical arrangements (2)
- Zalon Thompson – background vocals (13)
- JoAnne Tominaga – vocal contractor (5)
- Giorgio Tuinfort – musical arrangements, additional music programming (2)
- Mervyn Warren – musical arrangements, keyboards, percussion, string arrangements, strings conducted by, background vocals (10)
- Kamasi Washington – tenor saxophone (7)
- Jasmine Watkins – children's choir (5)
- Sierra Watson – children's choir (5)
- Billy Wes – hook vocals (14)
- Don Williams – vibraphone, congas (5)
- Marlon Williams – guitar, additional vocals (7)
- Dontae Winslow – trumpet (7)
- Stevie Wonder – musical arrangements (9)
Technical personnel
- Wayne "The Brain" Allison – engineer (6)
- Elvis Aponte – assistant engineer (11)
- Mike "The Manual" Ault – engineer (5)
- Steven Barlow – assistant engineer (8)
- David Boyd – assistant engineer (6)
- Thomas Brenneck – engineer (13)
- Bruce Buechner – engineer and mixing (4)
- Warryn Campbell – engineer and mixing (4)
- Vadim "Chess" Chislov – assistant engineer (6)
- Dave Class – engineer (11)
- Aaron Dahl – engineer (7)
- Michael Daley – assistant engineer (6)
- Kevin "KD" Davis – mixing (6)
- Mike Dean – mixing (5)
- "Angry" Mike Eleopoulos – vocal engineer for Ludacris (3)
- Tom Elmhirst – mixing (13)
- Michael "Crazy Mike" Foster – engineer (14)
- Angela N. Golightly – production coordination (6)
- Mark "Exit" Goodchild – engineer and mixing (2)
- Bernie Grundman – mastering
- Josh Gudwin – mixing (1, 12); vocal engineer for Usher, LL Cool J, and Tevin Campbell (8), additional engineering (12)
- Dabling Harward – additional engineering (6)
- Brian Herman – engineer (1)
- Andrew Hey – vocal engineer (6)
- Willard Hill – assistant engineer (11)
- Mitch Kenny – assistant engineer (3)
- Andrew Lefkowits – Pro Tools editing (3)
- Damien Lewis – mix assistant (8)
- Bill Malina – vocal engineer for Robin Thicke (8, 12)
- Terrace Martin – mixing (7)
- Harvey Mason Jr. – vocal engineer for Tyrese (8)
- Vaughan Merrick – engineer (13)
- LT-mOE – vocal engineer for Rudy Currence (3)
- Jon Moon – engineer (13)
- Robert Orton – mixing (15)
- Charlie Paakkari – 2nd engineer (10)
- Dan Parry – assistant engineer (13)
- DJ Paul – mixing (14)
- BJ Ramone – assistant engineer (6)
- Phil Ramone – original engineer (1)
- John Rivers – assistant engineer (6)
- Mark Ronson – engineer (13)
- Darren Rust – engineer and mixing (3)
- Alexis Seton – engineer (7)
- Johnny Severin – engineer (15)
- Trevor Shanks – assistant engineer (2)
- Ivy Skoff – production coordination (10)
- Tony Shepperd – engineer and mixing (10)
- Phil Tan – mixing (8)
- Serge "Surgical" Tsai – engineer and mixing (11)
- Tanner Underwood – assistant engineer (4)
- Javier Valverde – engineer (12)
- Alonzo Vargas – assistant engineer (11)
- Blair Wells – engineer (9)
- Zoe A. Young – production coordination (6)
References
[edit]- ^ Album review: Quincy Jones' 'Q: Soul Bossa Nostra' – latimes.com
- ^ Quincy Jones pulls together quite the crowd for 'Q' – USATODAY.com
- ^ a b c Trelford, Donald (2010-03-10). "'Q: Soul Bossa Nostra' Celebrates Quincy Jones Legacy". Billboard. Retrieved 2010-06-02.
- ^ "Q: Soul Bossa Nostra: Quincy Jones: MP3 Downloads". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2011-12-03.
- ^ Frederick, Jennifer (November 4, 2024). "Quincy Jones, Master of All Things Musical, Dies at 91". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved November 7, 2024.
- ^ Marchese, David (February 7, 2018). "In Conversation: Quincy Jones". Vulture.com. New York Media LLC. Retrieved February 7, 2018.
- ^ Q: Soul Bossa Nostra (booklet). Qwest, Interscope. 2010.
