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
Tone-Loc (Vocals), Tone-Loc (Performer), Yo-Yo (Rap), Take 6 (Vocals), Take 6 (Vocals (Background)), Take 6 (Performer), Nancy Wilson (Vocals), Patti Austin (Vocals (Background)), Babyface (Performer), Babyface (?), Ray Charles (Vocals), Ray Charles (Performer), Phil Collins (Performer), Phil Collins (?), Gloria Estefan (Vocals), Gloria Estefan (Vocals (Background)), Gloria Estefan (Performer), Siedah Garrett (Vocals (Background)), Freddie Jackson (Saxophone), Barry White (Performer), Barry White (?), Pete Christlieb (Saxophone), Pete Christlieb (Sax (Tenor)), Pete Christlieb (Soloist), Herbie Hancock (Keyboards), Herbie Hancock (Soloist), Quincy Jones (Arranger), Quincy Jones (Producer), Quincy Jones (Main Performer), Quincy Jones (Liner Notes), Quincy Jones (Author), Quincy Jones (Drum Programming), Quincy Jones (Introduction), Quincy Jones (Song Descriptions), Hubert Laws (Flute), Hubert Laws (Solo Coordinator), James Moody (Saxophone), James Moody (Vocals), James Moody (Performer), James Moody (Soloist), Bill Reichenbach Jr. (Trombone), Tom Scott (Saxophone), Rachelle Ferrell (Vocals), Rachelle Ferrell (Performer), Rick Todd (French Horn), David Foster (Keyboards), Lisa Taylor (Vocals (Background)), Brian McKnight (Vocals), Brian McKnight (Performer), SWV (Performer), SWV (?), Portrait (Vocals (Background)), Portrait (Performer), Sekou Bunch (Bass), Aaron Hall (Performer), Aaron Hall (?), Luis Miguel (Vocals (Background)), Joshua Redman (Saxophone), Joshua Redman (Soloist), Coolio (Rap), R. Kelly (Arranger), R. Kelly (Producer), R. Kelly (Performer), Mr. X (?), Nickolas Ashford (Vocals (Background)), Paul Barrett (Engineer), Paul Barrett (Vocal Producer), Ted Blaisdell (Engineer), Edwin Bonilla (Percussion), Bono (Vocals), Bono (Performer), Everett Bradley (Performer), Everett Bradley (?), Oscar Brashear (Trumpet), Chris Brooks (Assistant Engineer), Alex Brown (Vocals (Background)), Ray Brown (Trumpet), Bridgette Bryant (Vocals (Background)), Francis Buckley (Engineer), Chaka Khan (Performer), Chaka Khan (?), Alvin Chea (Vocals (Background)), Cirocco (Programming), Cirocco (Assistant Engineer), Jeff Clayton (Saxophone), John Clayton (Arranger), John Clayton (Conductor), Paulinho Da Costa (Percussion), Cedric Dent (Vocals (Background)), Brandon Fields (Saxophone), Brandon Fields (Soloist), Chuck Findley (Trumpet), Simon Franglen (Synthesizer Programming), Cheryl Gamble (Vocals (Background)), Grant Geissman (Guitar), Grant Geissman (Soloist), Victor Giordano (Engineer), Gary Grant (Trumpet), Mark Hammond (Drum Programming), Erik Hanson (Drum Programming), Erik Hanson (Synthesizer Programming), Brandon Harris (Assistant Engineer), Keith Henderson (Guitar), Jerry Hey (Trumpet), Jerry Hey (Arranger), Jerry Hey (Synthesizer Programming), Dan Higgins (Saxophone), Ross Hogarth (Assistant Engineer), Richard Huredia (Assistant Engineer), Kim Hutchcroft (Saxophone), Ronald Isley (Performer), Ronald Isley (?), Paul Jackson, Jr. (Guitar), Paul Jackson, Jr. (Arranger), Tamara Johnson (Vocals (Background)), Leslie Ann Jones (Assistant Engineer), Randy Kerber (Keyboards), Randy Kerber (Synthesizer Programming), Joey Kibble (Vocals (Background)), Mark Kibble (Arranger), Mark Kibble (Vocals (Background)), Eric Kirkland (Vocals (Background)), Queen Latifah (Rap), Queen Latifah (Performer), Charles Loper (Trombone), Leanne Lyons (Vocals (Background)), Johnny Mandel (Arranger), Louise McCormick (Engineer), Grandmaster Melle Mel (?), Peter Mokran (Drum Programming), Peter Mokran (Synthesizer Programming), Sammy Nestico (Arranger), Jack Nimitz (Saxophone), Greg Phillinganes (Synthesizer), Greg Phillinganes (Arranger), Greg Phillinganes (Keyboards), Greg Phillinganes (Synthesizer Bass), Greg Phillinganes (Soloist), Greg Phillinganes (Synthesizer Programming), Steve Porcaro (Drum Programming), Arnold Robinson (Editing), John "J.R." Robinson (Drums), Michael Angelo Saulsberry (Vocals (Background)), David Schiffman (Assistant Engineer), Eric Schilling (Engineer), Al Schmitt (Engineer), Mike Scotella (Assistant Engineer), Valerie Simpson (Vocals (Background)), Neil Stubenhaus (Bass), Mike Stock (Assistant Engineer), Jess Sutcliffe (Engineer), Bruce Swedien (Engineer), Bruce Swedien (Author), Bruce Swedien (Mixing), Tamia (Vocals), Tamia (Performer), Rod Temperton (Percussion), Rod Temperton (Arranger), Rod Temperton (Keyboards), Rod Temperton (Associate Producer), Toots Thielemans (Performer), Toots Thielemans (?), Ian Underwood (Synthesizer Programming), Tommy Vicari (Engineer), Tommy Vicari (Mixing), Brad Warnaar (French Horn), Mervyn Warren (Synthesizer), Mervyn Warren (Arranger), Mervyn Warren (Keyboards), Mervyn Warren (Vocals (Background)), Mervyn Warren (Performer), Mervyn Warren (Synthesizer Bass), Wah Wah Watson (Guitar), Wah Wah Watson (Talk Box), Warren Wiebe (Vocals), Warren Wiebe (Performer), Kirk Whalum (Saxophone), Kirk Whalum (Soloist), Wil Wheaton (Vocals (Background)), Larry Williams (Saxophone), Charlie Wilson (Performer), Charlie Wilson (?), Jon Wolfson (Engineer), Stevie Wonder (Harmonica), Stevie Wonder (Vocals), Stevie Wonder (Performer), Stevie Wonder (Soloist), Snooky Young (Trumpet), Brandy (Vocals), Brandy (Performer), Brandy (?), Shaquille O'Neal (Rap), The Luniz (Rap), The Luniz (?), Chris Tergesen (Engineer), Funkmaster Flex (Performer), Funkmaster Flex (?), Michael Hart Thompson (Guitar), Michael Hart Thompson (Soloist), Naomi Campbell (Performer), Naomi Campbell (?), Luke Cresswell (Performer), Stephen George (Assistant Engineer), Claude McKnight (Vocals (Background)), Suzie Katayama (Chart Preparation), Jolie Jones Levine (Project Coordinator), Jolie Jones Levine (Music Contractor), Robert L. Watt (French Horn), Greg Ross (Art Direction), Greg Ross (Design), Gerardo Lopez (Assistant Engineer), Tommy Johnson (Tuba), Carl Smith (?), Victor McCoy (Assistant Engineer), Andrew Scheps (Sound Design), Orion Crawford (Chart Preparation), Chris Fogel (Engineer), Brian Carrigan (Engineer), Shari Sutcliffe (Production Assistant), Annie Leibovitz (Photography), Kyle Bess (Assistant Engineer), Gavin Lurssen (Mastering), Reggie C. Young (Trombone), Chad Fridirici (Assistant Engineer), QDIII (Arranger), QDIII (Keyboards), QDIII (Producer), QDIII (Drum Programming), Steve Dewey (Sound Design), James Flamberg (Sound Design), Gus Garcas (Assistant Engineer), Stephanie Gylden (Engineer), Stephanie Gylden (Assistant Engineer), Stephanie Gylden (Technical Director), Henk Korff (Engineer), Jeff Minnich (Technical Support), David Nottingham (Assistant Engineer), Terri Wong (Assistant Engineer), Gregory Williams (French Horn), Irving Washington III (Vocals (Background)), Rodney Chambers (Vocals (Background)), Willie R. Norwood (Vocals (Background)), Rob Hoffman (Keyboards), Rob Hoffman (Engineer), Rob Hoffman (Drum Programming), Rob Hoffman (Mixing Assistant), Fred Jackson, Jr. (Saxophone), Brooks Larson (Assistant Engineer), Heavy D (Rap), Heavy D (Performer), John "4 Daddman" Robinson (Drums), John "4 Daddman" Robinson (Drum Programming), Paula Salvatore (Technical Support), Ed Simeone (Technical Support), George Bohanon (Trombone), Kurt Jackson (Vocals (Background)), Graeme Boone (Writer), Graeme Boone (Research), Bill Airey Smith (Assistant Engineer), Larry E. Williams (Saxophone), Will Wheaton (Vocals (Background)), Reginald Bell (Vocals (Background)), Dylan Carter (Assistant Engineer), Nigel Crowley (Engineer), Kevin Donan (Technical Support), Ghery Fimbres (Assistant Engineer), Nate Giorgio (Illustrations), Thea Inoue (Production Assistant), Kidada Jones (Creative Consultant), Karen Krause (Production Assistant), Mark Onks (Technical Support), Charlie Paakari (Assistant Engineer), Glenn Phoenix (Technical Support), Rich Rauh (Engineer), Richard Redd (Vocals (Background)), Andre Scott (Vocals (Background)), James Clyde Sellman (Writer), James Clyde Sellman (Research), Worms "Tender Roddy" Temperton (Liner Notes)
Q's Jook Joint is an album by Quincy Jones. It was released in November 1995 through Qwest Records. It was his first studio album in six years, preceded by Back on the Block in 1989 and followed by From Q With Love in 1999. It has some of the guests from Back on the Block.
Original Cast Members of "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
