Q's Jook Joint

Q's Jook Joint is an album by Quincy Jones, released in 1995 by Qwest Records. The album reached No. 1 on the Billboard jazz albums chart on December 30, 1995. Q's Jook Joint won the Grammy Award for Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical in 1997.

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.

Personnel

Musicians

• Nick Ashford – background vocals
• Patti Austin – background vocals
• Alex Brown – background vocals
• George Bohanon – trombone
• Edwin Bonilla – percussion
• Oscar Brashear – trumpet
• Ray Brown – trumpet
• Sekou Bunch – bass guitar
• Bridgette Bryant – background vocals
• Pete Christlieb – saxophone , tenor saxophone solo
• Jeff Clayton – saxophone
• John Clayton – conductor
• Paulinho da Costa – percussion
• Gloria Estefan – background vocals
• Brandon Fields – saxophone solo
• Chuck Findley – trumpet
• David Foster – keyboards
• Simon Franglen – synthesizer programming
• Siedah Garrett – background vocals
• Grant Geissman – guitar solo
• Gary Grant – trumpet
• Mark Hammond – drum programming
• Herbie Hancock – keyboards , Lyne LN-1000 keyboard solo , keyboard solo
• Erik Hanson – drum programming , synthesizer programming
• Keith Henderson – guitar
• Jerry Hey – trumpet , trumpet solo , synthesizer programming
• Dan Higgins – saxophone
• Rob "Phydeaux" Hoffman – keyboards , drum programming
• Kim Hutchcroft – saxophone
• Fred Jackson Jr. – saxophone
• Paul Jackson Jr. – guitar
• Tommy Johnson – tuba
• Quincy Jones – drum programming
• Randy Kerber – keyboards , synthesizer programming
• Hubert Laws – flute solo
• Charlie Loper – trombone
• Luís Miguel – background vocals
• Peter Mokran – drum and synthesizer programming
• James Moody – saxophone solo
• Jack Nimitz – saxophone
• The Willie "Cognac" Norwood United Children's Choir – background vocals
• Greg Phillinganes – keyboards , synthesizers , synthesizer bass , synthesizer programming , keyboard solo
• Steve Porcaro – drum programming
• Portrait – background vocals
• Michael Angelo Saulsberry
• Eric Kirkland
• Kurt Jackson
• Irving Washington III
• QDIII – drum programing , keyboards
• Joshua Redman – saxophone solo
• Bill Reichenbach – trombone
• John Robinson – drums , drum programming
• Tom Scott – saxophone
• Valerie Simpson – background vocals
• Stan the Guitar Man – guitar
• Neil Stubenhaus – bass guitar
• Style – background vocals
• Reginald Bell
• Rodney Chambers
• Richard Redd
• Andre Scott
• SWV – background vocals
• Cheryl Gamble
• Tamara Johnson
• Leanne Lyons
• Lisa Taylor – background vocals
• Rod Temperton – keyboards , percussion
• Michael Thompson – guitar , guitar ensemble , guitar solo
• Rick Todd – French horn
• Ian Underwood – synthesizer programming
• Brad Warnaar – French horn
• Mervyn Warren – keyboards , synthesizers , synthesizer bass , background vocals
• Wah Wah Watson – guitar , talk box
• Bob Watt – French horn
• Kirk Whalum – saxophone solo
• Will Wheaton – background vocals
• Greg Williams – French horn
• Larry Williams – saxophone
• Stevie Wonder – harmonica solo
• Reggie Young – trombone
• Snooky Young – trumpet

Technical personnel

• Francis Buckley – engineer
• Stephanie Gylden – assistant engineer, additional engineering, technical director
• Bruce Swedien – mixing
• Rob Hoffman – mixing assistant
• Tommy Vicari – mixing
• Al Schmitt – big band engineer
• Jess 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 – mastering
• James Flaubert, Steve Dewey, Andrew Scheps – sound design
• Paul Barrett – Bono vocal producer

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

References

See also

• Quincy Jones discography