Q Soul Bossa Nostra

The correct title of this article is Q: Soul Bossa Nostra. The omission of the colon is due to technical restrictions.
Q: Soul Bossa Nostra
Studio album by
Quincy Jones
ReleasedNovember 9, 2010
Recorded2009–2010
GenreHip hop, R&B
LabelQwest, Interscope
Producer
Quincy Jones chronology
The Original Jam Sessions 1969
(2004) 		Q: Soul Bossa Nostra
(2010)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Los Angeles Times[1]
USA Today[2]

Q: Soul Bossa Nostra is a 2010 studio album by Quincy Jones, recorded with various artists.[3] The album was released on November 9, 2010.[4] The title of the album refers to Jones' 1962 instrumental track "Soul Bossa Nova". This is Jones’ final studio album released in his lifetime before his death nearly 14 years later on November 3, 2024.

Background

Recorded as a tribute to Jones, and featuring re-interpretations of songs associated with him, it was Jones' 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."[5]

Track listing

Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.[6]

No.TitleWriter(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)
  • Jones
  • Ludacris[a]
  • Jarrett Johnson[a]
  • Rudy Currence[a]
4:08
4."Give Me the Night" (featuring Jamie Foxx)Rod Temperton
3:44
5."Tomorrow" (featuring John Legend)
  • Wild Animals
  • Jones
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)
  • Jones
  • G. Johnson
  • L. Johnson
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 IghnerMervyn Warren5:24
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)
  • John Gluck
  • Wally Gold
  • Seymour Gottlieb
  • Herbert Weiner
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)
JAYLIEN		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

Musicians

  • Quincy Jones – arranger (1, 3, 5, 9)
  • Maxi Anderson – children's choir director and arranger (5)
  • Arden "Keyz" Altino – keyboards (11)
  • Victor Axelrod – piano (13)
  • David Banner – instruments, programming, and intro rap (4)
  • Jacqueline Brand – strings (10)
  • Thomas Brenneck – guitars and vibraphone (13)
  • Asia Bryant – additional background vocals (3)
  • Warryn Campbell – instruments and programming (4)
  • Erick Coomes – bass guitar and rhythm guitar (5)
  • Tyler Coomes – percussion (5)
  • Mario DeLeon – strings (10)
  • Chelsea Diblasi – children's choir (5)
  • Tori Diblasi – children's choir (5)
  • Bruce Duke – concertmaster and strings (10)
  • David Ewart – strings (10)
  • Jamie Foxx – 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 (10)
  • Alana Linsey – children's choir (5)
  • Vanessa Marquez – background vocals (4)
  • Terrace Martin – drums, alto saxophone, keyboards, and additional vocals (7)
  • Elsie Moon – children's choir (5)
  • Nick Movshon – bass guitar (13)
  • Naturally 7 – arranger (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 and additional keyboards (10)
  • Rod Temperton – arranger (5)
  • Aliaune "Akon" Thiam – arranger (2)
  • Zalon Thompson – background vocals (13)
  • JoAnne Tominaga – vocal contractor (5)
  • Giorgio Tuinfort – arranger and additional programming (2)
  • Mervyn Warren – arranger, keyboards, background vocals, percussion, string arrangements, and conducting (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 and congas (5)
  • Marlon Williams – guitar and additional vocals (7)
  • Dontae Winslow – trumpet (7)
  • Stevie Wonder – arranger (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

  1. ^ Album review: Quincy Jones' 'Q: Soul Bossa Nostra' – latimes.com
  2. ^ Quincy Jones pulls together quite the crowd for 'Q' – USATODAY.com
  3. ^ a b c Trelford, Donald (2010-03-10). "'Q: Soul Bossa Nostra' Celebrates Quincy Jones Legacy". Billboard. Retrieved 2010-06-02.
  4. ^ "Q: Soul Bossa Nostra: Quincy Jones: MP3 Downloads". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2011-12-03.
  5. ^ Marchese, David (February 7, 2018). "In Conversation: Quincy Jones". Vulture.com. New York Media LLC. Retrieved February 7, 2018.
  6. ^ Q: Soul Bossa Nostra (booklet). Qwest, Interscope. 2010.