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Q: Soul Bossa Nostra (2010)

Where the lyrics of Q: Soul Bossa Nostra take you, and where it was really made.

Quincy Jones was not in favor of the project, which was made by rappers as a tribute to him.

Key places

Many Rains Ago recorded in New York (2010)

Recording site Platinum Sound Recording Studios — Many Rains Ago (Oluwa) was recorded and mixed at this New York studio, which is listed in the album credits. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Tomorrow recorded at The Record Plant (2010)

Recording site Record Plant Studios — Tomorrow was recorded at The Record Plant in Hollywood, and the same studio also handled the recording of other tracks in the credits. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Sanford And Son recorded at Henson (2010)

Recording site A&M Recording Studios — Sanford And Son was recorded and engineered at Henson Recording in Los Angeles, according to the album credits. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Everything Must Change recorded in Hollywood (2010)

Recording site Capitol Studios — Everything Must Change was recorded at Leapyear Studios in Los Angeles and at Capitol Studios in Hollywood, according to the credits. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Strawberry Letter 23 recorded in Atlanta (2010)

Recording site DARP Studios (Atlanta) — Strawberry Letter 23 was recorded and mixed at Solitaire Studios in Atlanta, Georgia, according to the credits. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Give Me The Night recorded in North Hollywood (2010)

Recording site Schnee Studio — Give Me The Night was recorded and mixed at Fever Recording Studios in North Hollywood, California, according to the credits. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Vocals recorded in Tampa (2010)

Recording site Progressive Music — Vocals for You Put A Move On My Heart were recorded at Morrisound Recording Studios in Tampa, Florida, according to the credits. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Production recorded in Miami (2010)

Recording site The Hit Factory Criteria — Production for You Put A Move On My Heart was recorded at Hit Factory Criteria in Miami, Florida, according to the credits. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Production recorded in Orlando (2010)

Recording site Parc Studios — Production for You Put A Move On My Heart was also recorded at Plush Recording Studio in Orlando, Florida, according to the credits. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Album story

Overview

• Q: Soul Bossa Nostra is a studio album by Quincy Jones, released 9 November 2010
• It was Jones's final album
• The title refers to his 1962 instrumental track Soul Bossa Nova
• Jones served as executive producer
• It was his first original album since 1995's Q's Jook Joint
• Fourteen tracks, each re-recorded with a different featured artist

Background

• Recorded as a tribute to Jones, featuring new versions of songs associated with him
• Jones told an interviewer later that he was not in favor of doing it
• The rappers wanted to record versions of songs he had done over his career
• Jones said he asked them to make the music better than the originals
• Jones died at his home in Bel Air, Los Angeles, aged 91, in 2024

Recording

• The album was recorded in several US cities
• Studios named in the credits include Platinum Sound in New York and The Record Plant in Hollywood
• Capitol Studios in Hollywood and Henson Recording in Los Angeles also appear in the credits
• Other sessions were held in Atlanta, North Hollywood, Tampa, Miami and Orlando
• The album was released by Qwest Records under exclusive license to Interscope Records

Sources: en.wikipedia.org · it.wikipedia.org · www.discogs.com · pt.wikipedia.org

Tracklist

Sources: musicbrainz.org

Artist

Career

• Born March 14, 1933 in Chicago; died November 3, 2024 in Los Angeles at age 91.
• American record producer, musician and composer; a career spanning seven decades.
• Received 28 Grammy Awards, a Primetime Emmy Award and a Tony Award; seven Academy Award nominations.
• Began as a jazz arranger and conductor in the 1950s, touring with Lionel Hampton and Dizzy Gillespie.
• Produced all four million-selling singles for Lesley Gore in the early-to-mid 1960s, including "It's My Party".
• Arranged and conducted for Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughan and others.
• Scored The Pawnbroker, In the Heat of the Night, The Italian Job and The Color Purple.
• Produced Michael Jackson's Off the Wall, Thriller and Bad.
• Produced and conducted "We Are the World" (1985) to raise famine relief for Ethiopia.
• Founded Qwest Productions and later Qwest TV, a jazz subscription video service.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Reception

At release

• In a press release Jones said each artist picked a song that resonated with them for different reasons
• He praised the result, saying the artists made the songs their own and knocked them out of the park
• Each track pairs a song linked to Jones with a different featured artist

Reappraisal

• Years later Jones told an interviewer for New York that he was not in favor of making the album
• He said he had asked the artists to make the music better than the originals, and that this did not happen
• He said T-Pain did not pay attention to the details
• These remarks come from Jones himself; no critic review is quoted in the source

Records

• Released 9 November 2010 by Qwest Records under exclusive license to Interscope Records
• Fourteen tracks in the Italian Wikipedia track list, from Ironside to Sanford and Son
• The Discogs credits list many studios, co-producers and publishers for each track
• Several tracks were recorded in different cities and studios, so the sessions were spread across the US

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Trivia

• Jones composed music for TV series including Ironside and Sanford and Son, and both titles appear as track names on the album
• The original Ironside track was recorded at A&R Studios in New York in 1971
• Jones said he was not in favor of the project, while the rappers wanted to record versions of songs he had done
• The album is a tribute made from new versions of songs linked to Jones's career

Sources: en.wikipedia.org · www.discogs.com · pt.wikipedia.org

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