This two-LP set was supposed to contain a monumental suite tracing the evolution of black music but since Jones needed more time to work on it (it has yet to emerge!), he put out this stopgap set.
One LP contains new material, the other is a retrospective of his previous A&M albums.
The first LP is dominated by the generic soul vocals of a Quincy Jones-sponsored creation known as the Wattsline, which is largely saddled with routine soul material after a brief, promisingly funky start ("I Heard That!!").
Of the instrumentals, "Midnight Soul Patrol" doesn't quite make it despite the presence of heavyweight funksters like George Duke, Stanley Clarke, Billy Cobham and Alphonso Johnson, but "Brown Soft Shoe" again has Toots Thielemans delivering some classy cameo harmonica.
The "greatest hits" disc astutely pulls eight key tracks from all six of Q's earlier A&Ms (though "Gula Matari" and "Walking in Space" are heavily edited) -- and frankly, they blow his 1976 music away.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | I Heard That !!Dave Grusin, Quincy Jones | Quincy Jones | Play | 02:13 | 5 MB | 9 MB |
| 2 | Things Could Be Worse for MeCharles May | Quincy Jones | Play | 04:30 | 10 MB | 22 MB |
| 3 | What Good Is a SongCharles May | Quincy Jones | Play | 07:34 | 17 MB | 31 MB |
| 4 | You Have to Do It YourselfQuincy Jones, Charles May, David Pridgen | Quincy Jones | Play | 03:17 | 7 MB | 14 MB |
| 5 | There's a Train Leavin'Quincy Jones, Charles May | Quincy Jones | Play | 04:17 | 9 MB | 17 MB |
| 6 | Midnight Soul PatrolLouis Johnson, Quincy Jones, Johnny Mandel | Quincy Jones | Play | 05:16 | 12 MB | 23 MB |
| 7 | Brown Soft ShoeRay Brown | Quincy Jones | Play | 04:46 | 10 MB | 20 MB |
| 8 | SuperstitionStevie Wonder | Quincy Jones | Play | 03:58 | 9 MB | 18 MB |
| 9 | Summer in the CitySteve Boone, John Sebastian, Mark Sebastian | Quincy Jones | Play | 01:06 | 2 MB | 6 MB |
| 10 | Body HeatBruce Fisher, Quincy Jones, Stan Richardson, Leon Ware | Quincy Jones | Play | 04:00 | 9 MB | 14 MB |
| 11 | Killer JoeBenny Golson | Quincy Jones | Play | 05:11 | 11 MB | 33 MB |
| 12 | Gula MatariQuincy Jones | Quincy Jones | Play | 07:01 | 16 MB | 25 MB |
| 13 | Theme From "The Anderson Tapes"Quincy Jones | Quincy Jones | Play | 05:15 | 12 MB | 32 MB |
| 58 mins | 133 MB | |||||
| 58 mins | 269 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Steve Boone | Composer |
| 2 | The Brothers Johnson | Primary Artist |
| 3 | Ray Brown | Composer |
| 4 | Bruce Fisher | Composer |
| 5 | Arthur Terence Galt | Composer |
| 6 | Benny Golson | Composer |
| 7 | Dave Grusin | Composer |
| 8 | Al Jarreau | Primary Artist |
| 9 | Debbie Smith Johnson | Composer |
| 10 | George Johnson | Composer |
| 11 | Louis Johnson | Composer |
| 12 | Quincy Jones | Composer, Conductor, Primary Artist |
| 13 | Arthur MacDermot | Composer |
| 14 | Galt MacDermot | Composer |
| 15 | Johnny Mandel | Composer |
| 16 | Charles May | Composer |
| 17 | David Pridgen | Composer |
| 18 | James Rado | Composer |
| 19 | Gerome Ragni | Composer |
| 20 | Stan Richardson | Composer |
| 21 | Minnie Riperton | Primary Artist |
| 22 | Pamela Sawyer | Composer |
| 23 | John Sebastian | Composer |
| 24 | Mark Sebastian | Composer |
| 25 | Leon Ware | Composer, Primary Artist |
| 26 | Stevie Wonder | Composer |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |