Back on the Block (1989)

By Quincy Jones

Bebop, soul, gospel and hip hop share space on a 1989 record that gathers three generations of musicians in one room. Producer and bandleader Quincy Jones brings together Ella Fitzgerald, Miles Davis, Dizzy Gillespie and Sarah Vaughan alongside rappers Ice-T and Big Daddy Kane, plus Ray Charles, Chaka Khan, Barry White and a 13-year-old Tevin Campbell.

Released
1989
Tracks
14

Track list

  1. Prologue (2 Q's Rap)
  2. Back On the Block
  3. I Don't Go for That
  4. I'll Be Good to You (feat. Ray Charles & Chaka Khan)
  5. The Verb to Be
  6. Wee B. Dooinit
  7. The Places You Find Love
  8. Jazz Corner of the Word
  9. Birdland
  10. Setembro
  11. One Man Woman
  12. Tomorrow (A Better You, Better Me) [feat. Tevin Campbell]
  13. Prelude to the Garden
  14. The Secret Garden (Sweet Seduction Suite) [feat. Barry White, El DeBarge, Al B. Sure! & James Ingram]