He played the trumpet with Lionel Hampton, produced albums ('Thriller'), songs ("We Are the World," "It's My Party"), films ('The Color Purple') and TV shows ('Fresh Prince of Bel-Air'), scored movies ...
Quincy Jones, the multi-talented music titan whose vast legacy ranged from producing Michael Jackson's historic "Thriller" ...
Jones, who has died at the age of 91, contributed a stunning score to the 1964 Sidney Lumet film about a Harlem Holocaust survivor.
Jones was in his 80s, energetic and deeply engaged with those around him. Born in 1933 in Chicago, he was directly descended ...
Their work on “Off the Wall,” “Thriller,” and “Bad” set records for commercial success and defined the sound of the 1980s.
For decades, he had many of the pop world’s best players on call — and knew how to coax out their sharpest performances.
Many of Quincy Jones' most famous albums and songs—including "We Are The World"—are on the rise on iTunes in America following the superstar's death.
The late producer came from hardship and knew his history, which allowed him to see—and invent—the future of music.
Yes, that’s right. Quincy Jones produced the song that helped bring the world together in 1985 to help raise money for the famine going on in Ethiopia at the time. Released on the album of the same ...
To say the least, the passing of Quincy Jones has shocked the Black community. During his prime, Jones helped write, compose, and arrange some of the greatest pop hits in modern history for some ...