Their work on “Off the Wall,” “Thriller,” and “Bad” set records for commercial success and defined the sound of the 1980s.
Quincy Jones was known to generations of fans due to a career that spanned from the radio to the big screen and the small.
For decades, he had many of the pop world’s best players on call — and knew how to coax out their sharpest performances.
The late producer came from hardship and knew his history, which allowed him to see—and invent—the future of music.
Quincy Jones, the polymath hitmaker who ruled the American music industry with a magic touch for well over half a century, ...
It was in the dollar bin at B&B Records, in Columbus, Ohio, that I found “Q’s Jook Joint,” a 1995 album curated, produced, ...
The producer, who died this week, was at the height of his powers during a legendary three-album run with Jackson.
Few artists have legacies so mammoth their very name could be considered synonymous with the music industry, but then again, ...
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 ...
There was little Jones did not do in a music career of more than 65 years. He was a trumpeter, bandleader, arranger, composer ...
Quincy Jones, the multi-talented music titan whose vast legacy ranged from producing Michael Jackson's historic "Thriller" ...
Sunday night, 3, Quincy Jones died at his home in Bel Air, California, surrounded by family. His death marks the end of an ...