Quincy Jones
Personal Info
Known For
Sound
Known Credits
134
Gender
Male
Birthday
1933-03-14
Day of death
2024-11-03 (91 years old)
Place of Birth
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Quincy Jones
Biography
Quincy Delight Jones Jr. (March 14, 1933 – November 3, 2024) was an American record producer, musician, songwriter, composer, arranger, and film and television producer. His career spans 70 years in the entertainment industry with a record of 80 Grammy Award nominations, 28 Grammys, and a Grammy Legend Award in 1992. Jones came to prominence in the 1950s as a jazz arranger and conductor before working on pop music and film scores. He moved easily between musical genres, producing Lesley Gore's major pop hits of the early 1960s (including "It's My Party") and serving as an arranger and conductor for several collaborations between the jazz artists Frank Sinatra and Count Basie in the same time period. In 1968, Jones became the first African American to be nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Song for "The Eyes of Love" from the film Banning. Jones was also nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Score for his work on the 1967 film In Cold Blood, making him the first African American to be nominated twice in the same year. Jones produced three of popstar Michael Jackson's most successful albums: Off the Wall (1979), Thriller (1982), and Bad (1987). In 1985, Jones produced and conducted the charity song "We Are the World", which raised funds for victims of famine in Ethiopia. In 1971, Jones became the first African American to be the musical director and conductor of the Academy Awards. In 1995, he was the first African American to receive the academy's Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award. He is tied with sound designer Willie D. Burton as the second most Oscar-nominated African American, with seven nominations each. In 2013, Jones was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame as the winner, alongside Lou Adler, of the Ahmet Ertegun Award. He was named one of the most influential jazz musicians of the 20th century by Time.
Known For
Saturday Night Live
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
The Colbert Report
Great Performances
The One Show
Ironside
Sacrée Soirée
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
The Boondocks
The Oscars
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
Carpool Karaoke: The Series
Sidney
The Kennedy Center Honors
Iceberg Slim: Portrait of a Pimp
Life Goes On
Classic Albums
Legends
Austin Powers in Goldmember
I Love Quincy
Best Week Ever
Frank Sinatra Memorial
Ennio
You Don't Own Me
The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer
The Wiz
Sidney Poitier: One Bright Light
Fantasia 2000
Michael Jackson: The One
Michael Jackson: Number Ones
Ronnie's
Q: The Man
The Greatest Night in Pop
Diana
Sandy Wexler
Wheedle's Groove
Empreintes
Oprah & The Color Purple Journey
Sherman's Showcase
Quincy
MADtv
We Are the World: The Story Behind the Song
Devil's Pie: D'Angelo
America Beyond the Color Line
The N Word
Brando
The World of Nat King Cole
Score: A Film Music Documentary
Bugs Bunny/Looney Tunes All-Star 50th Anniversary
Quincy Jones: The Many Lives of Q
Michael Jackson: The Legend Continues
The Earth Day Special
Frank Sinatra Spectacular
The Weeknd: 103.5 Dawn FM
Survivor's Guide to Prison
Diane Warren: Relentless
Science Fiction Film Awards
Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration
Michael Jackson's Journey from Motown to Off the Wall
Davi's Way
The Black Godfather
The Jackson Family Honors
Thriller 40
Once Upon a Time Michel Legrand
The Real Malcolm X
Kareem: Minority of One
David Foster: Off the Record
We Are Universal
Sinatra 100: An All-Star Grammy Concert
A Great Day in Harlem
Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic
Intimate Portrait: Natalie Cole
2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
It's Black Entertainment
Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool
Paul Simon: Under African Skies
Herb Alpert Is...
ReMastered: The Two Killings of Sam Cooke
The Cosby Show: A Look Back
Genius. A Night for Ray Charles
Experience Montreux
Jay Sebring… Cutting to the Truth
Letter to the President
The Jazz Baroness
Sammy Davis, Jr.: I've Gotta Be Me
More Than Jazz
Creating Ragtime
Unbanned: The Legend of AJ1
Quincy Jones | Music Man
Marvin Hamlisch: What He Did For Love
Q85: A Musical Celebration for Quincy Jones
Like a Rolling Stone: The Life & Times of Ben Fong-Torres
Sergio Mendes in the Key of Joy
The Phil Collins Big Band - Live at Montreux 1996
Dionne Warwick: Don't Make Me Over
Quincy Jones...The First 50 Years
Kylie Minogue V The Bee Gees
The Jazz Ambassadors
King: Man of Peace in a Time of War
New Order Story
It Must Schwing: The Blue Note Story
They All Came Out to Montreux
Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes
Quincy Jones: In the Pocket
Celia: The Queen
King of Kings: Chasing Edward Jones
Listen Up: The Lives of Quincy Jones
Quincy Jones: A Musical Celebration in Paris
The Distortion of Sound
Feel Rich: Health Is the New Wealth
Live and Swingin': The Ultimate Rat Pack Collection
Wiz on Down the Road
The Unforgettable Nat King Cole
Don Lewis and The Live Electronic Orchestra
Quincy Jones : 75th Birthday Celebration Live at Montreux
I Go Back Home - Jimmy Scott
Tony Bennett: Forget Me Not
Prince: Musical Portrait
Quincy Jones: Breaking New Sound
Count Basie: Through His Own Eyes
Oscar Peterson: Music in the Key of Oscar
Montreux Jazz Festival 2013 - Remember Claude Nobs
Wayne Shorter: Live at Montreux 1996
Lesley Gore: It's Her Party
Anouk Aimée, la beauté du geste
An Evening with Quincy Jones
Rising Above the Blues: The Story of Jimmy Scott
Jazz Open Stuttgart 2017 - Festival of World Stars and Child Prodigies
Jacob Collier: In the Room Where It Happens
Miles Davis with Quincy Jones and the Gil Evans Orchestra Live at Montreux 1991
Jazz Icons - Quincy Jones Live in '60
Quincy Jones & Friends - Live at Jazz Open Stuttgart
Quincy Jones: 50 Years in Music - Live at Montreux
Lady Be Good: Instrumental Women In Jazz
