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Quincy Jones
Quincy Delight Jones Jr. (March 14, 1933 – November 3, 2024) was an American record producer, composer, arranger, conductor, trumpeter, and bandleader. Over his seven-decade career, he attained numerous accolades, including 28 Grammy Awards, a Primetime Emmy Award, and a Tony Award, in addition to seven Academy Awards and four Golden Globe Award nominations. Jones rose to fame in the 1950s as a jazz arranger and conductor, then became well known for producing hit records for pop artist Lesley Gore in the early 1960s and facilitating multiple collaborations between Frank Sinatra and jazz artist Count Basie. Jones worked on three of Michael Jackson's most successful albums: Off the Wall (1979), Thriller (1982), and Bad (1987). He also produced and conducted the charity song "We Are the World" in 1985, aimed at raising funds for famine victims in Ethiopia. Jones authored a variety of film scores, with notable works for The Pawnbroker (1965), In the Heat of the Night (1967), In Cold Blood (1967), The Italian Job (1969), The Wiz (1978), and The Color Purple (1985). He clinched the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Composition for a Series for his work on the miniseries Roots (1977). He earned a Tony Award for Best Revival of a Musical for producing the revival of The Color Purple (2016). Throughout his career, Jones was widely recognized with several honorary awards such as the Grammy Legend Award in 1992, the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award in 1995, the Kennedy Center Honors in 2001, the National Medal of the Arts in 2011, the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres in 2014, and the Academy Honorary Award in June 2024. He was named one of the most influential jazz musicians of the 20th century by Time.
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Given Name: Quincy Delight Jones Jr.
Born: Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Citizenship: United States
Birthday: March 14, 1933
Occupations: Record producer, Composer, Arranger, Conductor, Musician
Years Active: 1951-2024
Children: 7
Spouses: Jeri Caldwell, Ulla Andersson, Peggy Lipton
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Awards and Nominations Received by Quincy Jones
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Movies Featuring Quincy Jones
Quincy
Keep On Keepin' On
Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool
Dionne Warwick: Don't Make Me Over
Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked The World
Score: A Film Music Documentary
Oscar Peterson: Black + White
Survivors Guide to Prison
Ronnie's
Thriller 40
Ennio
King of Kings: Chasing Edward Jones
Diane Warren: Relentless
Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic
The Distortion of Sound
Marvin Hamlisch: What He Did For Love
Feel Rich: Health Is the New Wealth
Sammy Davis, Jr.: I’ve Gotta Be Me
The Jazz Ambassadors
It Must Schwing: The Blue Note Story
Paul Simon: Under African Skies
Sinatra 100: An All-Star Grammy Concert
Unbanned: The Legend of AJ1
David Foster: Off the Record
The Cosby Show: A Look Back
ReMastered: The Two Killings of Sam Cooke
Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration
It’s Black Entertainment
Michael Jackson: The One
Genius. A Night for Ray Charles
Kareem: Minority of One
Sidney Poitier: One Bright Light
King: Man of Peace in a Time of War
Listen Up: The Lives of Quincy Jones
We Are the World: The Story Behind the Song
Bugs Bunny/Looney Tunes All-Star 50th Anniversary
The Earth Day Special
Michael Jackson: The Legend Continues
Count Basie: Through His Own Eyes
Sergio Mendes in the Key of Joy
Jacob Collier: In the Room Where It Happens
They All Came Out to Montreux
Trap Jazz
New Order Story
Wheedle’s Groove
The History of Rock ’n’ Roll
The Jazz Baroness
A Great Day in Harlem
Tori Amos: Live at Montreux 1991/1992
Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes
Once Upon a Time Michel Legrand
Oprah & The Color Purple Journey
Wiz on Down the Road
Career Timeline
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2023
Dionne Warwick: Don't Make Me Over
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Thriller 40
They All Came Out to Montreux
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Trap Jazz
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Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes
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Oprah & The Color Purple Journey
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2019
Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool
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David Foster: Off the Record
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ReMastered: The Two Killings of Sam Cooke
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2018
Quincy
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Survivors Guide to Prison
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The Jazz Ambassadors
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It Must Schwing: The Blue Note Story
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Unbanned: The Legend of AJ1
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