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Quincy Jones

Also known as Q, Quincy, Quincy Delight Jones Jr., Quincy Delight Jones Jr, Quincy Jones Jr., Quincy Delight Jones, Quincy Delight Jones, Jr.

American record producer and composer (1933–2024)

AI overview

Quincy Jones was an American record producer and composer who shaped popular music for nearly seven decades, working with iconic artists like Michael Jackson, Frank Sinatra, and Ray Charles. His influence across jazz, pop, and film scores made him one of the most consequential figures in modern music history.

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Person · Open Library

Born: 1933
Works: 16

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Film & TV

Sound · Chicago, Illinois, USA

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…

Known for

Michael Jackson: A Life in Music — Self (archive footage)2026
The Groove Under the Groove2026
Diane Warren: Relentless — Self (archive footage)2025
Quincy Jones, Music Man — Self (archive footage)2025
The Greatest Night in Pop — Self (archive footage)2024
Don Lewis and The Live Electronic Orchestra — Self2024
King of Kings: Chasing Edward Jones — Self2024
Once Upon a Time Michel Legrand — Self2024
Henry Mancini: 100 at the Hollywood Bowl — Self2024
Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes — Self2023

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type: Person
Gender: Male
Country: United States
Active from: 1933
Active to: 2024

Discography

Swedish American All Stars1953
This Is How I Feel About Jazz1956
Go West, Man!1957
The Birth of a Band1959
The Great Wide World of Quincy Jones1959
I Dig Dancers1960
Quincy Jones and His Orchestra at Newport '611961
The Boy in the Tree1961
Big Band Bossa Nova1962
Plays Hip Hits1963

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners: 933,523
Total plays: 8,526,881

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Family name: Jones
Gender: male
Citizenship: United States
Place of birth: United States
Place of death: Bel Air
Spouse: Peggy Lipton
Occupation: pianist
Languages spoken: English language
Native language: English language
Award: Academy Honorary Award
Student of: Nadia Boulanger
Hair colour: black hair
Genre: bossa nova
Instrument: trumpet
Record label: Warner Records Inc.
Official website: www.quincyjones.com
Image: Quincy Jones May 2014.jpg
Height: 66
Number of children: 7
Work location: United States

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Commons category: Quincy Jones
date of birth: 1933-03-14
topic's main category: Category:Quincy Jones
member of: American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Commons gallery: Quincy Jones
nominated for: Academy Award for Best Original Song
influenced by: Duke Ellington
unmarried partner: Nastassja Kinski
name in native language: Quincy Delight Jones, Jr.
start of work period: 1951-00-00
copyright representative: American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers
social media followers: 5380
nickname: Q
net worth: 400000000
writing language: English language
related category: Category:Films scored by Quincy Jones
ethnic group: African Americans
date of death: 2024-11-03
end of work period: 2024-00-00
manner of death: natural causes
described at URL: baike.sogou.com/v176678.htm
place of burial: Hillside Memorial Park
cause of death: pancreatic cancer
hashtag: quincyjones

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Encyclopedic overview

Quincy Delight Jones Jr. (March 14, 1933 – November 3, 2024) was an American record producer, composer, arranger, record executive, conductor, trumpeter, film and television producer, and bandleader. During his seven-decade career, he received dozens of accolades, including 28 Grammy Awards, a Primetime Emmy Award, and a Tony Award as well as nominations for seven Academy Awards and four Golden Globe Awards.

Born in Chicago, Jones moved to Seattle with his family after World War II, where he attended Seattle University. He then attended what is now the Berklee College of Music in Boston. Jones came to prominence in the 1950s as a jazz arranger and conductor before producing pop hit records for Lesley Gore in the early 1960s (including "It's My Party") and serving as an arranger and conductor for several collaborations between Frank Sinatra and the jazz artist Count Basie.

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