- The producer died on the night of November 3 at his home, surrounded by his family | Photo: EFE
Quincy Jones, one of the most versatile musicians of recent decades, with important contributions in genres such as jazz, pop, funk and soul, died on the night of November 3 at the age of 91, in California.
The producer and winner of 27 Grammy Awards (from a record 79 nominations) and member of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame was at his home in Los Angeles, surrounded by his family.
“With a full but broken heart, we must share the news of the passing of our father and brother Quincy Jones. And while this is an incredible loss for our family, we celebrate the great life he lived and know there will never be another like him,” the Jones family said in a statement shared to the media on Monday, November 4.
Relatives said that Jones broke creative barriers and recalled that he was a musician, composer, producer, director, arranger, artist, owner and executive of a record label, film and television producer, magazine editor and even a philanthropist, his relatives in the family recalled. missive.
Quincy Jones’ mark on the industry
Educated in the world of jazz, Jones became one of the most recognized figures in pop music. He collected 6 of his 27 Grammy Awards for his 1990 album Back on the Block and was awarded producer of the year three times.
Quincy Delight Jones was born in Chicago on March 14, 1933. He began in the entertainment world as a trumpeter and also as a pianist, soon evolving into a composer, instrumentalist and conductor. He also went on to serve as director of a major American record company.
Of the wide range of activities carried out by Quincy Jones, the symphonic composition titled “Black Requiem” stands out, performed for the first time by the Houston Symphony Orchestra with an 80-voice choir, with Ray Charles as soloist, as well as the production of the albums Thrillerin 1987, and Badtwo of Michael Jackson’s most awarded works.
The Quincy Jones Collaborations
For nine years (1980 to 1989), Jones dedicated himself to producing albums by: Michael Jackson, Chaka Khan, James Ingram and Patti Austin, and other famous artists such as: Frank Sinatra and Donna Summer, as well as composing, among others, the movie soundtrack The color purplethe Steven Spielberg.
In 1989, he released albums again, 9 years after the success obtained with The Dudewhich served to add Grammy and Oscar awards to his collection
Thus, in that year he released the album Back on the blocka colloquial expression to indicate his return with his own name, a work with which Jones once again repeats the formula of summoning disparate singers and instrumentalists of African-American music, from jazz to urban rap.
Your recognitions
In 1990, and in the context of the XXIV edition of the International Record Market (MIDEM), held in Cannes, he was awarded the official insignia of the Legion of Honor.
On February 20, 1991, he won 6 Grammys during the 33rd edition of these awards granted annually by the United States National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. With these new 6 awards, including best album, producer, rap song for group and instrumental arrangement, Jones added 25 throughout his professional career.
Later, in 1985, Jones made international headlines as the producer of We Are the World from USA for Africa, the single dedicated to famine relief in Africa; Michael Jackson co-wrote the song with Lionel Richie and led its all-star cast of vocalists.
He was married three times, to three actresses, Peggy Lipton, Ulla Andersson and Jeri Caldwell, and had a seven-year relationship with fellow performer Nastassja Kinski.
With information from EFE
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