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Quincy Delight Jones, Jr.
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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.
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- wc Gender: Male
- calendar_month Birth Date: 1933-03-14
- event Death Date 2024-11-03
- school Known for: Sound
- star Popularity: 6.9
- info Birth Place Chicago, Illinois, USA
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smart_display Movies and TV shows by Quincy Jones
7
Ronnie's
2020-10-23
10
Quincy Jones: In the Pocket
2001-11-18
7
Fantasia 2000
2000-01-01
8.3
The Weeknd: 103.5 Dawn FM
2022-01-07
6.8
Herb Alpert Is...
2020-10-02
10
The History of Rock 'n' Roll
1995-03-06
6.2
Quincy Jones : 75th Birthday Celebration Live at Montreux
2008-07-14
0
Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes
2023-03-12
8.4
Ennio
2022-02-17
6
Listen Up: The Lives of Quincy Jones
1990-10-05
0
The Jazz Baroness
2009-04-17
10
Tony Bennett: Forget Me Not
2022-06-22
0
Prince: Musical Portrait
1989-01-01
0
Davi's Way
2018-07-13
7.2
Genius. A Night for Ray Charles
2004-10-07
8.5
King: Man of Peace in a Time of War
2007-01-16
7
David Foster: Off the Record
2019-09-06
0.5
Miles Davis with Quincy Jones and the Gil Evans Orchestra Live at Montreux 1991
2013-07-08
9
Marvin Hamlisch: What He Did For Love
2013-10-12
0
I Love Quincy
1984-03-23
5
Jacob Collier: In the Room Where It Happens
2022-05-02
0
Lesley Gore: It's Her Party
2001-12-07
7.5
Live and Swingin': The Ultimate Rat Pack Collection
2003-12-30
0
Kylie Minogue V The Bee Gees
2022-07-26
7.6
Sidney
2022-09-10
7.6
Michael Jackson: Number Ones
2003-11-18
0
Diana
1981-03-02
7.9
The Greatest Night in Pop
2024-01-19
0
The Jackson Family Honors
1994-02-22
6.8
Michael Jackson: The Legend Continues
1988-01-02
0
Diane Warren: Relentless
2025-01-10
0
Quincy Jones...The First 50 Years
1998-04-11
4.5
Oprah & The Color Purple Journey
2023-12-28
0
Experience Montreux
2013-06-18
8.2
2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
2022-11-19
8.5
Thriller 40
2023-12-02
7.2
Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool
2019-08-23
0
The Unforgettable Nat King Cole
1989-01-01
0
Celia: The Queen
2008-04-26
8.5
We Are the World: The Story Behind the Song
1985-01-28
9.3
Sinatra 100: An All-Star Grammy Concert
2015-12-06
0
Don Lewis and The Live Electronic Orchestra
2024-05-27
0
I Go Back Home - Jimmy Scott
2016-08-01
6.8
Brando
2007-05-01
7
Michael Jackson's Journey from Motown to Off the Wall
2016-02-06
9
They All Came Out to Montreux
2023-06-16
8
Jazz Icons - Quincy Jones Live in '60
2006-06-15
8
Anouk Aimée, la beauté du geste
2012-11-09
7.1
Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic
2013-04-23
6.8
New Order Story
1993-08-29
7.2
Score: A Film Music Documentary
2017-03-16
7.5
Jay Sebring… Cutting to the Truth
2020-03-06
0
King of Kings: Chasing Edward Jones
2023-02-16
0
Frank Sinatra Memorial
2000-05-16
0
Quincy Jones: 50 Years in Music - Live at Montreux
1996-07-19
0
An Evening with Quincy Jones
2008-01-01
5.5
Sandy Wexler
2017-04-14
7.8
Q: The Man
2009-02-01
7.5
The Distortion of Sound
2014-07-10
6.3
Feel Rich: Health Is the New Wealth
2017-05-23
7.2
Kareem: Minority of One
2015-11-03
6.7
Bugs Bunny/Looney Tunes All-Star 50th Anniversary
1986-01-14
7.3
Quincy
2018-09-09
6.2
Iceberg Slim: Portrait of a Pimp
2012-09-08
0
Rising Above the Blues: The Story of Jimmy Scott
2012-05-30
7
The Jazz Ambassadors
2018-05-04
0
Oscar Peterson: Music in the Key of Oscar
1995-01-01
6.4
Survivor's Guide to Prison
2018-02-23
0
The World of Nat King Cole
2004-06-15
8.2
It Must Schwing: The Blue Note Story
2018-07-02
6
Austin Powers in Goldmember
2002-07-26
6
The Wiz
1978-10-24
6.8
ReMastered: The Two Killings of Sam Cooke
2019-02-08
0
Quincy Jones: Breaking New Sound
2008-01-15
5
Wiz on Down the Road
1978-01-01
6.9
The Black Godfather
2019-06-06
8
It's Black Entertainment
2002-02-08
0
Montreux Jazz Festival 2013 - Remember Claude Nobs
2019-07-12
8.7
Quincy Jones: A Musical Celebration in Paris
2019-10-02
0
Jazz Open Stuttgart 2017 - Festival of World Stars and Child Prodigies
2017-10-12
0
Quincy Jones & Friends - Live at Jazz Open Stuttgart
2017-10-24
6.5
Q85: A Musical Celebration for Quincy Jones
2018-12-09
8.1
Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration
2001-11-13
2
Letter to the President
2005-03-29
6.8
Unbanned: The Legend of AJ1
2018-04-22
0
More Than Jazz
2016-07-03
9
Frank Sinatra Spectacular
1965-06-12
7
Count Basie: Through His Own Eyes
2020-09-13
0
The Phil Collins Big Band - Live at Montreux 1996
1996-07-17
8
Michael Jackson: The One
2004-01-02
6.6
The N Word
2006-01-16
6.9
Sammy Davis, Jr.: I've Gotta Be Me
2017-09-11
0
You Don't Own Me
2021-05-21
5
Intimate Portrait: Natalie Cole
1999-01-08
6
Sidney Poitier: One Bright Light
2000-02-02
10
Wayne Shorter: Live at Montreux 1996
1996-07-08
6.5
Sergio Mendes in the Key of Joy
2021-01-18
6.2
A Great Day in Harlem
1994-09-27
7.2
Paul Simon: Under African Skies
2012-05-11
6.5
Dionne Warwick: Don't Make Me Over
2021-09-11
7.4
The Cosby Show: A Look Back
2002-05-19
8
The Earth Day Special
1990-04-22
0
Diana
1981-03-02
6.5
Once Upon a Time Michel Legrand
2024-12-04
0
We Are Universal
1971-01-01
0
Wheedle's Groove
2009-10-10
6.3
Best Week Ever
2004-01-23
5.5
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003-01-26
4.6
The One Show
2006-08-14
8
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
1990-09-10
3
The Situation Room With Wolf Blitzer
2005-08-08
8.1
The Boondocks
2005-11-06
6.8
The Colbert Report
2005-10-17
6.9
MADtv
1995-10-14
7
Ironside
1967-03-28
6.4
Life Goes On
1989-09-12
7
The Oscars
1953-03-19
7.3
The Kennedy Center Honors
1978-12-28
7
Saturday Night Live
1975-10-11
0
Quincy Jones: The Many Lives of Q
2008-06-13
6
America Beyond the Color Line
2004-02-03
5.9
Carpool Karaoke: The Series
2017-08-08
5
Legends
2006-11-17
7.7
Classic Albums
1997-04-14
0
Empreintes
2007-10-12
5.8
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003-09-08
0
Sherman's Showcase
2019-07-31
5.2
Great Performances
1971-01-28
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5.2
Get Rich or Die Tryin'
2005-11-09
5.2
The Color Purple
1985-12-18
5.2
The Color Purple
1985-12-18
5.2
The Italian Job
1969-06-02
5.2
In the Heat of the Night
1967-08-02
5.2
Eggs
1971-10-01
5.2
The Pawnbroker
1965-04-20
5.2
The Getaway
1972-12-13
5.2
The Split
1968-11-04
5.2
Steel
1997-08-15
5.2
Dig: A Journey Into Earth
1972-04-08
5.2
The Deadly Affair
1967-01-26
5.2
John and Mary
1969-12-14
5.2
Split Second to an Epitaph
1968-09-26
5.2
Their Eyes Were Watching God
2005-03-06
5.2
Jigsaw
1968-06-05
5.2
The Lost Man
1969-07-11
5.2
They Call Me Mister Tibbs!
1970-07-10
5.2
A Dandy in Aspic
1968-04-02
5.2
The Pickle Brothers
1967-01-01
5.2
The Counterfeit Killer
1968-05-01
5.2
The New Centurions
1972-08-03
5.2
Killer by Night
1972-01-07
5.2
Enter Laughing
1967-02-25
5.2
Enter Laughing
1967-02-25
5.2
The Boy in the Tree
1961-09-25
5.2
In Cold Blood
1967-12-15
5.2
Ironside
1967-03-28
5.2
Stalingrad
1990-02-01
5.2
Honky
1971-11-26
5.2
The Hot Rock
1972-01-26
5.2
Fever Pitch
1985-11-22
5.2
Last of the Mobile Hot Shots
1970-01-14
5.2
Fast Forward
1985-02-15
5.2
Tori Amos: Live at Montreux 1991/1992
2008-01-01
5.2
The Slugger's Wife
1985-03-29
5.2
Malcolm X
1992-11-18
5.2
Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice
1969-09-17
5.2
Cooking On Hot
2021-10-20
5.2
In the Heat of the Night
1967-08-02
5.2
Cactus Flower
1969-12-16
5.2
The Color Purple
1985-12-18
5.2
The Color Purple
1985-12-18
5.2
The Color Purple
2023-12-25
5.2
Lola
2024-02-09
5.2
They All Came Out to Montreux
2023-06-16
5.2
Brother John
1971-08-15
5.2
Passing Glory
1999-02-21
5.2
Mirage
1965-10-29
5.2
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1971-12-15
5.2
The History of Rock 'n' Roll
1995-03-06
5.2
The Hell with Heroes
1968-08-28
5.2
The Slender Thread
1965-12-15
5.2
Walk Don't Run
1966-06-29
5.2
Banning
1967-12-13
5.2
The Anderson Tapes
1971-06-17
5.2
Michael Jackson Video Greatest Hits: HIStory
1995-07-16
5.2
Keep On Keepin’ On
2014-04-19
5.2
National Museum of African American History and Culture Grand Opening Ceremony
2016-09-24
5.2
King of Kings: Chasing Edward Jones
2023-02-16
5.2
The Color Purple
2023-12-25
5.2
The Wiz
1978-10-24
5.2
The Wiz
1978-10-24
5.2
Mackenna's Gold
1969-03-18
5.2
The Out-of-Towners
1970-05-28
5.2
The Smokers
2000-03-05
5.2
Montreux Jazz Festival 1991
1991-07-13
5.2
A Cool Like That Christmas
1993-12-23
5.2
Letter to the President
2005-03-29
5.2
Fandango at the Wall
2020-09-28
5.2
Stealing Bess
2003-01-01
5.2
For Love of Ivy
1968-07-17
5.2
Of Men and Demons
1969-01-01
5.2
Michael Jackson: Beat It
1983-03-31
5.2
In the House
1995-04-10
5.2
The Jenny Jones Show
1991-09-16
5.2
MADtv
1995-10-14
5.2
The Oscars
1953-03-19
5.2
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
1990-09-10
5.2
The History of Rock 'n' Roll
1995-03-08
5.2
Banacek
1972-09-13
5.2
Bel-Air
2022-02-13
5.2
Roots
1977-01-23
5.2
In the House
1995-04-10
5.2
MADtv
1995-10-14
5.2
Vibe