Quincy Jones
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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.
Michael Jackson: A Life in Music
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Quincy Jones | Music Man
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Diane Warren: Relentless
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Once Upon a Time Michel Legrand
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King of Kings: Chasing Edward Jones
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Don Lewis and The Live Electronic Orchestra
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The Greatest Night in Pop
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Oprah & The Color Purple Journey
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Thriller 40
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They All Came Out to Montreux
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Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes
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2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
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Sidney
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Kylie Minogue V The Bee Gees
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Tony Bennett: Forget Me Not
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Jacob Collier: In the Room Where It Happens
Ennio
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The Weeknd: 103.5 Dawn FM
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Dionne Warwick: Don't Make Me Over
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Like a Rolling Stone: The Life & Times of Ben Fong-Torres
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You Don't Own Me
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Sergio Mendes in the Key of Joy
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Ronnie's
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Herb Alpert Is...
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Count Basie: Through His Own Eyes
Jay Sebring… Cutting to the Truth
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Quincy Jones: A Musical Celebration in Paris
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David Foster: Off the Record
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Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool
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Montreux Jazz Festival 2013 - Remember Claude Nobs
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The Black Godfather
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Devil's Pie: D'Angelo
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ReMastered: The Two Killings of Sam Cooke
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Q85: A Musical Celebration for Quincy Jones
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Quincy
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Davi's Way
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It Must Schwing: The Blue Note Story
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The Jazz Ambassadors
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Unbanned: The Legend of AJ1
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Survivor's Guide to Prison
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Quincy Jones & Friends - Live at Jazz Open Stuttgart
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Jazz Open Stuttgart 2017 - Festival of World Stars and Child Prodigies
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Sammy Davis, Jr.: I've Gotta Be Me
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Feel Rich: Health Is the New Wealth
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Sandy Wexler
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Score: A Film Music Documentary
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I Go Back Home - Jimmy Scott
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More Than Jazz
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Michael Jackson's Journey from Motown to Off the Wall
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Sinatra 100: An All-Star Grammy Concert
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Kareem: Minority of One
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The Distortion of Sound
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Marvin Hamlisch: What He Did For Love
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Miles Davis with Quincy Jones and the Gil Evans Orchestra Live at Montreux 1991
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Experience Montreux
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Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic
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Anouk Aimée, la beauté du geste
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Iceberg Slim: Portrait of a Pimp
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Rising Above the Blues: The Story of Jimmy Scott
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Paul Simon: Under African Skies
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Wheedle's Groove
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The Jazz Baroness
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Q: The Man
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Quincy Jones : 75th Birthday Celebration Live at Montreux
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Celia: The Queen
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Quincy Jones: Breaking New Sound
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Lady Be Good: Instrumental Women In Jazz
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An Evening with Quincy Jones
Brando
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King: Man of Peace in a Time of War
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Jazz Icons - Quincy Jones Live in '60
The N Word
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Letter to the President
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Genius. A Night for Ray Charles
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The World of Nat King Cole
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Michael Jackson: The One
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Live and Swingin': The Ultimate Rat Pack Collection
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Michael Jackson: Number Ones
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Austin Powers in Goldmember
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The Cosby Show: A Look Back
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It's Black Entertainment
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Lesley Gore: It's Her Party
Quincy Jones: In the Pocket
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Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration
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Frank Sinatra Memorial
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Sidney Poitier: One Bright Light
Fantasia 2000
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Intimate Portrait: Natalie Cole
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Quincy Jones...The First 50 Years
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Creating Ragtime
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Quincy Jones: 50 Years in Music - Live at Montreux
The Phil Collins Big Band - Live at Montreux 1996
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Wayne Shorter: Live at Montreux 1996
Oscar Peterson: Music in the Key of Oscar
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A Great Day in Harlem
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The Jackson Family Honors
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New Order Story
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The Real Malcolm X
Listen Up: The Lives of Quincy Jones
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The Earth Day Special
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The Unforgettable Nat King Cole
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Prince: Musical Portrait
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Michael Jackson: The Legend Continues
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Looney Tunes 50th Anniversary
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We Are the World: The Story Behind the Song
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I Love Quincy
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Diana
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The Wiz
Emerald City Gold Pianist (uncredited)
Wiz on Down the Road
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We Are Universal
Frank Sinatra Spectacular
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