Quincy Jones

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Movies

116

Born: March 14, 1933 – November 3, 2024
From: Chicago, Illinois, USA
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Biography

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.

Works

116 films

Fantasia 2000

20007.0

Austin Powers in Goldmember

20026.0

Ennio

20228.3

The Wiz

19786.2

The Greatest Night in Pop

20247.9

Sandy Wexler

20175.5

Sidney

20227.0

Score: A Film Music Documentary

20177.2

Michael Jackson: A Life in Music

2026

Thriller 40

20238.7

The Groove Under the Groove

20268.0

The Earth Day Special

19906.1

Michael Jackson: Number Ones

20037.9

Quincy

20187.3

Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration

20018.0

Paul Simon: Under African Skies

20127.1

Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool

20197.1

The World of Nat King Cole

2004

Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic

20137.1

Intimate Portrait: Natalie Cole

19996.0

Oprah & The Color Purple Journey

20233.3

Survivor's Guide to Prison

20186.4

Jay Sebring… Cutting to the Truth

20207.5

Sidney Poitier: One Bright Light

20006.7

The N Word

20067.2

Looney Tunes 50th Anniversary

19867.2

Genius. A Night for Ray Charles

20047.4

2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

20228.2

Michael Jackson's Journey from Motown to Off the Wall

20167.0

We Are the World: The Story Behind the Song

19858.5

The Cosby Show: A Look Back

20027.8

Devil's Pie: D'Angelo

201910.0

Lill-Babs 40 år som artist

1994

Sergio Mendes in the Key of Joy

20217.7

It's Black Entertainment

20028.7

Kareem: Minority of One

20157.2

Diane Warren: Relentless

20255.4

Diana

1981

An All-Star Celebration Honoring Martin Luther King Jr.

1986

Davi's Way

2018

Michael Jackson: The One

20048.0

Sammy Davis, Jr.: I've Gotta Be Me

20176.9

Brando

20076.8

Unbanned: The Legend of AJ1

20186.8

Like a Rolling Stone: The Life & Times of Ben Fong-Torres

20217.3

Iceberg Slim: Portrait of a Pimp

20126.2

Rising Above the Blues: The Story of Jimmy Scott

2012

Dionne Warwick: Don't Make Me Over

20216.5

David Foster: Off the Record

20197.0

Anouk Aimée, la beauté du geste

20127.5

The Weeknd: 103.5 Dawn FM

20228.0

I Go Back Home - Jimmy Scott

2016

Michael Jackson: The Legend Continues

19887.6

Marvin Hamlisch: What He Did For Love

20139.0

Quincy Jones, Music Man

20259.0

Frank Sinatra Memorial

2000

I Love Quincy

1984

Ronnie's

20207.0

The Real Malcolm X

19928.0

Once Upon a Time Michel Legrand

20246.7

The Black Godfather

20196.6

Frank Sinatra Spectacular

19659.0

It Must Schwing: The Blue Note Story

20188.1

Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes

2023

Quincy Jones... The First 50 Years

1998

Herb Alpert Is...

20207.6

Count Basie: Through His Own Eyes

20207.0

The Jackson Family Honors

19948.0

The Unforgettable Nat King Cole

1989

They All Came Out to Montreux

20237.0

Benny Carter: Symphony in Riffs

19909.0

Wiz on Down the Road

19787.5

King: Man of Peace in a Time of War

20078.5

Q: The Man

20097.8

Letter to the President

20055.0

Quincy Jones: 50 Years in Music - Live at Montreux

1996

Henry Mancini: 100 at the Hollywood Bowl

2024

Listen Up: The Lives of Quincy Jones

19908.0

A Great Day in Harlem

19946.6

ReMastered: The Two Killings of Sam Cooke

20196.9

Q85: A Musical Celebration for Quincy Jones

20187.0

Quincy Jones: Breaking New Sound

2008

Quincy Jones : 75th Birthday Celebration Live at Montreux

20086.2

Sinatra 100: An All-Star Grammy Concert

20159.3

You Don't Own Me

2021

Feel Rich: Health Is the New Wealth

20176.3

King of Kings: Chasing Edward Jones

2024

The Jazz Baroness

2009

The Phil Collins Big Band - Live at Montreux 1996

19968.0

New Order Story

19937.2

Quincy Jones: In the Pocket

200110.0

Quincy Jones: A Musical Celebration in Paris

20198.7

The Distortion of Sound

20147.5

Kylie Minogue V The Bee Gees

2022

Oscar Peterson: Music in the Key of Oscar

19958.0

We Are Universal

1971

Live and Swingin': The Ultimate Rat Pack Collection

20037.8

Creating Ragtime

1998

More Than Jazz

2016

Lesley Gore: It's Her Party

2001

The Jazz Ambassadors

20187.0

Celia: The Queen

2008

Jazz Open Stuttgart 2017 - Festival of World Stars and Child Prodigies

2017

Tony Bennett: Forget Me Not

202210.0

Lady Be Good: Instrumental Women In Jazz

2008

Wayne Shorter: Live at Montreux 1996

199610.0

Experience Montreux

2013

Prince: Musical Portrait

1989

Wheedle's Groove

2009

Montreux Jazz Festival 2013 - Remember Claude Nobs

2019

Jazz Icons - Quincy Jones Live in '60

20068.0

Miles Davis with Quincy Jones and the Gil Evans Orchestra Live at Montreux 1991

20134.2

Quincy Jones & Friends - Live at Jazz Open Stuttgart

2017

An Evening with Quincy Jones

2008

Jacob Collier: In the Room Where It Happens

20225.0

Don Lewis and The Live Electronic Orchestra

2024