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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 tim…
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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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The Groove Under the Groove
Quincy Jones, Music Man
as Self (archive footage)
Diane Warren: Relentless
as Self (archive footage)
Once Upon a Time Michel Legrand
as Self
Henry Mancini: 100 at the Hollywood Bowl
as Self
King of Kings: Chasing Edward Jones
as Self
Don Lewis and The Live Electronic Orchestra
as Self
The Greatest Night in Pop
as Self (archive footage)
Oprah & The Color Purple Journey
as Self
Thriller 40
as Self (archive footage)
No Poster
They All Came Out to Montreux
as Self
Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes
as Self
2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
as Self (archive footage)
Sidney
as Self
Kylie Minogue V The Bee Gees
as Self (archive footage)
Tony Bennett: Forget Me Not
as Self
Jacob Collier: In the Room Where It Happens
as Self
Ennio
as Self
The Weeknd: 103.5 Dawn FM
as Self (voice)
Dionne Warwick: Don't Make Me Over
as Self
Like a Rolling Stone: The Life & Times of Ben Fong-Torres
as Self
No Poster
You Don't Own Me
as Self
Sergio Mendes in the Key of Joy
as Self
Ronnie's
as Self (voice)
Herb Alpert Is...
as Self
Count Basie: Through His Own Eyes
Jay Sebring… Cutting to the Truth
as Self
Quincy Jones: A Musical Celebration in Paris
as Self
David Foster: Off the Record
as Self
Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool
as Self - Musician
Montreux Jazz Festival 2013 - Remember Claude Nobs
as Self
The Black Godfather
as Self
Devil's Pie: D'Angelo
as Self
ReMastered: The Two Killings of Sam Cooke
as Self
Q85: A Musical Celebration for Quincy Jones
as Self
Quincy
as Self
Davi's Way
as Self
It Must Schwing: The Blue Note Story
as Self
The Jazz Ambassadors
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Unbanned: The Legend of AJ1
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Survivor's Guide to Prison
as Self
Quincy Jones & Friends - Live at Jazz Open Stuttgart
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Jazz Open Stuttgart 2017 - Festival of World Stars and Child Prodigies
as Self
Sammy Davis, Jr.: I've Gotta Be Me
as Self
Feel Rich: Health Is the New Wealth
as Himself
Sandy Wexler
as Self
Score: A Film Music Documentary
as Self
I Go Back Home - Jimmy Scott
as Self
More Than Jazz
as Himself
Michael Jackson's Journey from Motown to Off the Wall
as Self
Sinatra 100: An All-Star Grammy Concert
as Self
Kareem: Minority of One
as Self
The Distortion of Sound
as Self
Marvin Hamlisch: What He Did For Love
as Self
Miles Davis with Quincy Jones and the Gil Evans Orchestra Live at Montreux 1991
as Himself
Experience Montreux
as Self
Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic
as Self
Anouk Aimée, la beauté du geste
as Self
Iceberg Slim: Portrait of a Pimp
as Self
No Poster
Rising Above the Blues: The Story of Jimmy Scott
as Self
Paul Simon: Under African Skies
as Self
Wheedle's Groove
as Self
The Jazz Baroness
as Self
Q: The Man
as Self
Quincy Jones : 75th Birthday Celebration Live at Montreux
as Self
Celia: The Queen
as Self
Quincy Jones: Breaking New Sound
as Self
Lady Be Good: Instrumental Women In Jazz
as Self
No Poster
An Evening with Quincy Jones
Brando
as Self
King: Man of Peace in a Time of War
as Self
Jazz Icons - Quincy Jones Live in '60
The N Word
as Self
Letter to the President
as Self
Genius. A Night for Ray Charles
as Self
The World of Nat King Cole
as Self
Michael Jackson: The One
as Self
Live and Swingin': The Ultimate Rat Pack Collection
as Self (archive footage)
Michael Jackson: Number Ones
as Self (archive footage)
Austin Powers in Goldmember
as Quincy Jones
The Cosby Show: A Look Back
as Self
It's Black Entertainment
as Self
Lesley Gore: It's Her Party
Quincy Jones: In the Pocket
as Self
Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration
as Self
Frank Sinatra Memorial
as Self
Sidney Poitier: One Bright Light
Fantasia 2000
as Self - Host
Intimate Portrait: Natalie Cole
as Self
Quincy Jones... The First 50 Years
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Creating Ragtime
as Self
Quincy Jones: 50 Years in Music - Live at Montreux
The Phil Collins Big Band - Live at Montreux 1996
as Self
Wayne Shorter: Live at Montreux 1996
Oscar Peterson: Music in the Key of Oscar
as Self
Lill-Babs 40 år som artist
as Self
A Great Day in Harlem
as Self - Narrator
No Poster
The Jackson Family Honors
as Self
New Order Story
as Self
The Real Malcolm X
Listen Up: The Lives of Quincy Jones
as Self
Benny Carter: Symphony in Riffs
as Self
The Earth Day Special
as Self
The Unforgettable Nat King Cole
as Self
Prince: Musical Portrait
as Self
Michael Jackson: The Legend Continues
as Self
No Poster
An All-Star Celebration Honoring Martin Luther King Jr.
Looney Tunes 50th Anniversary
as Self
We Are the World: The Story Behind the Song
as Self
I Love Quincy
as Self
Diana
as Self
The Wiz
as Emerald City Gold Pianist (uncredited)
Wiz on Down the Road
as Self - Music Arranger / Emerald City Gold Pianist
No Poster
We Are Universal
Frank Sinatra Spectacular
as Self - Conductor