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Quincy Jones

Quincy Jones

Sound · Born 1933-03-14 · 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…

Movies & TV Shows

  1. Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002) — Quincy Jones
  2. The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1990) — Quincy Jones
  3. Fantasia 2000 (2000) — Self - Host
  4. Sandy Wexler (2017) — Self
  5. Saturday Night Live (1975) — Self - Host & Musical Guest
  6. The Boondocks (2005)
  7. Ennio (2022) — Self
  8. The Wiz (1978) — Emerald City Gold Pianist (uncredited)
  9. The Colbert Report (2005)
  10. The Greatest Night in Pop (2024) — Self (archive footage)
  11. Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003) — Self
  12. The Ellen DeGeneres Show (2003) — Self
  13. MADtv (1995) — Self
  14. Score: A Film Music Documentary (2017) — Self
  15. Thriller 40 (2023) — Self (archive footage)
  16. Quincy (2018) — Self
  17. Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool (2019) — Self - Musician
  18. The Oscars (1953) — Self
  19. Michael Jackson's Journey from Motown to Off the Wall (2016) — Self
  20. Ironside (1967)
  21. Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic (2013) — Self
  22. Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration (2001) — Self
  23. ReMastered: The Two Killings of Sam Cooke (2019) — Self
  24. Sidney (2022) — Self
  25. Survivor's Guide to Prison (2018) — Self
  26. The Black Godfather (2019) — Self
  27. Carpool Karaoke: The Series (2017) — Self
  28. Michael Jackson: Number Ones (2003) — Self (archive footage)
  29. The One Show (2006) — Self
  30. Life Goes On (1989) — Dan Webster
  31. Kareem: Minority of One (2015) — Self
  32. Great Performances (1971) — Self
  33. Looney Tunes 50th Anniversary (1986) — Self
  34. Genius. A Night for Ray Charles (2004) — Self
  35. Iceberg Slim: Portrait of a Pimp (2012) — Self
  36. Paul Simon: Under African Skies (2012) — Self
  37. Soundbreaking (2016) — Self
  38. Diane Warren: Relentless (2025) — Self (archive footage)
  39. We Are the World: The Story Behind the Song (1985) — Self
  40. Brando (2007) — Self

Directed

  1. Tori Amos: Live at Montreux 1991/1992 (2008) — Director