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‘I named my son after him’: readers on the greatness of Quincy Jones

Whether advising him on restaurant menus or meeting him at Prince’s house, Guardian readers recall their encounters with the entertainment icon

A wonderfully talented musician, producer and arranger, and a big musical presence in my life from around the mid-70s, after I heard his album You’ve Got it Bad Girl. His productions are profound, complex, clever, creative, extremely playful, out of this world, eternal – as are his smile, his twinkly eyes, and the many, many connections he made. The track Chump Change is for ever tied to the Dutch sports radio show Langs de lijn, as the programme’s jingle.

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