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Keyboardist Greg Phillinganes Remembers Longtime Collaborator Quincy Jones: ‘A Generous Human Being’
Quincy Jones is remembered by longtime collaborator Greg Phillinganes, who worked with the music legend on Michael Jackson's "Off the Wall" and more.
Greg Phillinganes, a keyboardist from Detroit, was in Stevie Wonder ‘s Wonderlove band in the early ’70s when prolific producer and composer Quincy Jones invited him to play on a session with jazzman Billy Eckstine. The collaboration led to a nearly 50-year relationship, in which Phillinganes appeared on “Q”-produced classics such as Michael Jackson ‘s Off the Wall and Thriller, plus albums by Patti Austin, George Benson, James Ingram and Jones himself. By phone from New York, where he is working with Pink Floyd ‘s David Gilmour on his Luck and Strange tour, Phillinganes remembers Jones, his friend and mentor, who died Sunday at 91.
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