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Music Giant, Quincy Jones, Has Died At The Age Of 91 — What A Legacy He's Left Behind
The multi-talented music titan was one of the first Black executives to thrive in Hollywood and amassed an extraordinary musical catalog.
Quincy Jones, the multi-talented music titan whose vast legacy ranged from producing Michael Jackson ’s historic Thriller album to writing prize-winning film and television scores and collaborating with Frank Sinatra, Ray Charles and hundreds of other recording artists, has died at 91. Jones rose from running with gangs on the South Side of Chicago to the very heights of show business, becoming one of the first Black executives to thrive in Hollywood and amassing an extraordinary musical catalog that includes some of the richest moments of American rhythm and song. He was at ease with virtually every form of American music, whether setting Sinatra’s “Fly Me to the Moon” to a punchy, swinging rhythm and wistful flute or opening his production of Charles’ soulful “In the Heat of the Night” with a lusty tenor sax solo.
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