Set List Special - Remembering Quincy Jones

Quincy Delight Jones, Jr.

March 14, 1933 - November 3, 2024

Record producer, songwriter, composer, arranger, film & television producer

Known for -

- Arranger & conductor for collaborations with Frank Sinatra & Count Basie

- Produced 3 successful albums by Michael Jackson: Off the Wall (1979), Thriller (1982), Bad (1987)

- Conducted "We Are the World" to raise funds for victims of famine in Ethiopia (1985)

- Composed such film scores as The Pawnbroker (1965), 

In the Heat of the Night (1967), In Cold Blood (1967), The Color Purple (1985), and more

Honors -

- Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Roots, 1977)

- Tony Award for Best Revival of a Musical (The Color Purple, 2016)

- Grammy Legend Award (1992)

- Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award (1995)

(First African-American to receive this award)

- Kennedy Center Honors (2001)

- National Medal of the Arts (2011, Presented by Barack Obama)

- Academy Honorary Award (2024)

 Named one of the most influential jazz musicians of the 20th Century (Time)

Legacy

Academy Award Nominations -

- First African-American to be nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Song ("The Eyes of Love," 1968)

- Academy Award for Best Original Score Nomination (In Cold Blood, 1968)

- First African-American to be nominated twice in the same year

- First African-American to be the musical director and conductor of the Academy Awards (1971)

- Second most Oscar-nominated African-American w/ 7 nominations

Berklee College of Music -

Honorary Doctorate of Music (1983)

American Academy of Achievement -

Golden Plate Award (1984, Presented by Ray Charles)

Government of France -

Commander of  the Legion of Honour (2001)

BET Awards -

Humanitarian Award (2008)

Los Angeles Press Club -

Visionary Award (2014)

Royal Academy of Music, London -

Honorary Doctorate (2015)

Black Music & Entertainment Walk of Fame -

Foundational Inductee (2021)

Composer credit - 34 Films 

1965 - 2024

Composer credit - 6 Television Programs

Musical Director credit - 2 Television Programs

Executive Producer credit - 9 Television Programs

Composer for 5 Music Videos

Producer for 4 Music Videos

Composer/Producer for 2 Music Videos

Conductor/Producer for 1 Music Videos

Music Supervisor for 2 Music Videos

9 Cameo Appearance in Acting

(Wikipedia)

Discography -

16 Studio Albums

24 Soundtrack Albums

3 Live Albums

4 Compilation Albums

6 singles & 6 albums in the Top 40

No. 1 records in three consecutive decades

(1960s, 1970s, 1980s)

7 Gold Certifications (only in the U.S.)

4 Platinum Certifications (only in the U.S.)

1 Gold Certification (Britain)

1 Silver Certification (Britain)

(Wikipedia)