Quincy Jones
Quincy Delight Jones Jr. (Born March 14, 1933 in Chicago , Illinois ) is an American music producer , composer , jazz trumpeter , arranger and band leader . He was the first African American to hold the leadership of a major label . He became widely known as the producer of Michael Jackson .
Live and act
Quincy Jones grew up in Chicago. He discovered his love for music while breaking into a US Army veterans home. In Bremerton , Washington state , he met Ray Charles as a teenager , with whom he formed a small combo and toured the local Seattle jazz clubs . At 17 he received a scholarship to the Berklee College of Music in Boston . But in 1951 he gave up his studies when Lionel Hampton hired him as a trumpeter for a tour.
Career
When Jones had earned his first spurs as an arranger with the Lionel Hampton Orchestra , he settled in New York , where he soon made arrangements for studio recordings for artists such as Count Basie , Sarah Vaughan , Duke Ellington and Gene in addition to his childhood friend Ray Charles Krupa wrote. Dizzy Gillespie hired him in 1956 as an orchestra conductor for a tour that included the Middle East and South America. In 1957 he got a contract with ABC-Paramount , where he was able to release his first album, This Is How I Feel About Jazz .
In 1957 Jones went to Paris , where he deepened his musical studies with Nadia Boulanger at the American Conservatory in Fontainebleau . At the same time he worked as a producer for the label Barclay Records , the French distribution partner of Mercury Records , where he looked after Jacques Brel , Henri Salvador and Charles Aznavour , among others , but also produced international recordings for Billy Eckstine and Sarah Vaughan . He also went on tour with various jazz bands in Europe. In June 1958 he conducted the orchestra for a gala concert by Frank Sinatra in Monaco , which marked the beginning of a long-term collaboration with the artist. In 1959 and 1960 he was touring Europe with his own large formation.
Back in the United States, Jones became Vice President of the New York division of Mercury Records and head of its A&R in 1961, and Vice President of the label in 1964, making it the first African American in the management of a major label. In addition to jazz , he now also produced pop . From 1963 he also composed film music with great success . That same year he won his first Grammy for the arrangement of I Can't Stop Loving You for the Count Basie orchestra . In 1964, he led the orchestra (and wrote with Billy Byers the arrangements) for the second joint studio album It Might As Well Be Swing by Frank Sinatra and Count Basie, on a legendary version of "Fly Me To The Moon" is which was played on the moon landing in 1969. As orchestra conductor, he went on an extensive, almost two-year concert tour with Sinatra and Basie in 1964, during which, among other things, the live double album Sinatra At The Sands (1966) was created. Eighteen years later (1984) Sinatra recorded his last solo album LA Is My Lady under Jones' direction .
Jones is best known for his work as a producer of Michael Jackson , whom he met in the late 1970s and for whose most successful albums ( Off the Wall , Thriller , Bad ) he was responsible as a producer. The album Thriller is the best-selling album of all time with certified 104 million units sold.
Jones has also produced successful tracks with artists Aretha Franklin , Little Richard and Herbie Hancock . He also composed numerous other film scores before moving to production in Hollywood from the mid-1980s . In 1985 Jones produced the hit We Are the World , written by Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie , which raised $ 50 million for an aid fund for Africa. In the same year he made the film adaptation of The Color Purple , for which he wrote the Oscar- nominated music, including the title Don't Make Me No Never Mind, which was recorded with John Lee Hooker . As a permanent partner in these and many other productions, he regularly had songwriter Rod Temperton and sound engineer Bruce Swedien at his side, who helped the Michael Jackson albums in particular to achieve their unmistakable sound.
In 1989 Jones produced the album Back on the Block , which includes a cover version of Birdland , in which Ella Fitzgerald , George Benson and Joe Zawinul took part. The Grammy- winning record also features Miles Davis , Al Jarreau , Take 6 , Sarah Vaughan (one of her latest recordings) and Ray Charles.
In 1991 the documentary "Listen Up - The Life of Quincy Jones" by Ellen Weissbrod was released.
Private life
Jones has six daughters, including actresses Kidada Jones and Rashida Jones , and a son, Quincy Jones III , with Swedish model Ulla Andersson . From 1991 to 1997 he lived with the actress Nastassja Kinski , a daughter comes from this relationship.
Prizes and awards
For his musical work, Quincy Jones was nominated 79 times for a Grammy until 2010 - he was awarded the prize 27 times. In 2005 he was inducted into the Dance Music Hall of Fame . In 1991 he received the Honorary Rose of the Rose of Montreux . In 1994 he and Nikolaus Harnoncourt were awarded the Polar Music Prize , which many consider to be the unofficial Nobel Prize in Music. In 1995 he received an honorary Oscar ( Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award ). In 2001 he was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences . In 2008 Jones received the State NEA Foundation's Jazz Masters Fellowship , the highest honor for jazz musicians in the United States.
Discography
Studio albums
year | Title music label |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, music label , placements, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | |||||
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DE | AT | CH | UK | US | R&B | |||
1969 | Walking in Space A&M 3023 |
- | - | - | - |
US56 (39 weeks) US |
R&B6 (27 weeks) R&B |
First release: November 1969
Instrumental album Grammy (Best Jazz Instrumental Performance ) Producer: Creed Taylor |
1970 | Gula Matari A&M 3030 |
- | - | - | - |
US63 (16 weeks) US |
R&B16 (15 weeks) R&B |
First release: August 1970
Instrumental album Producer: Creed Taylor |
1971 | Smackwater Jack A&M 3037 |
- | - | - | - |
US56 (33 weeks) US |
R&B11 (27 weeks) R&B |
First release: October 1971 Grammy
instrumental album (Best Pop Instrumental) Producers: Phil Ramone , Quincy Jones, Ray Brown |
1973 | You've Got It Bad Girl A&M 3041 |
- | - | - | - |
US94 (24 weeks) US |
R&B14 (26 weeks) R&B |
First published: May 1973
Producers: Quincy Jones, Ray Brown |
1974 | Body Heat A&M 3617 |
- | - | - | - |
US6th
gold
(43 weeks)US |
R&B1 (40 weeks) R&B |
First published: May 1974
Producers: Quincy Jones, Ray Brown |
1975 | Mellow Madness A&M 4526 |
- | - | - | - |
US16 (30 weeks) US |
R&B3 (14 weeks) R&B |
First published: August 1975
Producer: Quincy Jones |
1976 | I Heard That !! (The Musical World of Quincy Jones) A&M 3705 |
- | - | - | - |
US43 (15 weeks) US |
R&B16 (17 weeks) R&B |
First release: September 1976
double album (new tracks / A&M songs since 1969) Producer: Quincy Jones |
1977 | Roots (The Saga of an American Family) A&M 4626 |
- | - | - | - |
US21st
gold
(14 weeks)US |
R&B6 (11 weeks) R&B |
First release: February 1977
Soundtrack of the television series of the same name Producer: Quincy Jones |
1978 | Sounds… and Stuff Like That !! A&M 4685 |
- | - | - | - |
US15th
platinum
(20 weeks)US |
R&B4 (23 weeks) R&B |
First published: June 1978
Producer: Quincy Jones |
1981 |
The Dude A&M 3248 |
DE54 (9 weeks) DE |
- | - |
UK19th
silver
(25 weeks)UK |
US10
platinum
(80 weeks)US |
R&B3 (81 weeks) R&B |
|
1984 | LA Is My Lady Qwest 25145 |
- | - | - |
UK41 (8 weeks) UK |
- | - | |
1985 |
We Are the World Columbia 40043 |
DE8 (17 weeks) DE |
AT5 (16 weeks) AT |
CH1 (19 weeks) CH |
UK31 (5 weeks) UK |
US1 × 3
(22 weeks)US |
R&B6 (17 weeks) R&B |
|
1989 |
Back on the Block Qwest 26020 |
DE5 (24 weeks) DE |
AT19 (6 weeks) AT |
CH21 (3 weeks) CH |
UK26th
gold
(12 weeks)UK |
US9
platinum
(40 weeks)US |
R&B1 (39 weeks) R&B |
|
1995 | Q's Jook Joint Qwest 45875 |
- | - | - | - |
US32
platinum
(38 weeks)US |
R&B6 (48 weeks) R&B |
|
2010 | Q Soul Bossa Nostra Qwest 1429402 |
- | - | - | - |
US86 (2 weeks) US |
R&B15 (8 weeks) R&B |
First released: November 9th, 2010
Producer: Quincy Jones |
gray hatching : no chart data available for this year
Selection of albums produced by Jones
- 1955 Social Call , Betty Carter
- 1959 Vaughan and Violins , Sarah Vaughan
- 1960 Under Paris Skies , Andy Williams
- 1961 Genius + Soul = Jazz , Ray Charles
- 1961 If You Go , Peggy Lee
- 1962 Blues Cross Country , Peggy Lee
- 1962 You're Mine You , Sarah Vaughan
- 1963 Ella and Basie! , Ella Fitzgerald
- 1964 It Might as Well Be Swing , Frank Sinatra
- 1965 Our Shining Hour , Sammy Davis Jr.
- 1966 Sinatra at the Sands with Count Basie , Frank Sinatra
- 1970 What the World Needs Now , Merrilee Rush
- 1976 Look Out for # 1 , The Brothers Johnson
- 1979 Off the Wall , Michael Jackson
- 1980 Give Me The Night , George Benson
- 1981 Every Home Should Have One , Patti Austin
- 1982 thriller , Michael Jackson
- 1982 Donna Summer , Donna Summer
- 1983 It's Your Night , James Ingram
- 1984 LA Is My Lady , Frank Sinatra
- 1987 Bad , Michael Jackson
- 2012 Sounds of Space , Alfredo Rodriguez
- 2013 Diversity , Emily Bear
- 2014 Paris , Zaz
- 2018 The Little Dream , Alfredo Rodríguez
Film music (selection)
- 1964: The Pawnbroker (The Pawnbroker)
- 1964: The 27th floor (Mirage)
- 1965: Voice on the phone (The Slender Thread)
- 1966: Call for a Dead (The Deadly Affair)
- 1966: In the Heat of the Night
- 1966: Not So Fast, My Boy (Walk Don't Run)
- 1967: $ 25,000 for a man (Banning)
- 1967: In Cold Blood (In Cold Blood)
- 1967: Death Dance of a Killer (A Dandy in Aspic)
- 1968: Mackenna's Gold
- 1969: The Cactus Flower
- 1969: John and Mary (John and Mary)
- 1969: Of Men and Demons
- 1969: The Lost Man (The Lost Man)
- 1969: Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice
- 1970: Never Again New York (The Out-of-Towners)
- 1970: Ten hours for Virgil Tibbs (They Call Me Mister Tibbs)
- 1970: The Anderson Clan (The Anderson Tapes)
- 1971: The robbery of millions (dollars)
- 1971: Four Weird Birds (The Hot Rock)
- 1972: Getaway (The Getaway)
- 1977: Roots
- 1986: The Color Purple (The Color Purple)
- 2002: Austin Powers in Goldmember (Austin Powers in Goldmember)
- 2005: Get Rich or Die Tryin '
literature
- Richard Cook , Brian Morton : The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD . 6th edition. Penguin, London 2002, ISBN 0-14-051521-6 .
Web links
- Literature by and about Quincy Jones in the catalog of the German National Library
- Quincy Jones at the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Official website of Quincy Jones
- Official website of Quincy Jones Music Publishing
- Biography on the website of the NEA Foundation (English)
- Quincy Jones at Discogs (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ ZeitMagazin , November 6, 2014, pp. 18f.
- ↑ Zeit Magazin, November 6, 2014, p. 20.
- ↑ imdb: biography Quincy Jones. Retrieved August 24, 2014 .
- ↑ Career data at Mercury according to New Grove Dictionary of Jazz
- ↑ allmusic.com. Retrieved August 24, 2014 .
- ^ Wieland Harms: The Unplugged Guitar Book. 20 of the most beautiful songs for acoustic guitar. Gerig Music, ISBN 3-87252-249-3 , p. 51.
- ↑ rockhall.com. Retrieved August 24, 2014 .
- ↑ Zeit Magazin, November 6, 2014, p. 18.
- ↑ La Salud Familiar
- ↑ Chart sources: DE AT CH UK1 UK2 US
- ^ Joel Whitburn : Top R&B Albums 1965–1998, ISBN 0-89820-134-9 .
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Jones, Quincy |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Q; Jones, Quincy Delight Jr. (Full name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American music producer, film composer and musician |
DATE OF BIRTH | March 14, 1933 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Chicago , Illinois |