Quincy Jones dies aged 91: Legendary music producer who labored with numerous stars from Michael Jackson to Frank Sinatra passes away
US music titan Quincy Jones who produced Michael Jackson‘s Thriller album and collaborated with artists including Frank Sinatra and Ray Charles has died aged 91.
Jones’s publicist Arnold Robinson said he died last night surrounded by his family at his home in the Bel Air area of Los Angeles.
The family said in a statement: ‘Tonight, with full but broken hearts, we must share the news of our father and brother Quincy Jones’ passing.
‘And although this is an incredible loss for our family, we celebrate the great life that he lived and know there will never be another like him.’
Jones rose to the top of showbusiness as he became one of the first black executives to thrive in Hollywood and amassing an extraordinary musical catalogue.
Quincy Jones at ‘Singers and Songs Celebrate Tony Bennett’s 80th’ in Hollywood in 2006
He toured with Count Basie and Lionel Hampton, arranged records for Sinatra and Ella Fitzgerald and composed the soundtracks for Roots and In The Heat Of The Night.
Jones organised then-president Bill Clinton‘s first inaugural celebration and oversaw the all-star recording of We Are The World in 1985 for famine relief in Africa.
Lionel Richie, who co-wrote We Are the World and was among the featured singers, would call Jones ‘the master orchestrator’.
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