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Quincy Jones
Composer, Producer, Actor, Director, Additional Credits
Born March 14, 1933Died November 3, 2024 (91 years)
Quincy Delight Jones Jr. (March 14, 1933 – November 3, 2024) was an American record producer, musician, songwriter, composer, arranger, and film and television producer. His career spans 70 years in the entertainment industry with a record of 80 Grammy Award nominations, 28 Grammys, and a Grammy Legend Award in 1992.
Jones came to prominence in the 1950s as a jazz arranger and conductor before working on pop music and film scores. He moved easily between musical genres, producing Lesley Gore's major pop hits of the early 1960s (including "It's My Party") and serving as an arranger and conductor for several collaborations between the jazz artists Frank Sinatra and Count Basie in the same time period. In 1968, Jones became the first African American to be nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Song for "The Eyes of Love" from the film Banning. Jones was also nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Score for his work on the 1967 film In Cold Blood, making him the first African American to be nominated twice in the same year. Jones produced three of popstar Michael Jackson's most successful albums: Off the Wall (1979), Thriller (1982), and Bad (1987). In 1985, Jones produced and conducted the charity song "We Are the World", which raised funds for victims of famine in Ethiopia.
In 1971, Jones became the first African American to be the musical director and conductor of the Academy Awards. In 1995, he was the first African American to receive the academy's Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award. He is tied with sound designer Willie D. Burton as the second most Oscar-nominated African American, with seven nominations each. In 2013, Jones was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame as the winner, alongside Lou Adler, of the Ahmet Ertegun Award. He was named one of the most influential jazz musicians of the 20th century by Time.
Jones came to prominence in the 1950s as a jazz arranger and conductor before working on pop music and film scores. He moved easily between musical genres, producing Lesley Gore's major pop hits of the early 1960s (including "It's My Party") and serving as an arranger and conductor for several collaborations between the jazz artists Frank Sinatra and Count Basie in the same time period. In 1968, Jones became the first African American to be nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Song for "The Eyes of Love" from the film Banning. Jones was also nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Score for his work on the 1967 film In Cold Blood, making him the first African American to be nominated twice in the same year. Jones produced three of popstar Michael Jackson's most successful albums: Off the Wall (1979), Thriller (1982), and Bad (1987). In 1985, Jones produced and conducted the charity song "We Are the World", which raised funds for victims of famine in Ethiopia.
In 1971, Jones became the first African American to be the musical director and conductor of the Academy Awards. In 1995, he was the first African American to receive the academy's Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award. He is tied with sound designer Willie D. Burton as the second most Oscar-nominated African American, with seven nominations each. In 2013, Jones was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame as the winner, alongside Lou Adler, of the Ahmet Ertegun Award. He was named one of the most influential jazz musicians of the 20th century by Time.
Known For
Quincy Jones Filmography
| 2024 | Lola · as Original Music Composer |
| 2016 | National Museum of African American History and Culture Grand Opening Ceremony · as Music Producer |
| 2009 | Mini Adventures · as Composer |
| 2005 | Get Rich or Die Tryin' · as Original Music Composer |
| 2003 | The Making of 'The Italian Job' · as Composer |
| 1990 | Listen Up: The Lives of Quincy Jones · as Composer |
| 1985 | The Color Purple · as Original Music Composer |
| 1977 | Roots (TV Series) |
| 1972 | The Getaway · as Original Music Composer |
| 1972 | |
| 1972 | Banacek (TV Series) |
| 1972 | The Hot Rock · as Original Music Composer |
| 1972 | Yao of the Jungle · as Composer |
| 1971 | $ · as Original Music Composer |
| 1971 | Honky · as Original Music Composer |
| 1971 | Eggs · as Original Music Composer |
| 1971 | The Anderson Tapes · as Original Music Composer |
| 1971 | Brother John · as Original Music Composer |
| 1970 | The Seduction of a Nerd · as Composer |
| 1970 | The Last of the Mobile Hot Shots · as Original Music Composer |
| 1970 | They Call Me Mister Tibbs! · as Original Music Composer |
| 1970 | The Out of Towners · as Original Music Composer |
| 1969 | Cactus Flower · as Original Music Composer |
| 1969 | John and Mary · as Original Music Composer |
| 1969 | Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice · as Original Music Composer |
| 1969 | The Bill Cosby Show (TV Series) · as Composer |
| 1969 | The Italian Job · as Original Music Composer |
| 1969 | The Lost Man · as Original Music Composer |
| 1969 | |
| 1969 | Of Men and Demons · as Original Music Composer |
| 1968 | The Split · as Original Music Composer |
| 1968 | The Hell with Heroes · as Original Music Composer |
| 1968 | For Love of Ivy · as Original Music Composer |
| 1968 | |
| 1968 | |
| 1968 | A Dandy in Aspic · as Original Music Composer |
| 1967 | In Cold Blood · as Original Music Composer |
| 1967 | Banning · as Original Music Composer |
| 1967 | Ironside (TV Series) · as Composer |
| 1967 | In the Heat of the Night · as Original Music Composer |
| 1967 | Ironside · as Original Music Composer |
| 1967 | The Deadly Affair · as Original Music Composer |
| 1967 | Enter Laughing · as Original Music Composer |
| 1966 | Hey, Landlord (TV Series) · as Composer |
| 1966 | Walk Don't Run · as Original Music Composer |
| 1965 | The Slender Thread · as Original Music Composer |
| 1965 | Mirage · as Original Music Composer |
| 1964 | The Pawnbroker · as Original Music Composer |
| 1963 | Bob Hope Presents The Chrysler Theatre (TV Series) · as Composer |
| 1961 | Pojken i trädet · as Original Music Composer |
| 2023 | |
| 2023 | They All Came Out To Montreux (TV Series) · as Executive Producer |
| 2022 | King of Kings: Chasing Edward Jones · as Executive Producer |
| 2022 | Bel-Air (TV Series) · as Executive Producer |
| 2020 | Fandango at the Wall · as Executive Producer |
| 2017 | Feel Rich: Health Is the New Wealth · as Executive Producer |
| 2017 | Taking the Stage: African American Music and Stories That Changed America · as Executive Producer |
| 2014 | |
| 2008 | |
| 2005 | Letter to the President · as Executive Producer |
| 2005 | Their Eyes Were Watching God · as Executive Producer |
| 2003 | |
| 2003 | Vacuums · as Executive Producer |
| 2002 | Tupac Shakur: Thug Angel · as Executive Producer |
| 2001 | Say It Loud: A Celebration of Black Music in America (TV Series) · as Executive Producer |
| 2000 | The Smokers · as Executive Producer |
| 1999 | Passing Glory · as Executive Producer |
| 1997 | |
| 1996 | The 68th Annual Academy Awards · as Executive Producer |
| 1995 | MADtv (TV Series) |
| 1995 | |
| 1995 | In the House (TV Series) |
| 1995 | The History of Rock 'n' Roll (TV Series) · as Executive Producer |
| 1993 | |
| 1993 | Miles Davis & Quincy Jones: Live at Montreux · as Executive Producer |
| 1991 | Jenny Jones (TV Series) |
| 1990 | The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (TV Series) · as Executive Producer |
| 1990 | |
| 1985 | |
| 1953 | The Academy Awards (TV Series) · as Executive Producer |
| 2018 | |
| 2005 | The Boondocks (TV Series) |
| 2005 | The Colbert Report (TV Series) |
| 2005 | The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer (TV Series) |
| 2004 | Best Week Ever (TV Series) |
| 2000 | |
| 1992 | |
| 1989 | Life Goes On (TV Series) · as Dan Webster |
| 1978 | The Wiz · as Emerald City Gold Pianist (uncredited) |
| 1967 | Ironside (TV Series) |
| 2023 | The Color Purple · as Songs |
| 1985 | The Color Purple · as Lyricist |
| 1978 | The Wiz · as Music Supervisor |