By Staff Reporter Thalia Eclarinal
Courtesy of Rashida Jones (@rashidajones) Instagram
A picture of her as a baby with her father, Quincy Jones.
On Sunday, Nov. 3, legendary American record producer and composer Quincy Delight Jones Jr., also known as Quincy Jones, passed away at the age of 91 in Los Angeles.
While the name may not sound familiar to all, Jones’ credits span far and wide, including writing and producing with big names like Michael Jackson, Donna Summer, Frank Sinatra, Dizzy Gillespie, Ray Charles, and Ella Fitzgerald. Arnold Robinson, Jones’ publicist, did not specify the cause of death, but said in a statement that he was surrounded by family in his Bel Air home and “passed away peacefully.”
Jones’ works with Jackson include albums “Off the Wall,” “Thriller,” and “Bad,” all globally-popular and best-selling – “Thriller” still holds the title of the best-selling album of all time.
A 2013 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee, Jones composed around 35 film scores and worked as either a producer, composer, conductor, arranger, or performer on over 400 albums, according to USA Today. He was also a bandleader, trumpeter, songwriter, and even a film and television producer.
He produced TV show “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air,” giving Will Smith a key break in his career, and helped with Oprah Winfrey and Whoopi Goldberg’s emergence into film through the Steven Spielberg-directed 1985 film “The Color Purple.”
Jones is survived by children Rashida Jones, Jolie Jones Levine, Rachel Jones, Martina Jones, Kidada Jones, Kenya Kinski-Jones, and Quincy Jones III, as well as siblings Richard Jones, Theresa Frank, and Margie Jay.
“He was a giant. An icon. A culture shifter. A genius. All accurate descriptions of my father but his music (and all of his work) was a channel for his love. [...] He made everyone he ever met feel loved and seen. That’s his legacy.” actor and filmmaker, Rashida Jones said, in an Instagram post from Thursday, Nov. 7, remembering her father.
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