Quincy Jones
Sound
Born: March 14, 1933 · Chicago, Illinois, USA
Died: November 3, 2024 (aged 91)
Highest Rated
Biography
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.
Known for
Austin Powers in Goldmember
2002
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
1990
The Color Purple
1985
Malcolm X
1992
Fantasia 2000
2000
In the Heat of the Night
1967
Get Rich or Die Tryin'
2005
The Italian Job
1969
The Getaway
1972
Sandy Wexler
2017
The Boondocks
2005
In Cold Blood
1967
Photos (1)
Movies (10)
Austin Powers in Goldmember
Quincy Jones
The Wiz
Emerald City Gold Pianist (uncredited)
The Groove Under the Groove
2026
Sidney Poitier: One Bright Light
2000
The Real Malcolm X
1992
Quincy Jones: 50 Years in Music - Live at Montreux
1996
Lesley Gore: It's Her Party
2001
Count Basie: Through His Own Eyes
2020
Wayne Shorter: Live at Montreux 1996
1996
Jazz Icons - Quincy Jones Live in '60
2006
TV Shows (9)
Ironside
1 eps
The Colbert Report
1 eps
The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer
1 eps
The Boondocks
1 eps
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
Quincy Jones · 2 eps
Life Goes On
Dan Webster · 1 eps
Empreintes
1 eps
Best Week Ever
1 eps
Sherman's Showcase
Quincy Jones · 1 eps
Self / Appearances (112)
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host & Musical Guest · 1 eps
Great Performances
Self · 2 eps
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self · 1 eps
The One Show
Self · 1 eps
Sacrée soirée
Self (archive footage) · 1 eps
The Oscars
Self · 3 eps
Carpool Karaoke: The Series
Self · 1 eps
Steve
Self · 1 eps
Classic Albums
Self · 1 eps
Soundbreaking
Self · 1 eps
The Kennedy Center Honors
Self · 1 eps
Legends
Self · 1 eps
Ennio
Self
Fantasia 2000
Self - Host
The Greatest Night in Pop
Self (archive footage)
Sidney
Self
Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration
Self
Sandy Wexler
Self
Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic
Self
Thriller 40
Self (archive footage)
2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Self (archive footage)
We Are the World: The Story Behind the Song
Self
The Earth Day Special
Self
It's Black Entertainment
Self
Score: A Film Music Documentary
Self
Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool
Self - Musician
MADtv
Self · 1 eps
America Beyond the Color Line
Self · 1 eps
Michael Jackson's Journey from Motown to Off the Wall
Self
Michael Jackson: Number Ones
Self (archive footage)
Survivor's Guide to Prison
Self
Looney Tunes 50th Anniversary
Self
Quincy
Self
Brando
Self
Diana
Self
Diane Warren: Relentless
Self (archive footage)
Jay Sebring… Cutting to the Truth
Self
Davi's Way
Self
Kareem: Minority of One
Self
Lill-Babs 40 år som artist
Self
The Jazz Baroness
Self
Michael Jackson: The One
Self
The Black Godfather
Self
The N Word
Self
Oprah & The Color Purple Journey
Self
Ronnie's
Self (voice)
The Cosby Show: A Look Back
Self
ReMastered: The Two Killings of Sam Cooke
Self
Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes
Self
The World of Nat King Cole
Self
Devil's Pie: D'Angelo
Self
Jacob Collier: In the Room Where It Happens
Self
Anouk Aimée, la beauté du geste
Self
King of Kings: Chasing Edward Jones
Self
David Foster: Off the Record
Self
Henry Mancini: 100 at the Hollywood Bowl
Self
I Go Back Home - Jimmy Scott
Self
Letter to the President
Self
Marvin Hamlisch: What He Did For Love
Self
Herb Alpert Is...
Self
Dionne Warwick: Don't Make Me Over
Self
The Weeknd: 103.5 Dawn FM
Self (voice)
Intimate Portrait: Natalie Cole
Self
Benny Carter: Symphony in Riffs
Self
Sinatra 100: An All-Star Grammy Concert
Self
Michael Jackson: The Legend Continues
Self
Quincy Jones, Music Man
Self (archive footage)
Listen Up: The Lives of Quincy Jones
Self
Live and Swingin': The Ultimate Rat Pack Collection
Self (archive footage)
I Love Quincy
Self
Quincy Jones: A Musical Celebration in Paris
Self
Unbanned: The Legend of AJ1
Self
Q85: A Musical Celebration for Quincy Jones
Self
Once Upon a Time Michel Legrand
Self
Quincy Jones... The First 50 Years
Self
Sammy Davis, Jr.: I've Gotta Be Me
Self
Q: The Man
Self
Paul Simon: Under African Skies
Self
It Must Schwing: The Blue Note Story
Self
Genius. A Night for Ray Charles
Self
King: Man of Peace in a Time of War
Self
A Great Day in Harlem
Self - Narrator
Frank Sinatra Spectacular
Self - Conductor
Sergio Mendes in the Key of Joy
Self
The Jazz Ambassadors
Self
Feel Rich: Health Is the New Wealth
Himself
Iceberg Slim: Portrait of a Pimp
Self
Quincy Jones : 75th Birthday Celebration Live at Montreux
Self
Wiz on Down the Road
Self - Music Arranger / Emerald City Gold Pianist
The Distortion of Sound
Self
Oscar Peterson: Music in the Key of Oscar
Self
New Order Story
Self
Kylie Minogue V The Bee Gees
Self (archive footage)
Like a Rolling Stone: The Life & Times of Ben Fong-Torres
Self
Jazz Open Stuttgart 2017 - Festival of World Stars and Child Prodigies
Self
Frank Sinatra Memorial
Self
Quincy Jones: In the Pocket
Self
The Phil Collins Big Band - Live at Montreux 1996
Self
Montreux Jazz Festival 2013 - Remember Claude Nobs
Self
Experience Montreux
Self
Creating Ragtime
Self
Celia: The Queen
Self
The Unforgettable Nat King Cole
Self
Lady Be Good: Instrumental Women In Jazz
Self
Tony Bennett: Forget Me Not
Self
Prince: Musical Portrait
Self
Quincy Jones: Breaking New Sound
Self
Miles Davis with Quincy Jones and the Gil Evans Orchestra Live at Montreux 1991
Himself
More Than Jazz
Himself
Quincy Jones & Friends - Live at Jazz Open Stuttgart
Self
Don Lewis and The Live Electronic Orchestra
Self
Wheedle's Groove
Self
Upcoming (2)
Directing (1)
Writing (1)
Producing (21)
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
Executive Producer
The Oscars
Executive Producer
Bel-Air
Executive Producer
In the House
Producer
The Color Purple
Producer
The Color Purple
Producer
Steel
Producer
The History of Rock 'n' Roll
Executive Producer
MADtv
Producer
Their Eyes Were Watching God
Executive Producer
Stalingrad: Film 1
Producer
Michael Jackson Video Greatest Hits: HIStory
Producer
King of Kings: Chasing Edward Jones
Executive Producer
Fandango at the Wall
Executive Producer
Letter to the President
Executive Producer
A Cool Like That Christmas
Producer
Passing Glory
Executive Producer
Stealing Bess
Executive Producer
The Smokers
Executive Producer
Keep on Keepin' On
Producer
Montreux Jazz Festival 1991
Director of Operations
Other Crew (58)
The Italian Job
Original Music Composer
Roots
Music
In the House
Creator
Banacek
Music
Get Rich or Die Tryin'
Original Music Composer
Malcolm X
Thanks
The Color Purple
Original Music Composer
The Color Purple
Songs
In the Heat of the Night
Original Music Composer
In the Heat of the Night
Songs
The Getaway
Original Music Composer
The Color Purple
Songs
The Wiz
Music Supervisor
The Wiz
Music Arranger
In Cold Blood
Original Music Composer
Mackenna's Gold
Original Music Composer
The Anderson Tapes
Original Music Composer
They Call Me Mister Tibbs!
Original Music Composer
Cactus Flower
Original Music Composer
Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice
Original Music Composer
Mirage
Original Music Composer
The Hot Rock
Original Music Composer
A Dandy in Aspic
Original Music Composer
The Pawnbroker
Original Music Composer
The Out-of-Towners
Original Music Composer
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Original Music Composer
Banning
Original Music Composer
Walk Don't Run
Original Music Composer
The Deadly Affair
Original Music Composer
The Split
Original Music Composer
The New Centurions
Music
National Museum of African American History and Culture Grand Opening Ceremony
Music Producer
The Slender Thread
Original Music Composer
The Slender Thread
Conductor
John and Mary
Original Music Composer
Lola
Original Music Composer
Enter Laughing
Conductor
Enter Laughing
Original Music Composer
The Lost Man
Original Music Composer
The Hell with Heroes
Original Music Composer
The Slugger's Wife
Executive Music Producer
Honky
Original Music Composer
The Boy in the Tree
Original Music Composer
Fever Pitch
Executive Music Producer
For Love of Ivy
Original Music Composer
Killer by Night
Music
Fast Forward
Executive Music Producer
Ironside
Original Music Composer
The Counterfeit Killer
Music
Brother John
Original Music Composer
Split Second to an Epitaph
Original Music Composer
Jigsaw
Music
Eggs
Original Music Composer
The Making of 'The Color Purple'
Music
Of Men and Demons
Original Music Composer
Last of the Mobile Hot Shots
Original Music Composer
Cooking On Hot
Music
Dig: A Journey Into Earth
Music