Johann Sebastian Bach, Ludwig van Beethoven, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart . . . Quincy Delight Jones, Jr. For 70 years, seven full decades, songwriter, music producer ...

Quincy Jones was one of the most successful producers ... In addition to serving as arranger and orchestra conductor, Jones helped Lee write some of the album's songs, such as "New York City ...

There’s no doubt Jones could create pure jazz — his albums with his orchestra are some of the best large-ensemble recordings of the 1950s and ’60s. They are captured in a 2007 Mosaic Records ...

Jones’ first full-length album as a bandleader, conductor and arranger ... use of vibraphone when set against his orchestra’s melancholy strings. Quincy Jones – “You’ve Got It Bad ...

“Quincy was a ... to conduct a 55-piece orchestra during a performance in Monaco. He became closer to Sinatra in 1964: The Voice was enthralled by Jones’ work conducting and arranging Count ...

Mr. Jones went on to work as a freelance composer, conductor ... and sisters Theresa Frank and Margie Jay. Quincy Jones rehearses with the Lille orchestra during the Montreux Jazz Festival ...

Quincy Jones, one of the most important music ... A composer, arranger, producer, and orchestra conductor, he was decisive in his early years in jazz, bringing a breath of fresh air to recordings ...

If you listed all the figures who have embodied post-World War II American popular music, Quincy ... life in music. Jones’s big break came when he joined the Lionel Hampton Orchestra as a ...

Quincy Jones was one of the most impactful ... This 1964 from Frank Sinatra, featuring the great County Basie and his orchestra, was arranged by Jones and he is responsible for the sound of ...

Quincy Jones in 2013 ... first-tier jazz musicians. Mr. Jones’s vision for this band grew out of the tight and smooth sound world of the 1950s Count Basie Orchestra. Offered the job of ...

If you listed all the figures who have embodied post-World War II American popular music, Quincy Jones ... Lionel Hampton and his Orchestra, “Kingfish” (1951) Jones’s big break came when ...