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Quincy Delight Jones Jr. (March 14, 1933 – November 3, 2024) was an American record producer, composer, arranger, conductor, trumpeter, and bandleader. Over the course of his seven-decade career, he received many accolades including 28 Grammy Awards, [1] a Primetime Emmy Award, and a Tony Award as well as nominations for seven Academy Awards and four Golden Globe Awards.
Quincy Jones – “Soul Bossa Nova” (1962) 1962’s cold Christmas got steamier when Jones composed and produced this sexy song for his “Big Band Bossa Nova” album and its trend-conscious ...
Quincy Jones, an American record producer, musical arranger, film composer, impresario, conductor, and trumpeter, charted 6 singles and 6 albums in the top 40 and won 4 Platinum Awards and 7 Gold Awards only in the United States. [1]
The album also contains "Razzamatazz" (with vocals by Patti Austin) which reached No. 11 in the United Kingdom, Jones's biggest solo hit in that country. The Dude was nominated for twelve Grammy Awards (including Album of the Year ) and won three at the 24th Grammy Awards : for Best Instrumental Arrangement; Best R&B Performance by a Duo or ...
And time tells the greatest tale: “Thriller” sold more than 20 million copies in 1983 alone and has contended with the Eagles’ “Greatest Hits 1971-1975” among others as the best-selling ...
His biggest hits for the band, "Boogie Nights" and the ballad "Always and Forever," were both million-sellers and helped break the band in America, which is how he came to the attention of Quincy ...
Body Heat was Quincy Jones' highest-charting album on the Billboard 200, peaking at number six. ... "Too Old For Me" by Jerome on Bad Boy Greatest Hits, Volume 1 (1998)
Related: Quincy Jones' Life in Photos The song went on to hit No. 1 on the R&B singles chart, the Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks chart and the Billboard Hot 100. Outside of the United States, the ...