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