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Jun 2, 2021 · In 2016, the comedian Quincy Jones, who had been given a terminal-cancer diagnosis, had a dream come true: HBO aired his debut stand-up special, ‘Burning the Light.’ We caught up with the ...
Mar 14, 2018 · Ray Charles, “The Ray” (1957) It’s surprising that Jones didn’t wind up working more closely with Ray Charles. The two met while teenagers in Seattle, forging a lifelong friendship ...
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Mar 14, 2023 · Quincy Jones - Ai No Corrida If you’re a stranger to Jones’ 1981 album The Dude, then go on, treat yourself… we’ll meet you back here in 41 minutes… The Dude blissfully fuses the jazz, funk and pop of Jones’ life's work to date, and features collaborations with countless world-class musicians and vocalists such as James Ingram and ...
Oct 1, 2018 · In the new Netflix documentary Quincy, directed by Alan Hicks and Jones’ daughter Rashida, we get a distinctive look at the restless polymath who worked across jazz, the blues, pop, funk and rap ...
Quincy Jones’s enormous success in the 1980s was the culmination of an extraordinary career. A classically trained musician who grew up in Seattle, Washington, he was a gospel singer at age 12, a jazz arranger in New York City in his early 20s, and musical director of Barclay Records in France soon
Jun 2, 2020 · Quincy Jones is one of the true legends of popular music and has enjoyed many parallel careers in his 80 years. One of the most gifted musicians working in popular music, he has played, arranged ...
Mar 14, 2023 · In 2001, when I was producing and directing American Masters—Quincy Jones: In the Pocket, Quincy was writing his autobiography.He told me it was the toughest thing he had ever done.
