He was one of the few producers whose names were known to the public: Quincy Delight Jones Jr. Quincy Jonesdied on Sunday, November 3, 2024 in Los Angelesaccording to a statement from his family relayed by the Associated Press.
He was particularly famous for his collaborations with Michael Jacksonicon of pop for whom he produced, among other albums, the the cult Thriller (1982). However, his career as a musician – he was a pianist and an outstanding trumpeter – had already made his debut in the 1950s.
Le Monde reminds us that Quincy Jones had “grown up” with the Jazza genre that had allowed him to experiment with composing, arranging and directing music for a variety of musical styles. films and credits forand other television programs (The Iron Manthe Bill Cosby Show etc), to master the art of music production.
An experience forged by multiple encounters
After playing with the great trumpeter and bandleader Dizzy Gillespie and the composer Lalo Schifrin (Mission Impossible, Starsky and Hutch etc.), Quincy Jones had been Paris where, at just 24, he had worked for artists such as Henri Salvador, Charles AznavourJacques Brel…
After suffering a ruptured aneurysm in August 1974, he had to temporarily suspend all professional activity… before meeting the young Michael Jacksonfor whom he then produced Off the Wall (1979), the first solo album by the formerJackson Five.
Success and worldwide recognition
But the apotheosis comes with Thriller (1982), the second solo album by the “little prince of pop”, for which Jones “creates” the signature sound and which remains, to this day, the most successful of his career.album the best-selling album of all time (over 60 million copies sold).
Since then, Quincy Jones has continued to add his much-appreciated “signature” to numerous albumsfilm music and musical events (such as the organization of the recording of We Are the World [1984], song humanitarian against famine at Ethiopia).
The disappearance of this sacred monster of modern musicauthor of more than thirty albums under his own name, is mourning the loss of his many children. family (he had been married three times and fathered seven children) and his no less numerous admirers around the world.