Quincy Jones RIP

[mjazzg]

Lots of coverage on BBC radio this morning

Titan

Edited November 4, 2024 by mjazzg

[mikeweil]

R.I.P. What a career.

[Rabshakeh]

Gosh. RIP.

Quite aside from the music he was perhaps the greatest interviewee ever.

[Hardbopjazz]

RIP Quincy. Thanks for all you've given the world of music. 

[JSngry]

91.

70+ years of music.

RIP

[soulpope]

R.I.P     ....

[Teasing the Korean]

RIP.

Before I even knew his name, I knew his music through my Dad's copy of The Double Six of Paris's Capitol debut, which included all Quincy Jones arrangements.  

These four are real favorites. 

[felser]

RIP - talk about a wide-ranging career!  A personal favorite:

[Big Beat Steve]

RIP.

Just too bad the daily press and news obits reduce his work and accomplishments more or less to Michael Jackson.

[John L]

RIP.  His impact on American music. was huge.  

[Teasing the Korean]

8 minutes ago, Big Beat Steve said:

RIP.

Just too bad the daily press and news obits reduce his work and accomplishments more or less to Michael Jackson.

And "We are the World." 

The recent-ish documentary, which played like a two-hour trailer, also gave his jazz and film work the short shrift. At least Sinatra was mentioned. 

[mjazzg]

30 minutes ago, Big Beat Steve said:

RIP.

Just too bad the daily press and news obits reduce his work and accomplishments more or less to Michael Jackson.

Not on the BBC, so far the Jackson years have been mentioned but easily as much focus has been on his other work in film, with Sinatra and writing/arranging for big bands etc. I'm impressed by their coverage and hoping for some more in depth as they pull it together.

That aside, those Jackson albums are pretty damn important in recent-ish music history and definitely deserve the coverage. 

Edited November 4, 2024 by mjazzg

[HutchFan]

R.I.P.

What a life & musical career!  

 

[mjzee]

https://www.wsj.com/arts-culture/music/quincy-jones-celebrated-music-producer-to-stars-dies-at-91-4e03cb0d?st=5EbL5E&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink

Excellent obituary in the WSJ.  Quincy had a harrowing early life.  A remarkable career, a remarkable life.  RIP.

[hopkins]

Some words by Ethan Iverson:

 

https://open.substack.com/pub/iverson/p/tt-449-quincy-jones

[clifford_thornton]

RIP. He seemed like a fascinating character, and wrote some great tunes.

[mikeweil]

5 hours ago, Big Beat Steve said:

Just too bad the daily press and news obits reduce his work and accomplishments more or less to Michael Jackson.

They probably have no idea he had a jazz career all the years. If they know there is jazz, that is.

[jazzcorner]

7 minutes ago, mikeweil said:

They probably have no idea he had a jazz career all the years. If they know there is jazz, that is.

Yes agreed. Thats the "empty" journalism today

[gvopedz]

The US Postal Service will probably release a stamp commemorating Quincy Jones in a few years.

[JSngry]

19 minutes ago, gvopedz said:

The US Postal Service will probably release a stamp commemorating Quincy Jones in a few years.

 

[Stompin at the Savoy]

1 hour ago, mikeweil said:

They probably have no idea he had a jazz career all the years. If they know there is jazz, that is.

Yes.  Quincy Jones was quite the jazz whiz kid in the fifties. Time to spin the Mosaic set again.  And some of the Basie Roulette Studio set too.

Edited November 4, 2024 by Stompin at the Savoy

[Holy Ghost]

Founded Quest Records, whose roster included Sonny Simmons and New Order. Wow. RIP. 

[mikeweil]

58 minutes ago, Stompin at the Savoy said:

Time to spin the Mosaic set again. 

Good idea. The first two albums are classics.

[rostasi]

Sorry to see this. I was at the station this afternoon
and informed the local DJ (who plays a lot of jazz on her show -
she's a big fan of Abdullah Ibrahim) about his death and
she was able to fit in some tunes.

I remember Albertson had some very unkind words about Q,
but no matter how "difficult" the guy may have been,
he left us a big bounty of music to enjoy.

... and, hey! he stuck around to 91!

[JSngry]