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Quincy Jones
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Quincy Jones

Quincy Jones is a jazz artist from United States formed in 1951. 87 releases are catalogued on Riffiter.

Jazz · United States · Best jazz albums

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87
Releases
1953–2024
Active years
1951
Formed
2024
Died

Discography

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Love, Q

2004 · 17 tracks

Singles & EPs

7

Live & compilations

9

Credits

16

Records Quincy Jones worked on for other artists — the roles are as credited on each release.

Appears on

10

Releases by other artists featuring Quincy Jones.

Featured tracks

25

Videos

2

Collaborators

23

Community

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Honors

35
  • Grammy Awards

    ×4

    Grammy Awards

    • 1991 · Grammy Legend Award
    • 1989 · Grammy Trustees Award
    • 1986 · Best Pop Solo Performance
    • 1979 · Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella
  • Governors Awards

    ×2

    Governors Awards

    • 2025 · Academy Honorary Award
    • 1995 · Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award
  • Grammy Award for Record of the Year

    ×2

    Grammy Award for Record of the Year

    • 1986
    • 1984
  • Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

    ×1

    Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

    • 2013
  • MusiCares Person of the Year

    ×1

    MusiCares Person of the Year

    • 1996
  • NEA Jazz Masters

    ×1

    NEA Jazz Masters

    • 2008
  • Order of the Companions of O. R. Tambo

    ×1

    Order of the Companions of O. R. Tambo

    • —
  • BBC Jazz Awards

    ×1

    BBC Jazz Awards

    • —
  • Steiger Award

    ×1

    Steiger Award

    • —
  • Paul Acket Award

    ×1

    Paul Acket Award

    • —
  • National Humanities Medal

    ×1

    National Humanities Medal

    • 2000
  • Kennedy Center Honors

    ×1

    Kennedy Center Honors

    • —
  • National Medal of Arts

    ×1

    National Medal of Arts

    • 2010
  • Spingarn Medal

    ×1

    Spingarn Medal

    • 2014
  • Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards

    ×1

    Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards

    • 2002
  • California Hall of Fame

    ×1

    California Hall of Fame

    • 2008
  • Library of Congress Living Legend

    ×1

    Library of Congress Living Legend

    • —
  • Marian Anderson Award

    ×1

    Marian Anderson Award

    • 2001
  • Primetime Emmy Award

    ×1

    Primetime Emmy Award

    • 1977 · Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Original Dramatic Score)
  • Horatio Alger Award

    ×1

    Horatio Alger Award

    • —
  • honorary doctorate from Princeton University

    ×1

    honorary doctorate from Princeton University

    • —
  • Global Citizen Awards

    ×1

    Global Citizen Awards

    • 2012
  • Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

    ×1

    Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

    • —
  • Black Music & Entertainment Walk of Fame

    ×1

    Black Music & Entertainment Walk of Fame

    • 2021
  • honorary doctor of the University of Miami

    ×1

    honorary doctor of the University of Miami

    • 1999
  • Jane Fonda Humanitarian Award

    ×1

    Jane Fonda Humanitarian Award

    • 1986
  • Tony Awards

    ×1

    Tony Awards

    • 2016 · Best Revival of a Musical
  • Legion of Honour

    ×1

    Legion of Honour

    • — · Commander of the Legion of Honour
  • Ordre des Arts et des Lettres

    ×1

    Ordre des Arts et des Lettres

    • — · Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres
  • Hollywood Walk of Fame

    ×1

    Hollywood Walk of Fame

    • — · star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

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Quincy Jones at a glance

Born in
South Side
From
United States
Active since
1951
Instruments
trumpet
Member of
American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Quincy Jones and Orchestra
Labels
Mercury Records, Columbia Records, Epic Records, Interscope Records, A&M Records, ABC Records
Educated at
Berklee College of Music, Garfield High School
Former spouse
Ulla Andersson (1967–1974), Jeri Caldwell (1957–1966), Peggy Lipton (1974–1990)
Former partner
Nastassja Kinski (1992–1995)
Children
Rashida Jones, Quincy Jones III, Kenya Kinski-Jones, Jolie Jones, Martina Jones, Rachel Jones
Parents
Quincy Delight Jones, Sarah Frances Wells
Siblings
Richard A. Jones

Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Children listed are those with their own public record, so the list may be incomplete.

About

Quincy Delight Jones, Jr. (born March 14, 1933) is an American record producer, conductor, arranger, film composer, television producer, and trumpeter. His career spans five decades in the entertainment industry and a record 79 Grammy Award nominations, 27 Grammys, including a Grammy Legend Award in 1991. In 1968, Jones and his songwriting partner Bob Russell became the first African Americans to be nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Song; "The Eyes of Love" from the Universal Pictures film Banning. That same year, he became the first African American to be nominated twice within the same year for an Academy Award for Best Original Score for his work on the music of the 1967 film In Cold Blood. In 1971, Jones would receive the honor of becoming the first African American to be named musical director/conductor of the Academy Awards ceremony. He was the first African American to win the Academy's Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award, in 1995. He is tied with sound designer Willie D. Burton as the most Oscar-nominated African American, each of them having seven nominations. At the 2008 BET Awards, Quincy Jones was presented with the Humanitarian Award.

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He was played by Larenz Tate in Ray, the 2004 biopic about Ray Charles. In addition, Jones was the producer of the album Thriller, by pop icon Michael Jackson, which has sold more than 110 million copies worldwide, and was the producer and conductor of the charity song “We Are the World”. He will be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2013 as the winner, alongside Lou Adler, of the Ahmet Ertegun Award.

On screen

37

Acting roles

As themselves

About Quincy Jones

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Quincy Jones in brief

How many Quincy Jones releases are on Riffiter?
87 releases are catalogued, spanning 1953 to 2024.
When was Quincy Jones formed?
Quincy Jones formed in 1951, in United States.
What genre is Quincy Jones?
Quincy Jones is catalogued under Jazz, Soul, Funk.
What is the most recent Quincy Jones release on Riffiter?
The Soul of Quincy Jones, released in 2024.
What awards has Quincy Jones won?
Quincy Jones has 35 award wins on record, including Grammy Awards (4×), Governors Awards (2×), Grammy Award for Record of the Year (2×).
Does Quincy Jones have children?
Rashida Jones, Quincy Jones III, Kenya Kinski-Jones, Jolie Jones, Martina Jones, Rachel Jones are children of Quincy Jones on public record.

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