Quincy Jones

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Quincy Jones is an American record producer, composer, and arranger renowned for his influential work across jazz, pop, and soul, including landmark collaborations with artists like Michael Jackson and Frank Sinatra.

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Quincy Delight Jones Jr. 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf arranger
composer
conductor
film producer
human
record producer
television producer
trumpeter
awardReceived Academy Award nomination
Emmy Award
Grammy Award
Grammy Legend Award
Grammy Trustees Award
collaboratedWith Aretha Franklin
Count Basie
Dizzy Gillespie
Frank Sinatra
Lionel Richie
Michael Jackson
Miles Davis
Ray Charles
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1933-03-14
educatedAt Berklee College of Music
surface form: Berklee College of Music (attended, did not graduate)
ethnicGroup African American
familyName Jones
founded Qwest Records
fullName Quincy Jones self-linksurface differs
surface form: Quincy Delight Jones Jr.
genre R&B
film score
funk
jazz
pop
soul
givenName Quincy
instrument trumpet
movement civil rights movement supporter
notableAlbum Q's Jook Joint
Smackwater Jack
The Dude
Walking in Space
notableSong Ai No Corrida
Just Once
One Hundred Ways
notableWork Bad (album)
surface form: Bad (Michael Jackson album)

In Cold Blood (film score)
Ironside
surface form: Ironside (TV theme)

Off the Wall (album)
surface form: Off the Wall (Michael Jackson album)

Soul Bossa Nova
The Color Purple
surface form: The Color Purple (film, producer)

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
surface form: The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (TV theme production)

Thriller (album)
surface form: Thriller (Michael Jackson album)

We Are the World
occupation arranger
composer
conductor
film producer
musician
record producer
television producer
parentOf Kidada Jones
Quincy Jones III
Rashida Jones
placeOfBirth Chicago, Illinois, United States
recordLabel A&M Records
Mercury Records
Qwest Records
residence Los Angeles
surface form: Los Angeles, California, United States
spouse Jeri Caldwell NERFINISHED
Peggy Lipton
Ulla Andersson

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Chaka Khan associatedAct Quincy Jones
Rufus associatedAct Quincy Jones
Lionel Hampton associatedWith Quincy Jones
Quincy Jones fullName Quincy Jones self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Quincy Delight Jones Jr.
Berklee College of Music hasAlumni Quincy Jones
A&M Records hasArtist Quincy Jones
Grammy Legend Award hasRecipient Quincy Jones
Humanitarian Award hasRecipient Quincy Jones
In the Heat of the Night musicBy Quincy Jones
The Anderson Tapes musicBy Quincy Jones
The Color Purple musicBy Quincy Jones
subject surface form: The Color Purple (1985 film)
Mercury Records notableArtist Quincy Jones
Jones notableBearer Quincy Jones
subject surface form: I'll Be Good to You
We Are the World producer Quincy Jones
subject surface form: I'll Be Good to You
Peggy Lipton spouse Quincy Jones
Sanford and Son themeMusicComposer Quincy Jones