Quincy Jones

Career overview

Quincy Delight Jones Jr. was born on 14 March 1933 in Chicago, Illinois, and died on 3 November 2024 in Los Angeles at the age of 91. His career in the entertainment industry spanned roughly seventy years, during which he worked as a record producer, musician, songwriter, composer, arranger and film and television producer. The TMDB profile lists more than two hundred credits for his work in sound, and he is recorded as male.

Jones first achieved prominence in the 1950s as a jazz arranger and conductor. In the early 1960s he moved into pop music, producing Lesley Gore’s major hits such as “It’s My Party.” He also served as arranger and conductor for several collaborations between Frank Sinatra and Count Basie. His activity extended to film scores, and he is associated with movies such as Chladnokrevně (Cold Blooded), Kill Bill and Útěk (Escape) according to Czech film databases.

Over the course of his career Jones received eighty Grammy Award nominations and won twenty‑eight Grammys, including a Grammy Legend Award in 1992. A biographical documentary about his life and career, directed by his daughter Rashida Jones, is available on Netflix. These achievements underscore his lasting influence across jazz, pop, and cinematic music.