Quincy Jones

Quincy Jones

American record producer and composer
One of the most accomplished figures in modern music, crossing jazz, R&B, film music, and pop over a seven-decade career entailing 27 Grammy awards.
BornMarch 14, 1933
HometownChicago, Illinois, United States of America
Net worth$500 million
Height5'7" (1.69m)
SpouseUlla Jones (m 1967 - 1974) , Jeri Caldwell (m 1957 - 1966) , Peggy Lipton (m 1974 - 1989)
PartnerNastassja Kinski (1992 - 1995)
ChildrenRashida Jones , Kidada Jones , Kenya Kinski-Jones , Quincy Jones III , Rachel Jones , Jolie Jones , Martina Jones
ParentsQuincy Delight Jones , Sarah Frances Wells
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Videos

Celebrities remember Mandela

He was a well-loved figure around the world.During the more than quarter-century that Mandela was jailed, his freedom became synonymous with his country’s freedom.From the 1960s, when he was a political prisoner under South Africa’s apartheid system, to recent years, when he became one of the world’s most admired people – Nelson Mandela inspired artists, musicians, poets and many more, all keen to meet this living icon.Around the world, celebrities have been reacting to the news of his death:“Well I’ve been expecting it for some time. We just presented his movie here with his daughter Zindzi last week with Anant Singh, who produced it. And I’ve been in touch with the family so I know what’s been going on, but it’s hard. It’s almost 50 years of me with him,” said producer and composer Quincy Jones.“I heard about it. I was, obviously, sad and moved, but I can’t think of a life that was more well lived than his,” said actress Molly Ringwald.Brad Pitt said he would remember Mandela as someone who changed the world:“As a game changer. As a world changer. One of the guys who will be on our walls for many centuries,” said the actor.“His legacy to the world is incredibly important. It’s symbolic and real as well. Because someone who stays 20 years in jail and comes out full of forgiveness, I think it’s a legacy to everyone of us,” said France’s former First Lady, Carla Burni-Sarkozy.“His life has been an incredible inspiration of struggle. It hasn’t been a perfect life, nor does he ever think it, or the perfect man. But he was the perfect guy and he had that kind of force of will. And he stood up and he just said no,” said actor Kevin Costner.The historical figure of Mandela has featured in countless films, played by some of Hollywood’s greatest. Among them, Morgan Freeman, in Clint Eastwood’s “Invictus,” is one of the most memorable.The latest, a biopic based on his memoirs entitled “Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom” was released earlier this month.

MOVIES & TV SHOWS

Nathan East: For the Record
Nathan East: For the Record
1h 25min
1976
Sergio Mendes in the Key of Joy
Sergio Mendes in the Key of Joy
1h 40min
2020
The Ballad of Don Lewis
The Ballad of Don Lewis
1h 30min
2019
Mr. A & Mr. M: The Story of A&M Records
Mr. A & Mr. M: The Story of A&M Records
2021
Ronnie's
Ronnie's
1h 46min
2020
David Foster: Off the Record
David Foster: Off the Record
1h 37min
2020
Quincy
Quincy
2h 4min
2018
Score: A Film Music Documentary
Score: A Film Music Documentary
1h 34min
2016
Feel Rich: Health Is the New Wealth
Feel Rich: Health Is the New Wealth
1h 10min
2017
The Greatest Ears in Town: The Arif Mardin Story
The Greatest Ears in Town: The Arif Mardin Story
1h 40min
2010
Wheedle's Groove
Wheedle's Groove
1h 27min
2009
Fantasia 2000
Fantasia 2000
G
1h 15min
1999
A Great Day in Harlem
A Great Day in Harlem
1h
1994
Listen Up: The Lives of Quincy Jones
Listen Up: The Lives of Quincy Jones
PG-13
1h 54min
1990

Albums

Body Heat
Body Heat
1974
You've Got It Bad Girl
You've Got It Bad Girl
1973
Walking in Space
Walking in Space
1969
Quincy's Got a Brand New Bag
Quincy's Got a Brand New Bag
1966
Quincy Plays for Pussycats
Quincy Plays for Pussycats
1965
Pawnbroker [Original Motion Picture Score]
Pawnbroker [Original Motion Picture Score]
1964
Plays Hip Hits
Plays Hip Hits
1963
At Basin Street East
At Basin Street East
1961
75th Birthday Celebration: Live At Montreux 2008
75th Birthday Celebration: Live At Montreux 2008
2009
Live at Montreux 1996 [DVD]
Live at Montreux 1996 [DVD]
2008
Quincy Jones ABC/Mercury Big Band Jazz Sessions
Quincy Jones ABC/Mercury Big Band Jazz Sessions
2007
Jazz Icons: Live in '60
Jazz Icons: Live in '60
2006
Music of Quincy Jones
Music of Quincy Jones
2004
Jump for Jones
Jump for Jones
2001
I'm Yours [CD Single]
I'm Yours [CD Single]
1999
Greatest Hits
Greatest Hits
1996
Greatest Hits [A&M]
Greatest Hits [A&M]
1996
Strike Up the Band
Strike Up the Band
1988
Classics, Vol. 3
Classics, Vol. 3
1987
Color Purple [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]
Color Purple [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]
1986
Best, Vol. 2
Best, Vol. 2
1985
Take 5
Take 5
1983
Best
Best
1982
Compact Jazz: Quincy Jones
Compact Jazz: Quincy Jones
1981