Death of Quincy Jones, pop Music legend and architect of multiple hits

MUSIC – He had worked with Frank Sinatra, Michael Jackson and Will Smith… Quincy Jones, legendary pop music producer, died at the age of 91, his relatives and his agent announced this Monday, November 4.

His agent, Arnold Robinson, said he died Sunday night at his home in the Bel Air neighborhood of Los Angeles, surrounded by his family.

The one who produced the albums Off the Wall, Thriller et Bad for Michael Jackson in the 1980s, helped the singer become the biggest pop star of all time. Quincy Jones has also produced music for Frank Sinatra, Aretha Franklin, Donna Summer and many others.

Born in 1933 in Chicago, Quincy Delight Jones Jr., his real name, first distinguished himself in jazz as a trumpeter before becoming a conductor, then an arranger and composer for advertisements, show music and several dozen film scores and TV series.

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