LMusic titan Quincy Jones died this Sunday, November 3. The American producer, composer and trumpeter died surrounded by his family, in his mansion in Los Angeles, at the age of 91, reports the Associated Press agency, citing his press secretary, Arnold Robinson. “Tonight, with full but broken hearts, we must share the news of the passing of our father and brother Quincy Jones,” the family said in a statement.
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“While this is an incredible loss for our family, we celebrate the great life he lived and know there will never be another like him,” she said. greeted.
Quincy Jones had won 28 Grammy Awards, proof of his incredible career. It was crowned by the worldwide success of Michael Jackson’s album Thrillerwith whom he collaborated in 1982. He also produced his legendary album Bad.
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Born in Chicago in 1933, the legendary jazz trumpeter was revealed in Lionel Hampton’s orchestra. His career began in the early 1950s, including writing dozens of award-winning film and television soundtracks. In his early days, he was even one of Elvis Presley’s musicians.
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A renowned producer, he has collaborated with Frank Sinatra, Ray Charles, Aretha Franklin and hundreds of other artists. He is considered one of the greatest music producers of the 20the century by the Time Magazine, with more than 400 albums from dozens of artists to his credit.
He was also honored by France in 2014 by being made Commander of Arts and Letters by former Minister of Culture Jack Lang.
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