Legendary musician and producer Quincy Jones has died

Quincy Joneslegendary American musician and producer, who notably worked with Michael Jackson, Frank Sinatra and Ray Charles, died at the age of 91, according to a press release from his loved ones . “With our broken hearts, we must announce that our father and brother Quincy Jones has died.”writes his family in a press release. “While this is an unimaginable loss for our family, we celebrate the incredible life he had.”

Jazzman, composer and creator with a certain taste, his talents as a studio musician and his prowess in terms of arrangements allowed him to join the constellation of 20th century music stars, managing to follow the pulse of pop over the course of 'a career spanning more than seven decades. Quincy Jones notably produced Michael Jackson's legendary albums “Thriller”, “Off the Wall” and “Bad”, and was awarded 28 Grammy Awards in his career. He is also the director of the humanitarian title against famine in Ethiopia “We Are the World”released in 1985, which brought together the most famous artists in the American musical world of the time.

“Quincy did everything”

Born March 14, 1933 in the slums of Chicago, he rose to prominence in the 1950s as an arranger for stars such as Duke Ellington, Dinah Washington, Count Basie and legend Ray Charles. He played second trumpet on Elvis Presley's “Heartbreak Hotel” and teamed with Dizzy Gillespie for several years before moving to Paris in 1957, where he studied with the famous composer Nadia Boulanger.

Quincy Jones also established himself in Hollywood, where he composed music for films and television shows. While composing his own hits, like “Soul Bossa Nova,” he arranged at a breakneck pace for dozens of industry stars. “Quincy did it all. He was able to use his genius to translate it into any type of sound”jazz pianist Herbie Hancock told PBS in 2001. “He's not afraid of anything. If you want Quincy to do something, you tell him he can't do it. And of course he will.”