Quincy Jones, jazz orchestra director, composer, arranger and music producer, nicknamed “the godfather” by his own colleagues from a young age, has died at his home in Bell Air, in the Los Angeles area, at the age of 91. age. In this way, one of the great figures who promoted African-American pop since the late 70s leaves.
Perhaps outside the Anglo-Saxon sphere the figure of Quincy Jones is relatively little known, but if we look at the making of the biggest stars and some of the most important albums in the history of pop, his presence is of vital importance. For example, Jones is the executive and musical producer of an album as fundamental as the thiller by Michael Jackson.
But it is also behind off the wallJackson’s solo debut that is considered one of the most sampled works by both hip hop and electronic music musicians. Thus, Jones’s influence on the music of the last third of the 20th century is fundamental to understanding its evolution.
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