About
Quincy Delight Jones Jr. (March 14, 1933 – November 3, 2024) was an American record producer, musician, songwriter, composer, arranger, and film and television producer. His career spans 70 years in the entertainment industry with a record of 80 Grammy Award nominations, 28 Grammys, and a Grammy Legend Award in 1992. Jones came to prominence in the 1950s as a jazz arranger and conductor before working on pop music and film scores. He moved easily between musical genres, producing Lesley Gore's major pop hits of the early 1960s (including "It's My Party") and serving as an arranger and conductor for several collaborations between the jazz artists Frank Sinatra and Count Basie in the same time period. In 1968, Jones became the first African American to be nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Song for "The Eyes of Love" from the film Banning. Jones was also nominated for an...
Known for
IronsideSeries • 1967
The Situation Room with Wolf BlitzerSeries • 2005
The Fresh Prince of Bel-AirSeries • 1990
The OscarsSeries • 1953
Bel-AirSeries • 2022
Life Goes OnSeries • 1989
In the HouseSeries • 1995
BanacekSeries • 1972
RootsSeries • 1977
The Color PurpleMovie • 2023
Austin Powers in GoldmemberMovie • 2002
EmpreintesSeries • 2007
The Color PurpleMovie • 1985
The Italian JobMovie • 1969
Malcolm XMovie • 1992
Get Rich or Die Tryin'Movie • 2005
In the Heat of the NightMovie • 1967
The GetawayMovie • 1972
The Hot RockMovie • 1972
SteelMovie • 1997
The PawnbrokerMovie • 1965
Mackenna's GoldMovie • 1969
The WizMovie • 1978
MADtvSeries • 1995