The 91-year-old music industry titan Quincy Jones, who worked with greats like Frank Sinatra and Count Basie and produced some of Michael Jackson’s most well-known records, has away.
His spokesman, Arnold Robinson, stated in a statement that did not name a cause of death that he was surrounded by family at his residence in the Bel Air neighbourhood of Los Angeles when he passed away on Sunday.
“Tonight, with full but broken hearts, we must share the news of our father and brother Quincy Jones’ passing,” his family said, according to the statement. “And although this is an incredible loss for our family, we celebrate the great life that he lived and know there will never be another like him.”
A jazz musician, composer and tastemaker, his studio chops and arranging prowess connected the dots between the 20th century’s constellation of stars.
From Frank Sinatra to Michael Jackson, jazz to hip-hop, Jones tracked the ever-fluctuating pulse of pop over his seven-decade-plus career — most often manipulating the beat himself.
“Through his music and his boundless love, Quincy Jones’ heart will beat for eternity,” his family said.
