(EDIT:Jones died of pancreatic cancer.)
Any one on the long list of Jones accomplishments could make a career for another artist.
He producedThriller, which won eight Grammys and became a cultural behemoth.
Quincy Jones at the 1991 GrammysRick Maiman/Sygma via Getty Images)
His work with Sinatra spanned decades.
In 1964, he arranged and conducted Sinatras second album with Count Basie titledIt Might as Well Be Swing.
Two years later he collaborated with Sinatra on the live album,Sinatra at the Sands.
Jones later produced what was to become the singers final album,L.A.
Is My Lady, in 1984.
Jones 28 career Grammys ranks third all-timebehind Beyonces 32and George Soltis 31.
He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a non-performer in 2013.
But they called me again at 18.
Lionel Hampton, along withLouis Jordan they were the first rock n roll bands, trust me.
Jones also produced the latter (his first such film credit) and its 2023 reimagining.
His 1962 song Soul Bossa Nova later became the theme for 1997sAustin Powers: International Man of Mystery.
Jones played himself in the films 2002 sequel,Goldmember.
He also was the subject of the 2018 documentaryQuincy,which daughter Rashida co-wrote and -directed.
