Quincy Jones was buried at a private family funeral

The legendary music producer died at the age of 91 on November 3

Legendary producer Quincy Jones (1933-2024) was buried during a private funeral ceremony for your family Los Angeleslast Sunday (10).

One of the biggest names in the 20th century music industry, Quincy Jones he died on the 3rd of this month at 91 years old and throughout his career, he has accomplished impressive musical feats, writing compositions that have become true classics, producing great albums and carrying out humanitarian actions.

The family of Quincy Jones released a statement to Associated press explaining that the “The intimate ceremony included Mr. Jones’ seven children, his brother, two sisters and close relatives.”

They also reported that they are “enormously grateful for the outpouring of condolences and tributes from their friends and fans around the world.”

However, the family of Quincy Jones did not specify exactly where the ceremony took place, but noted that a public celebration of the producer’s life and commemorative details are planned “will be announced at a future date.”

In lieu of flowers, Jones’ family asked people to make donations to the Jazz Foundation of America.

Quincy Joneswho married three times and had seven children, including his famous daughter Rashida Joneshe had notable moments in his career, such as producing the album Thrillerby Michael Jackson, which became the best-selling album in music history and the reunion of the supergroup The United States for Africawhich produced the historic single We are the worldpublished in 1985.

The world says goodbye to Quincy Jones, the producer who gave new meaning to pop

Quincy Jones was a powerful creative force in the music industry. From his jazz arrangements, where he displayed his unrivaled compositional talent, the producer, who left us this Sunday (3) at the age of 91, paved the way for musicians who would be prominent in their fields of expertise, to reveal.

The first movements of Quincy Jones in music was born from the alliance with a young man born in Georgiawho became his great musical companion: the singer and pianist Ray Carlo (1930-2004). They began playing at dances and wedding parties in the 1940s. Over the next decade, Quincy surprised the big names in jazz with his innovative arrangements.

In his hands true masterpieces were written for artists such as Sarah Vaughan, Duke Ellington AND Count Basieas well as being the musical director of the iconic trumpeter Gillespie giddy.

“Music was the only thing I could control. It was the only world that offered me freedom. I didn’t need to look for answers. The answers were there, no further than my trumpet mouthpiece and my penciled scores. music created me whole, strong, popular and self-sufficient.”he wrote Quincy.

Quincy Jones had a deep appreciation for Brazilian music. In your album Big Band Bossa Novareleased in 1962 by Mercury, the producer brought the musicians together Roland Kirk (flute), Lalo Schifrin (piano), Chris White (Bass), Jerome Richards (automatic flautist) e Rudy Collins (drums) to create a world music classic that only required 20 minutess to develop the composition. Plus, Quincy even made an appearance Bring it in 2006, when the school plot was: “Brazil, make a statement and show it to the world.”

Source: Terra

Earl

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