The American music and film producer, musician, and songwriter Quincy Jones is dead.
Jones' spokesperson Arnold Robinson states that the music icon passed away on Sunday in Bel Air, Los Angeles, with his family by his side.
"Tonight, we are forced, crushed, to announce that our father and brother Quincy Jones has passed away. And although it is an immense loss for our family, we celebrate his magnificent life and achievements and know that there will never be anyone like him," the family says in a statement.
Released solo album in 1955
Quincy Jones broke through as a jazz musician but later made a name for himself as a pop producer and then moved freely between different genres. He produced, among other things, Michael Jackson's albums "Off the wall" (1979), "Thriller" (1982), and "Bad" (1987). He also produced the famous charity single "We are the world" in 1985.
He also released several solo albums, the first of which, "Jazz abroad", came in 1955.
Jones also wrote film music and was active as a film and TV producer, including producing Steven Spielberg's "The Color Purple" in 1985 and the TV series "Roots" in 1977. He was Oscar-nominated seven times and was to receive an honorary Oscar on November 17 this year for his contributions to film.
In 1994, he received the Polar Prize and has a total of 28 American Grammys.
Sweden connections
Quincy Jones had several Sweden connections and visited Sweden many times. He was married to Swedish Ulla Andersson from 1967 to 1974 and had two children – daughter Martina and son Quincy III, who is also a music producer.
In the early 1950s, Quincy Jones got to know the Swedish jazz musician and trumpeter Bengt-Arne Wallin and also formed close friendships with artists and musicians such as Barbro "Lill-Babs" Svensson and Arne Domnérus.
Quincy Jones was 91 years old.
Released his first jazz album, "Jazz abroad", in 1955. Collaborated with artists such as Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughan, and Count Basie in the early 1960s.
Became in 1968 the first African American artist to be Oscar-nominated in the category of best film music for the song "The eyes of love" in the film "Banning". He was Oscar-nominated six more times but went home empty-handed from the galas.
Also produced TV, such as the comedy series "Fresh prince in Bel Air".
Began producing pop in the late 1970s and later achieved success through his collaborations, perhaps especially through the three Michael Jackson albums he produced.
