| Quincy Jones was born on March 14, 1933, in Chicago, but was brought up in Seattle. At the age of 12, Jones began to study trumpet and sing in a gospel quartet. He continued to study music at the Berklee College of Music in Boston, where he stayed until he was able to tour with Lionel Hampton's band as a trumpeter, arranger, and sometime-pianist. In 1951, Q moved to New York where he began to make a name for himself as an arranger. By the mid 1950's, Jones was arranging and recording for artists such as Ray Charles, Sarah Vaughan, Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Big Maybelle, Dinah Washington, Cannonball Adderly, Billy Eckstein, and LeVern Baker. As Quincy Jones grew older, he began to enlarge his scope as an artist. His career has encompassed the roles of composer, record producer, artist, film producer, arranger, conductor, instrumentalist, TV producer, record company executive, magazine founder, and multi-media entrepreneur. He has mixed pop, soul, hip-hop, jazz, classical, African, and Brazilian music into many awesome compilations, conquering nearly every medium, including records, movies, and television. Jones is celebrating his 50th year performing and being involved in music. Q's work has spanned over six decades, beginning with music of the Be-Bop era and continuing into today's Hip-Hop. As the first black composer to be accepted by Hollywood establishment of the 1960's, he helped to give a new feeling to movie scores with infusions of jazz and soul. His 1989 album | |
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