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I feel so lucky to have met him in 2012 when I was much earlier in my career, and he didn’t have any reason to give me time, but he treated everyone as if they were important. We talked a lot about his Count Basie and Frank Sinatra days. If you’re unfamiliar with him, <a href="https://www.netflix.com/title/80102952">the Quincy documentary on Netflix is a good start</a>. His musical fingerprints are everywhere, including the super-catchy theme songs for <a href="https://open.spotify.com/track/5zyrFDT1xa91xTShK6etQ8?si=aab3f9fd6b114881">Sanford and Sons</a> and <a href="https://open.spotify.com/track/0Jw3cPBXlGnA6DEJrZSTI0?si=8b0773b2ef16409a">Austin Powers</a>.</p> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img data-recalc-dims="1" fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" width="604" height="402" data-attachment-id="43056" data-permalink="https://ma.tt/2012/09/www-conference-day-2/mcm_4579-4/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/ma.tt/files/2012/09/MCM_4579.jpg?fit=4928%2C3280&ssl=1" data-orig-size="4928,3280" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"5","credit":"","camera":"NIKON D4","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1348093189","copyright":"","focal_length":"32","iso":"9000","shutter_speed":"0.005","title":""}" data-image-title="MCM_4579" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/ma.tt/files/2012/09/MCM_4579.jpg?fit=840%2C559&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/ma.tt/files/2012/09/MCM_4579.jpg?fit=604%2C402&ssl=1" src="https://i0.wp.com/ma.tt/files/2012/09/MCM_4579-1024x681.jpg?resize=604%2C402&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-43056" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/ma.tt/files/2012/09/MCM_4579.jpg?resize=1024%2C681&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/ma.tt/files/2012/09/MCM_4579.jpg?resize=195%2C129&ssl=1 195w, https://i0.wp.com/ma.tt/files/2012/09/MCM_4579.jpg?resize=840%2C559&ssl=1 840w, https://i0.wp.com/ma.tt/files/2012/09/MCM_4579.jpg?resize=691%2C460&ssl=1 691w, https://i0.wp.com/ma.tt/files/2012/09/MCM_4579.jpg?w=1208 1208w, https://i0.wp.com/ma.tt/files/2012/09/MCM_4579.jpg?w=1812 1812w" sizes="(max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px" /></figure> <p>He passed away last week, on November 3<sup>rd</sup>. As a tribute, here are ten albums he was involved in from the jazz side that have been big parts of my life. I’ll link to Spotify, but find them wherever you can:</p> <ol class="wp-block-list"> <li><a href="https://open.spotify.com/album/2m0W0n7zBYmRNs1QAgoa6Z?si=w0HA3i5yReWoOAKgAFFwBg">Sinatra at the Sands</a>, Quincy arranges and directs the Count Basie band. This live album is great to listen to, you also get Frank doing stand-up comedy. </li> <li><a href="https://open.spotify.com/album/5lXF6AFeXG8UsIUfBJNsNH?si=UtcgbyAwSOOLQlml_UuJIQ">It Might As Well Be Swing</a>, Frank Sinatra.</li> <li><a href="https://open.spotify.com/album/18JHKcwCBtOfCGmOB7hXx8?si=XBdTKfEcSeeZs-jv02C_Yw">Julian “Cannonball” Adderley</a>.</li> <li><a href="https://open.spotify.com/album/5DDLqs1JsR7ZfnuoqLL5dB?si=N0fAf0qYSw2Hm2V2A5j0rA">Sonny Stitt Plays Arrangements from the Pen of Quincy Jones</a>.</li> <li><a href="https://open.spotify.com/album/752AJr22BFy9yubj4XJauv?si=jVCG1rGERQeQhQOuOfODUw">Ella and Basie</a>.</li> <li><a href="https://open.spotify.com/album/4GFWnwli2cVOBp2G1zqhV1?si=Mhk0Jo8vQ0KYOugXPPSpVw">The Genius of Ray Charles</a>.</li> <li><a href="https://open.spotify.com/album/79co4mGqrQdDK93j5ZuqH2?si=Q_ZupFpfSDKnXU8jN-jg9Q">For Those in Love, Dinah Washington</a>.</li> <li><a href="https://open.spotify.com/album/3J6gCSiLOWrRjSY8xqpvkV?si=qrCG7mlpTxWFI3HFWcHC_g">Dizzy and Strings, Dizzy Gillespie</a>.</li> <li><a href="https://open.spotify.com/album/5ioLlvIO3CZOmxvsQmGRZ4?si=yq6JeWoASEigUQHgmMNw8w">Quincy Here We Come, Benny Bailey</a>. 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I can play the first half (1:43-2:08) at 85% tempo. The goal is to have the entire solo nailed by Christmas. 🙂</p> <p><a href="https://youtu.be/5vQZMqEj_v8?si=cOIczSRQ0xzekfxs" rel="nofollow ugc">https://youtu.be/5vQZMqEj_v8?si=cOIczSRQ0xzekfxs</a></p> <p>WP-4-Life!</p> </div> <div class="reply"><a rel="nofollow" class="comment-reply-link" href="https://ma.tt/2024/11/rip-quincy-jones/?replytocom=601108#respond" data-commentid="601108" data-postid="129636" data-belowelement="div-comment-601108" data-respondelement="respond" data-replyto="Reply to DJ Johnny Medley" aria-label="Reply to DJ Johnny Medley">Reply</a></div> </article> <ol class="children"> <li id="comment-601122" class="comment byuser comment-author-saxmatt bypostauthor odd alt depth-2 parent"> <article id="div-comment-601122" class="comment-body"> <footer class="comment-meta"> <div class="comment-author vcard"> <img referrerpolicy="no-referrer" alt='Matt's avatar' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/33252cd1f33526af53580fcb1736172f06e6716f32afdd1be19ec3096d15dea5?s=60&d=retro&r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/33252cd1f33526af53580fcb1736172f06e6716f32afdd1be19ec3096d15dea5?s=120&d=retro&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-60 photo' height='60' width='60' decoding='async'/> <b class="fn"><a href="http://ma.tt/" class="url" rel="ugc">Matt</a></b> <span class="says">says:</span> </div> <div class="comment-metadata"> <a href="https://ma.tt/2024/11/rip-quincy-jones/#comment-601122"><time datetime="2024-11-14T07:59:10-08:00">November 14, 2024 at 7:59 am</time></a> </div> </footer> <div class="comment-content"> <p>That’s amazing!</p> </div> <div class="reply"><a rel="nofollow" class="comment-reply-link" href="https://ma.tt/2024/11/rip-quincy-jones/?replytocom=601122#respond" data-commentid="601122" data-postid="129636" data-belowelement="div-comment-601122" data-respondelement="respond" data-replyto="Reply to Matt" aria-label="Reply to Matt">Reply</a></div> </article> <ol class="children"> <li id="comment-601143" class="comment even depth-3"> <article id="div-comment-601143" class="comment-body"> <footer class="comment-meta"> <div class="comment-author vcard"> <img referrerpolicy="no-referrer" alt='DJ Johnny Medley's avatar' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/4d07f5911332908d68fcb34ba61861bcf05f1b3ca93ff42f6c18d517d2db14ae?s=60&d=retro&r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/4d07f5911332908d68fcb34ba61861bcf05f1b3ca93ff42f6c18d517d2db14ae?s=120&d=retro&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-60 photo' height='60' width='60' loading='lazy' decoding='async'/> <b class="fn"><a href="https://johnnymedley.com" class="url" rel="ugc external nofollow">DJ Johnny Medley</a></b> <span class="says">says:</span> </div> <div class="comment-metadata"> <a href="https://ma.tt/2024/11/rip-quincy-jones/#comment-601143"><time datetime="2024-11-18T05:54:44-08:00">November 18, 2024 at 5:54 am</time></a> </div> </footer> <div class="comment-content"> <p>Thanks for the motivation and positive vibes, Matt. The second half of the solo is coming along… Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family!</p> </div> </article> </li> </ol> </li> </ol> </li> <li id="comment-601109" class="comment odd alt thread-odd thread-alt depth-1"> <article id="div-comment-601109" class="comment-body"> <footer class="comment-meta"> <div class="comment-author vcard"> <img referrerpolicy="no-referrer" alt='Henrique Iamarino's avatar' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/104645025f34cf0856cb7acb731a0d64e139ef68a48160af736fcab7f7b8da64?s=60&d=retro&r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/104645025f34cf0856cb7acb731a0d64e139ef68a48160af736fcab7f7b8da64?s=120&d=retro&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-60 photo' height='60' width='60' loading='lazy' decoding='async'/> <b class="fn"><a href="https://iamarino.com/" class="url" rel="ugc external nofollow">Henrique Iamarino</a></b> <span class="says">says:</span> </div> <div class="comment-metadata"> <a href="https://ma.tt/2024/11/rip-quincy-jones/#comment-601109"><time datetime="2024-11-12T07:04:56-08:00">November 12, 2024 at 7:04 am</time></a> </div> </footer> <div class="comment-content"> <p>Fantastic, Matt. Thanks for taking the time to create the playlist. I’ll constantly listen to it. ❤️</p> </div> <div class="reply"><a rel="nofollow" class="comment-reply-link" href="https://ma.tt/2024/11/rip-quincy-jones/?replytocom=601109#respond" data-commentid="601109" data-postid="129636" data-belowelement="div-comment-601109" data-respondelement="respond" data-replyto="Reply to Henrique Iamarino" aria-label="Reply to Henrique Iamarino">Reply</a></div> </article> </li> <li id="comment-601119" class="comment even thread-even depth-1"> <article id="div-comment-601119" class="comment-body"> <footer class="comment-meta"> <div class="comment-author vcard"> <img referrerpolicy="no-referrer" alt='Rob Pugh's avatar' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/edf07fa59572def75cbd5efdda26a18e844e7ca04332d452f8e6c13aaff76387?s=60&d=retro&r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/edf07fa59572def75cbd5efdda26a18e844e7ca04332d452f8e6c13aaff76387?s=120&d=retro&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-60 photo' height='60' width='60' loading='lazy' decoding='async'/> <b class="fn"><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/robertbpugh/" class="url" rel="ugc external nofollow">Rob Pugh</a></b> <span class="says">says:</span> </div> <div class="comment-metadata"> <a href="https://ma.tt/2024/11/rip-quincy-jones/#comment-601119"><time datetime="2024-11-13T05:14:34-08:00">November 13, 2024 at 5:14 am</time></a> </div> </footer> <div class="comment-content"> <p>What a great Quincy starter pack. Sonny Stitt sounds fantastic this morning. Thanks for making the playlist.</p> </div> <div class="reply"><a rel="nofollow" class="comment-reply-link" href="https://ma.tt/2024/11/rip-quincy-jones/?replytocom=601119#respond" data-commentid="601119" data-postid="129636" data-belowelement="div-comment-601119" data-respondelement="respond" data-replyto="Reply to Rob Pugh" aria-label="Reply to Rob Pugh">Reply</a></div> </article> </li> <li id="comment-601124" class="comment odd alt thread-odd thread-alt depth-1"> <article id="div-comment-601124" class="comment-body"> <footer class="comment-meta"> <div class="comment-author vcard"> <img referrerpolicy="no-referrer" alt='Taiwan Brown's avatar' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/a726db9fabdeddaa99e103e377da5443ac846e4a4cc6684e7f37dc0ee8ff536a?s=60&d=retro&r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/a726db9fabdeddaa99e103e377da5443ac846e4a4cc6684e7f37dc0ee8ff536a?s=120&d=retro&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-60 photo' height='60' width='60' loading='lazy' decoding='async'/> <b class="fn"><a href="http://Taiwanbrown.com" class="url" rel="ugc external nofollow">Taiwan Brown</a></b> <span class="says">says:</span> </div> <div class="comment-metadata"> <a href="https://ma.tt/2024/11/rip-quincy-jones/#comment-601124"><time datetime="2024-11-14T12:26:36-08:00">November 14, 2024 at 12:26 pm</time></a> </div> </footer> <div class="comment-content"> <p>Thank you for sharing.</p> <p>I always knew about the Michael Jackson stuff… But it wasn’t until a couple years ago that I found out before making Thriller, he produced Donna Summers’ self titled album.</p> <p>You can definitely hear some of the future Thriller influence from her song “If it hurts just a little.”</p> <p>Around that same time I found out about his work with Sinatra. I believe I watched a video clip of him saying that the ring he would wear was from Sinatra.</p> <p><a href="https://youtu.be/Ue-NpyR2Nb4?si=ITOYQoQ0eES1ZI16" rel="nofollow ugc">https://youtu.be/Ue-NpyR2Nb4?si=ITOYQoQ0eES1ZI16</a></p> <p>I’ll add this Netflix Doc to the queue!</p> </div> <div class="reply"><a rel="nofollow" class="comment-reply-link" href="https://ma.tt/2024/11/rip-quincy-jones/?replytocom=601124#respond" data-commentid="601124" data-postid="129636" data-belowelement="div-comment-601124" data-respondelement="respond" data-replyto="Reply to Taiwan Brown" aria-label="Reply to Taiwan Brown">Reply</a></div> </article> </li> </ol> <div id="respond" class="comment-respond"> <h3 id="reply-title" class="comment-reply-title">SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS<small><a rel="nofollow" id="cancel-comment-reply-link" href="/2024/11/rip-quincy-jones/#respond" style="display:none;">Cancel reply</a></small></h3> <form id="commentform" class="comment-form"> <iframe title="Comment Form" 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