Quincy Jones, Giant of American Music, Dies at 91

WHAT. A. RUN. From gigging weddings with Ray Charles to helping Jacob Collier launch his career, and Michael Jackson wasn't even the halfway point.

I briefly saw him in 1990-1, can't remember exactly, when he came to the UK screening of Listen Up! He had already done more than enough to pack an entire film about his life, and that was 34 years ago and Fresh Prince of Bel Air hadn't even screened.

The Soul Bossa Nova album is on now, I'll go upstairs and put Sinatra at the Sands on later, and work my way back up to now.

RIP QDJ Jr, you were a composing, producing, arranging, making shit happen powerhouse of a Dude.

Some more discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42039569

Even today I'm discovering even more songs I didn't know Quincy Jones worked on. Amazing legacy.