Music1951–2024

Quincy Jones

Chicago producer and arranger whose work with Michael Jackson produced Thriller — the best-selling album of all time — and whose 60-year career spans jazz, pop, and everything in between.

Origin

Chicago, Illinois

Genre

Producer

The Cultural Record

Discography

If You Go1961

I Grandi Del Jazz - Quincy Jones - Body Heat2002

This Is How I Feel About Jazz1956

Stockholm Sweetnin'2007

Plays Hip Hits1963

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