“I was crazy about bebop, rhythm and blues, Brazilian and Cuban rhythms. And I was branded by the teaching of Nadia Boulanger; I worshipped the different periods of Stravinsky … All those influences forged my identity. Or rather: my ‘identities’.” — Quincy Jones
Perhaps no other artist has had a wider influence on music, on other musicians, on Culture, as Quincy Jones. He has more Grammy nominations and awards than anyone on the planet, and when you look at his monumental body of work, it’s easy to understand why he’s touched such a broad audience of music lovers. He’s done it all. He’s even done stuff you know but didn’t know he’d done it.
Paraphrasing Bono: ‘Q’ has hung with the Count and the Duke, was on board with the Chairman, and has been the consigliere to music royalty. Quincy took to heart Duke Ellington’s charge to “be the one to de-categorise American music.” His music reaches across all generations and styles, from jazz and bebop, to soundtracks, to pop, disco and funk, to hip-hop, R&B, fusion and rap.
This is the largest, the most ambitious anthology ever curated, surveying his protean talents. Produced by Stéphane Lerouge, ‘THE LEGACY OF QUINCY JONES’ explores the quintessence of a genius: from Q’s arranging and scoring to his conducting and producing; and from his big band recordings through to the urban-infused Qwest albums. Including rare recordings, this comprehensive 20-CD boxed set, in a deluxe art-book format, traverses six decisive decades. The 44-page hardback artbook includes interviews with Quincy from 2016 and 2021, and testimonials from Toots Thielemans and Alexandre Desplat.
