Quincy Jones dies at 91

Jones’ spokesperson, Arnold Robinson, said he “passed away peacefully” on Sunday night at his Bel Air residence.

“Tonight, with heavy hearts, we must break the news of our father and brother Quincy Jones’ death.

“And although this is an incredible loss for our family, we celebrate the great life that he lived and know there will never be another like him,” the relatives wrote in a statement.

Jones was most recognised for producing Michael Jackson’s album ‘Thriller’.

Throughout his more than 75-year career, he received 28 Grammy Awards, and Time magazine called him one of the most influential jazz performers of the twentieth century.

He worked closely with Frank Sinatra early in his career, modifying the crooner’s famous Fly Me To The Moon from a waltz to a swing. In the film The Wiz, Jones collaborated with a 19-year-old Michael Jackson.

He went on to produce Jackson’s album Off the Wall, which sold 20 million copies.
He also produced the pop star’s follow-up albums, Thriller and Bad.

Jones recorded We Are the World in 1985 with 46 of America’s most popular vocalists at the time, including Jackson, Bruce Springsteen, Tina Turner, and Cyndi Lauper.

Jones co-wrote the song to benefit individuals affected by Ethiopia’s horrific famine.

The album was the US version of Band Aid’s Do They Know It’s Christmas.