His immortal Vulture interview.

Excerpted:

Wild quotes aside, a legend in his own time. RIP.

Wow, there are enough accolades to describe his influence on music and culture. All that can be said for now is R.I.P. Mr. Quincy Jones and my condolences to his family and loved ones.

RIP to the one and only Quincy Jones. Damn.

 

Rest in Peace to the legendary and incredibly talent Quincy Jones. Like DramatistDreamer mentioned he has so many accolades, achievements and contributions, there really isn't enough space to type them all. I'm glad he lived a very long and productive life. 

As I'm looking through twitter today watching many people celebrate him, I did come across some of these tweets, of some of his contributions that resonated with me. But he has so many. What a storied life he lived.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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This might be my favorite song that the man called "Q" produced:

 

One of my favorite Q productions, sort of a proto-“We Are the World” with its all-star backing choir:

And, of course, this all-star confection:

 

All of the songs post above are in my personal playlist of loved songs and the Tevin Campbell and Secret Garden songs are from my adolescence but I remember watching the Listen Up documentary and being shocked that Jones produced this song.

 

19 hours ago, Khan said:

This might be my favorite song that the man called "Q" produced:

 

I still have the 45 of this and I have it on my ipod shuffle (yes, I still have some old working tech, lol). I remember being introduced to it through GH, Luke and Holly's theme.

When I think about him I think of so many things. If I were to list a "Best of" this is what it would be: Diana Ross, Peggy Lipton, "We Are the World" & Whitney Houston. I have wondered more than once if she'd been handled by a lesser talent if it would have made a huge difference & I think it would have. 

1 hour ago, applcin said:

I remember being introduced to it through GH, Luke and Holly's theme.

IIRC, when "Baby, Come to Me" was first released, it didn't do that well on the charts.  However, once GH started using the song as Luke and Holly's theme, the record company re-released it, and this time, it went to #1.

Just shows you the impact that soap operas can have on the rest of the culture, lol.

15 hours ago, DramatistDreamer said:

All of the songs post above are in my personal playlist of loved songs and the Tevin Campbell and Secret Garden songs are from my adolescence but I remember watching the Listen Up documentary and being shocked that Jones produced this song.

 

I know I read somewhere years ago that Q thought "It's My Party" was just a'ight as originally recorded until he went back and multi-tracked Gore's voice, creating that sort of vocal "echo" effect that came to characterize many of her records.

 

20 hours ago, Faulkner said:

One of my favorite Q productions, sort of a proto-“We Are the World” with its all-star backing choir:

 

Ironically, I don't believe Donna Summer enjoyed working with Q all that much, and vice-versa - and really, David Geffen, who pushed for Q to produce "Donna Summer," should've known better than to assume these two would mesh well, or that their efforts would be all that successful with the record-buying public.

I mean, I love Donna Summer, but her musical style leaned more toward Europop and dance, while Q was definitely more R&B- and soul-influenced.

2 hours ago, Khan said:

IIRC, when "Baby, Come to Me" was first released, it didn't do that well on the charts.  However, once GH started using the song as Luke and Holly's theme, the record company re-released it, and this time, it went to #1.

Just shows you the impact that soap operas can have on the rest of the culture, lol.

I know I read somewhere years ago that Q thought "It's My Party" was just a'ight as originally recorded until he went back and multi-tracked Gore's voice, creating that sort of vocal "echo" effect that came to characterize many of her records.

 

Ironically, I don't believe Donna Summer enjoyed working with Q all that much, and vice-versa - and really, David Geffen, who pushed for Q to produce "Donna Summer," should've known better than to assume these two would mesh well, or that their efforts would be all that successful with the record-buying public.

I mean, I love Donna Summer, but her musical style leaned more toward Europop and dance, while Q was definitely more R&B- and soul-influenced.

Yeah, I sort of like the tension in places, but one critic mentioned that Quincy didn’t foreground Donna’s voice enough, especially on songs like “Love is in Control.” I love “State of Independence,” though—even though you can’t really pick out any of the famous voices in the chorus. May as well have hired the Mississippi Mass Choir.

Prince’s sister Tyka has died. 

 

Tyka Nelson, Prince’s sister, as well as a musician in her own right, has died. She was 64.

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Given the mood lately I thought some might appreciate this video. It's one of Teri Garr's earliest roles:

 

Elwood Edwards, Iconic Voice of the Early Internet Dies at 74

(For those of us on AOL back in the day, his was the voice that said "You've Got Mail." ) 

https://www.msn.com/en-us/tv/news/iconic-voice-of-the-early-internet-dies-at-74/ar-AA1tHrKs?ocid=hpmsn&cvid=1193992dd08944acbb2daebf09b78e0e&ei=40