Quincy (2018) on Netflix
TV-MA20182h 4mBiographyDocumentary
Quincy Jones works in music for seven decades. He comes to prominence in 1950s jazz as an arranger and conductor, then produces pop hits and film and television scores.
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- IMDb7.6/105,821 votes
- Rotten Tomatoes82%
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Quincy Jones has spent 70 years in music and popular culture in the United States. He came to public attention during the 1950s, writing arrangements and leading bands in jazz, and went on from there to work in pop music and in scores for films and television. He produced pop hits during the early 1960s and arranged and conducted for other performers in the same years. The documentary follows his life and career and includes interviews with musicians, actors and other well known figures. By the epilogue his output is counted at more than 2,900 songs, over 300 albums and 51 film and television scores, with 79 Grammy nominations and 28 awards. Among the records he worked on are Thriller and We Are the World.
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- The film's epilogue lists Quincy Jones's career totals: over 2,900 songs and 300 albums recorded, 51 film and television scores, 79 Grammy nominations and 28 wins, and one of only 18 EGOT winners. It also names Thriller and We Are the World the best-selling album and single of all time, with $63 million raised for famine relief in Africa.
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