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Quincy Jones: The professional in the pissoir.

Quincy Jones: The professional in the pissoir.

...there I was at the urinal when Quincy Jones walks and says, "Hi Graham".... ...asked him if he was enjoying his evening. Now Quincy -- who famously said "You can't shine... ...He was being polite, and you don't get to be Quincy Jones without impeccable manners. He joked...

MILES DAVIS AND QUINCY JONES AT MONTREUX: The circle is unbroken

MILES DAVIS AND QUINCY JONES AT MONTREUX: The circle is unbroken

...was coming close too. Certainly old friend Quincy Jones -- who had never shared a stage with... ...this was -- and is – Davis’ show. Quincy Jones says that Davis sometimes smiled and...

QUINCY JONES INTERVIEWED (1990): The Dude, back on the block

QUINCY JONES INTERVIEWED (1990): The Dude, back on the block

...Jones doesn’t quite put it this way, but... ...don’t have enough walls anymore. To hear Quincy Jones talk is to hear the history of popular... ...by MTV, Campbell was asked if he knew who Quincy Jones was when they first met. “I know... ...has an amusing post-interview encounter with Quincy Jones here....

QUINCY JONES INTERVIEWED (1990): The boss back on the block

QUINCY JONES INTERVIEWED (1990): The boss back on the block

...Jones does quite put it this way, but he knows... ...have enough walls anymore." To hear Quincy Jones talk is to hear the history of popular... ...by MTV, Campbell was asked if he knew who Quincy Jones was when they first met. “I know...

Lesley Gore: You Don't Own Me (1963)

Lesley Gore: You Don't Own Me (1963)

...when she was only 17. It was produced by Quincy Jones and topped the US and Australian charts...

My Back Pages

...with artists like Henry Rollins, Rod Stewart, Quincy Jones and Mick Jagger. And many lesser...

THE BARGAIN BUY: The Real Count Basie; The Ultimate Collection (Sony)

THE BARGAIN BUY: The Real Count Basie; The Ultimate Collection (Sony)

...as having numerous other arrangers such as Quincy Jones) you can see the reward for the players....

Little Willies: For the Good Times (Milking Bull/EMI)

Little Willies: For the Good Times (Milking Bull/EMI)

...Foul Owl on the Prowl (improbably written by Quincy Jones among others) to mix things up....

THE BARGAIN BUY: Michael Jackson; Off the Wall and Thriller (Sony)

THE BARGAIN BUY: Michael Jackson; Off the Wall and Thriller (Sony)

...absolutely extraordinary. Jackson and producer Quincy Jones were on top of their respective games...

Various Artists: The Kiwi Music Scene 1970 (Frenzy)

Various Artists: The Kiwi Music Scene 1970 (Frenzy)

...and the lovely Turn Your Back On the Wind, Quincy Conserve's terrific Ride The Rain) but mostly... ...the time. There are some unusual songs here (Quincy Conserve's lyrically odd Everybody Has Their...

Elsewhere Art . . . Ray Brown

Elsewhere Art . . . Ray Brown

...Lester Young, Louis Armstrong, Anita O'Day, Quincy . . . Our tribute acknowledged that in the...

Avantdale Bowling Club: Avantdale Bowling Club (digital outlets, Flying Out etc)

Avantdale Bowling Club: Avantdale Bowling Club (digital outlets, Flying Out etc)

.... . . and now watching his young son (Quincy, the subject of Quincy's March and a presence...

Miles Davis: Merci Miles! Live at Vienne (digital outlets)

Miles Davis: Merci Miles! Live at Vienne (digital outlets)

...at the Montreux Jazz Festival with band leader Quincy Jones to perform material from Miles Ahead...

THE FAMOUS ELSEWHERE PRODUCER QUESTIONNAIRE: Devin Abrams

THE FAMOUS ELSEWHERE PRODUCER QUESTIONNAIRE: Devin Abrams

...even if they disappointed you previously, is? Quincy Jones. I don’t really think there is... ...or Joe Meek; Phil Spector or Rick Rubin; Quincy Jones or Dr Dre; Brian Eno or Nigel Godrich?... ...But from your list, George Martin, Rick Rubin, Quincy, Eno (This is really hard as I love Godrich...

Pop Levi: Never Never Love (Border)

Pop Levi: Never Never Love (Border)

...be played loud and often -- was recorded in Quincy Jones' old Hollywood studio (where Thriller...

MICHAEL JACKSON; LIVE IN '96: The man who fell to Earth

MICHAEL JACKSON; LIVE IN '96: The man who fell to Earth

...remember that brilliant music with producer Quincy Jones, the Thriller video or Billy Jean and...

RECOMMENDED REISSUE: Michael Jackson; Off the Wall (Sony CD/DVD)

RECOMMENDED REISSUE: Michael Jackson; Off the Wall (Sony CD/DVD)

...adult and contemporary artist. With producer Quincy Jones, he was on his way to becoming the... ...on the ballads on side two) . . . . When Quincy got out his contact book . . . As with Rod...

THE AMAZING VOICE OF TIMI YURO (2019): Soulful, sassy and show tunes

THE AMAZING VOICE OF TIMI YURO (2019): Soulful, sassy and show tunes

...atop string sections arranged by the likes of Quincy Jones and Nelson Riddle. If PJ Proby had a... ...in the Phillipines where she was popular, Quincy Jones produced her album The Amazing Timi Yuro...

THE BARGAIN BUY: Michael Jackson; Off the Wall

THE BARGAIN BUY: Michael Jackson; Off the Wall

...times would you listen to snippets of producer Quincy Jones talking?) but simply get a copy of the...

THE FAMOUS ELSEWHERE PRODUCER QUESTIONNAIRE: Nic Manders

THE FAMOUS ELSEWHERE PRODUCER QUESTIONNAIRE: Nic Manders

...or Joe Meek; Phil Spector or Rick Rubin; Quincy Jones or Dr Dre; Brian Eno or Nigel Godrich?... ...Cash albums and Blood Sugar Sex Magic! ) Quincy Jones. And nah - can’t decide between...

Jack White: Entering Heaven Alive (Third Man/bandcamp)

Jack White: Entering Heaven Alive (Third Man/bandcamp)

...White's buzzing guitar and jazz piano from Quincy McCrary, Queen of the Bees (“I wanna...

PAUL HORN INTERVIEWED (1992): The healing force within

PAUL HORN INTERVIEWED (1992): The healing force within

...on recording with Miles Davis, Duke Ellington, Quincy Jones and others back in the mid-Sixties,...

THE FAMOUS ELSEWHERE JAZZ QUESTIONNAIRE: Nick Williams of After 'Ours

THE FAMOUS ELSEWHERE JAZZ QUESTIONNAIRE: Nick Williams of After 'Ours

...on the jazz life you have read is . . . The Quincy Jones Autobiography. If you could get on stage...

DAVE MEET RODGER, RODGER MEET DAVE (2022): Here for big band Bliss and beyond

DAVE MEET RODGER, RODGER MEET DAVE (2022): Here for big band Bliss and beyond

...Things (from Mary Poppins); no one would tell Quincy Jones or Lester Bowie's bands to back off from...

MIRAGE by  EDWARD DMYTRYK (Madman DVD)

MIRAGE by EDWARD DMYTRYK (Madman DVD)

...but even the attraction of soundtrack music by Quincy Jones (who did so much better with In the Heat...

WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT . . . DON BLACK: The man with the Midas touch

WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT . . . DON BLACK: The man with the Midas touch

...Henry Mancini, Jule Styne, Elmer Bernstein, Quincy Jones, Michel Colombier, Lalo Schifrin, David... ...Elton John into his first record deal and got Quincy, Bernstein and Mancini to attend Elton's...

THE FAMOUS ELSEWHERE PRODUCER QUESTIONNAIRE: Levi Patel

THE FAMOUS ELSEWHERE PRODUCER QUESTIONNAIRE: Levi Patel

...or Joe Meek; Phil Spector or Rick Rubin; Quincy Jones or Dr Dre; Brian Eno or Nigel Godrich? I... ...I’ll go for George Martin, Phil Spector, Quincy Jones… and the last one is really tough...

Ezra Collective: Where I'm Meant to Be (digital outlets)

Ezra Collective: Where I'm Meant to Be (digital outlets)

...this morphing movement for a decade, played a Quincy Jones birthday party, won numerous jazz...

THE FAMOUS ELSEWHERE PRODUCER QUESTIONNAIRE: David Bulog of Si Si Es

THE FAMOUS ELSEWHERE PRODUCER QUESTIONNAIRE: David Bulog of Si Si Es

...or Joe Meek; Phil Spector or Rick Rubin; Quincy Jones or Dr Dre; Brian Eno or Nigel Godrich?...

Herbie Hancock: The Imagine Project (Sony)

Herbie Hancock: The Imagine Project (Sony)

...melodies. Mostly this album reminds me of Quincy Jones' equally guest-heavy Back on the Block,...

Lesley Gore: Boys Boys Boys (Ace/Border)

Lesley Gore: Boys Boys Boys (Ace/Border)

...of the most distinctive voices of her era, had Quincy Jones produce her Boys Boys Bys album (here...

SULATA, INTERVIEWED (1997): From school to stardom

SULATA, INTERVIEWED (1997): From school to stardom

...I’m listening to Tupac, Toni Braxton, Quincy Jones – I’ve always listened to...

The Jac: Nerve (Rattle Jazz)

The Jac: Nerve (Rattle Jazz)

...Max Roach, Blue Note in the early Sixties and Quincy Jones' impressionistic pieces -- but it...

THE FAMOUS ELSEWHERE PRODUCER QUESTIONNAIRE: Brett Stanton

THE FAMOUS ELSEWHERE PRODUCER QUESTIONNAIRE: Brett Stanton

...or Joe Meek; Phil Spector or Rick Rubin; Quincy Jones or Dr Dre; Brian Eno or Nigel Godrich?... ...and killed his landlady then shot himself. Quincy Jones is 85 and shot his silly old mouth off...

Larry's Rebels/The Rebels; A Study in Black/Madrigal (Frenzy)

Larry's Rebels/The Rebels; A Study in Black/Madrigal (Frenzy)

...sorta went jazz-rock or something like Chicago/Quincy Conserve and I've always thought that stuff...

Corben Simpson: The Collection (Frenzy)

Corben Simpson: The Collection (Frenzy)

...up with drummer Bruno Lawrence (who had quit Quincy Conserve). Blerta would subsequently emerge,...

Various Artists: We've Got You Covered (Frenzy)

Various Artists: We've Got You Covered (Frenzy)

...which sounds written for Wellington’s Quincy Conserve . . . Here too is the obscure belting...

ALAN BROADBENT INTERVIEWED: The art of time, and timing

ALAN BROADBENT INTERVIEWED: The art of time, and timing

...10 years as his pianist), Henry Mancini and Quincy Jones. He no longer works with Natalie Cole... ...Orchestra which worked with the likes of Quincy Jones and Sarah Vaughan. He has written for a...

THE FOX REPORT (2023): Crazy like a Rodger

THE FOX REPORT (2023): Crazy like a Rodger

...Woody Herman, was in Wellington's jazz-rockers Quincy Conserve in the 70s, has counted albums by...

THE FAMOUS ELSEWHERE PRODUCER QUESTIONNAIRE: Paddy Free of Pitch Black

THE FAMOUS ELSEWHERE PRODUCER QUESTIONNAIRE: Paddy Free of Pitch Black

...or Joe Meek; Phil Spector or Rick Rubin; Quincy Jones or Dr Dre; Brian Eno or Nigel Godrich?... ...to Metal to Electronic to Johnny Cash to Quincy Jones - just too many classics! Brian Eno (see...

Gurrumul: Djarimirri/Child of the Rainbow (Skinny Fish/Southbound)

Gurrumul: Djarimirri/Child of the Rainbow (Skinny Fish/Southbound)

...of a higher being”), Elton John and Quincy Jones. What was also remarkable about Gurrumul...

HUONG THANH AND NGUYEN LE: Fragile Beauty reviewed (2008)

HUONG THANH AND NGUYEN LE: Fragile Beauty reviewed (2008)

...has played with Gil Evans, Ornette Coleman, Quincy Jones and others. France-based, they have been...

MONTY ALEXANDER INTERVIEWED (2002): Keys to Sinatra and Bob Marley

MONTY ALEXANDER INTERVIEWED (2002): Keys to Sinatra and Bob Marley

...played and worked with includes such giants as Quincy Jones, whose career reaches from trumpet...

THE FAMOUS ELSEWHERE PRODUCER QUESTIONNAIRE: Greg Haver

THE FAMOUS ELSEWHERE PRODUCER QUESTIONNAIRE: Greg Haver

...or Joe Meek; Phil Spector or Rick Rubin; Quincy Jones or Dr Dre; Brian Eno or Nigel Godrich?...

PATTI AUSTIN INTERVIEWED (2012): Along came Jones . . . and Jacko

PATTI AUSTIN INTERVIEWED (2012): Along came Jones . . . and Jacko

...I'd like to talk with you about working with Quincy Jones. I've met him and he was charming and... ...a little bit here'. He'll usually give you a Quincyism like, 'That needs some more grease on it'.... ...I had very savvy parent and godparents – Quincy my godfather, Dinah Washington my godmother...

MILES DAVIS, THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY (1990): Miles runs the voodoo down

MILES DAVIS, THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY (1990): Miles runs the voodoo down

...sanctum which included his friends Prince, Quincy Jones, Jimi Hendrix and Charlie Parker. A very... ...in collaboration with the invisible hand of Quincy Troupe. It is titled with typical Davis...

SCOTTY BARNHART INTERVIEWED (2015): Leading Count Basie's band and legacy into the future

SCOTTY BARNHART INTERVIEWED (2015): Leading Count Basie's band and legacy into the future

...all the time. As matter of fact I'm waiting on Quincy Jones' manager to call me back to let me know... ...I can come pick up charts that Quincy wrote for the band back in the Sixties that...

THE FAMOUS ELSEWHERE QUESTIONNAIRE: Nathan Haines

THE FAMOUS ELSEWHERE QUESTIONNAIRE: Nathan Haines

...If I had to pick one well Jacko but only his Quincy Jones period...there's no classical in there...

SOUNDBREAKING, a television doco series by JEFF DUPRE and MARO CHERMAYAFF

SOUNDBREAKING, a television doco series by JEFF DUPRE and MARO CHERMAYAFF

...Wilson, Jimmy Iovine, Don Was, Mark Ronson, Quincy Jones, Tommy LiPuma etc) and artists like Joni...

Various Artists: Let Me Take You Down . . . Under. Volume 2 (Frenzy)

Various Artists: Let Me Take You Down . . . Under. Volume 2 (Frenzy)

...Across the Universe; Craig Scott and Quincy Conserve took their time getting into a...

GUEST WRITER DAN DROUTSOS discovers the lost Seattle soul scene of the Seventies

GUEST WRITER DAN DROUTSOS discovers the lost Seattle soul scene of the Seventies

...by Sir Mix-a-Lot, appearances are also made by Quincy Jones, Kenny G (jumpsuit and all), and members...

WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT . . . BARRY MARKWICK: Lennon, McCartney and Markwick

WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT . . . BARRY MARKWICK: Lennon, McCartney and Markwick

...Lee Morgan . . . But even just six years ago Quincy Jones was dismissive of the Beatles....

USHER, INTERVIEWED (2000): The rise of the house of Usher

USHER, INTERVIEWED (2000): The rise of the house of Usher

...like that of Tevin Campbell, the 12-year-old Quincy Jones discovery who has been lost somewhere...

THE FAMOUS ELSEWHERE PRODUCER QUESTIONNAIRE: Jonathan Pearce of the Beths

THE FAMOUS ELSEWHERE PRODUCER QUESTIONNAIRE: Jonathan Pearce of the Beths

...or Joe Meek; Phil Spector or Rick Rubin; Quincy Jones or Dr Dre; Brian Eno or Nigel Godrich?...

THE FAMOUS ELSEWHERE PRODUCER QUESTIONNAIRE: Mitchell Froom

THE FAMOUS ELSEWHERE PRODUCER QUESTIONNAIRE: Mitchell Froom

...or Joe Meek; Phil Spector or Rick Rubin; Quincy Jones or Dr Dre; Brian Eno or Nigel Godrich?...

WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT . . . FRANK ROSOLINO: The night the lights went out

WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT . . . FRANK ROSOLINO: The night the lights went out

...Europe in the Seventies, toured as a member of Quincy Jones band and was one of the many members of...

THE FAMOUS ELSEWHERE MANAGER QUESTIONNAIRE: Nick Atkinson

THE FAMOUS ELSEWHERE MANAGER QUESTIONNAIRE: Nick Atkinson

...the Miles Davis autobiography co-written by Quincy Troupe, but I re-read it recently and I was...

THE FAMOUS ELSEWHERE COMPILER'S QUESTIONNAIRE: Alan Perrott

THE FAMOUS ELSEWHERE COMPILER'S QUESTIONNAIRE: Alan Perrott

...at the likes of Claude Papesch and deep cut Quincy Conserve -- Matthew Crawley was involved --...

Various Artists: How is the Air Up There? (Frenzy/RPM)

Various Artists: How is the Air Up There? (Frenzy/RPM)

...the poppy Love Love Love; horn-driven songs (Quincy Conserve, Peter Nelson and the Castaways,...

RECOMMENDED RECORD: The Finn Brothers, Finn (Lester)

RECOMMENDED RECORD: The Finn Brothers, Finn (Lester)

...I most needed to hear it”, noting that Quincy Jones says of writing is about leaving space...

CECIL TAYLOR IN 1990: Florescent flights

CECIL TAYLOR IN 1990: Florescent flights

...times. Recent photos show a guy who looks like Quincy Jones with shoulder-length dreadlocks and...

NIKKA COSTA INTERVIEWED (2001): Take care, she's connected

NIKKA COSTA INTERVIEWED (2001): Take care, she's connected

...in Chile. Here's another: hanging out with Quincy Jones, Sly Stone, Frank Sinatra and his Rat...

WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT . . . MONICA ZETTERLUND: From smalltown Sweden to the world stage

WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT . . . MONICA ZETTERLUND: From smalltown Sweden to the world stage

...Miles Davis, Stan Getz, Louis Armstrong and Quincy Jones, sang regularly at the famous Golden...

LARRY CARLTON INTERVIEWED (2014): Guitars for the stars

LARRY CARLTON INTERVIEWED (2014): Guitars for the stars

...doing session work at the time but [producer] Quincy Jones, whom I knew, wanted me on it.”...

THE BEST OF ELSEWHERE 2016: THE YEAR IN REISSUES

THE BEST OF ELSEWHERE 2016: THE YEAR IN REISSUES

...prepared the ground as he and producer Quincy Jones broke down the barriers between soul,...

THE FAMOUS ELSEWHERE QUESTIONNAIRE: Lips

THE FAMOUS ELSEWHERE QUESTIONNAIRE: Lips

...you have read is . . . Steph: I liked the Quincy Jones autobiography a lot. I once had a book...

THE FAMOUS ELSEWHERE JAZZ QUESTIONNAIRE: Rodger Fox

THE FAMOUS ELSEWHERE JAZZ QUESTIONNAIRE: Rodger Fox

...jazz thing was for you? 1971 when I joined Quincy Converse – and played this music for a...

ARETHA FRANKLIN, THE QUEEN OF SOUL: Oh, how the mighty have risen

ARETHA FRANKLIN, THE QUEEN OF SOUL: Oh, how the mighty have risen

...She did a grand tour of producers such as Quincy Jones, Lamont Dozier and Curtis Mayfield, but...

JAZZ IN PRINT: A selection of useful biographies and references in jazz

JAZZ IN PRINT: A selection of useful biographies and references in jazz

...and blunt autobiography dictated to Quincy Troupe – but few have achieved the...

THE FAMOUS ELSEWHERE PRODUCER QUESTIONNAIRE . . . Steve Garden of Rattle

THE FAMOUS ELSEWHERE PRODUCER QUESTIONNAIRE . . . Steve Garden of Rattle

...or Joe Meek; Phil Spector or Rick Rubin; Quincy Jones or Dr Dre; Brian Eno or Nigel Godrich?...

RINGO ON RECORD IN THE SEVENTIES (2021): The rise and fall of a Starr

RINGO ON RECORD IN THE SEVENTIES (2021): The rise and fall of a Starr

...some of the greatest arrangers (Ron Goodwin, Quincy Jones, John Dankworth, Oliver Nelson, Elmer... ...and polishing up a studio gathering. But as Quincy Jones memorably said, “You can't shine...

RINGO STARR: BEAUCOUPS OF BLUES, CONSIDERED (1970): From Abbey Road to Music Row

RINGO STARR: BEAUCOUPS OF BLUES, CONSIDERED (1970): From Abbey Road to Music Row

...to a Beatle: Ron Goodwin, Elmer Bernstein, Quincy Jones, George Martin, Oliver Nelson, John...

MILES FROM INDIA CONSIDERED (2016): Davis, in a sitar way

MILES FROM INDIA CONSIDERED (2016): Davis, in a sitar way

...to bring emotional intensity — as in Quincy Jones' soundtrack for the '67 film adaptation...

MIKE NOCK, INTERVIEWED (2024): The art of having serious fun

MIKE NOCK, INTERVIEWED (2024): The art of having serious fun

...worked with or knew as friends: Yusef Lateef, Quincy Jones, Coleman Hawkins, Bud Powell the pianist...

PAUL TURNEY, INTERVIEWED (2024): From Flight X-7 to the I.R.A.

PAUL TURNEY, INTERVIEWED (2024): From Flight X-7 to the I.R.A.

...Music in Boston “and the head tutor was Quincy Jones, but I didn't have any support to get...

THE FAMOUS ELSEWHERE PRODUCER QUESTIONNAIRE: Trevor Reekie of Trip To The Moon

THE FAMOUS ELSEWHERE PRODUCER QUESTIONNAIRE: Trevor Reekie of Trip To The Moon

...or Joe Meek; Phil Spector or Rick Rubin; Quincy Jones or Dr Dre; Brian Eno or Nigel Godrich?...

THE ELSEWHERE SONGWRITER QUESTIONNAIRE: APRA Silver Scroll winner 2012 Stephanie Brown

THE ELSEWHERE SONGWRITER QUESTIONNAIRE: APRA Silver Scroll winner 2012 Stephanie Brown

...music or musicians you have read is . . . The Quincy Jones autobiography is fascinating, so is the...

TARANAKI WOMAD 2020: THE ARTISTS' LINE-UP in words, sound and vision

TARANAKI WOMAD 2020: THE ARTISTS' LINE-UP in words, sound and vision

...the UK and USA, perform at Glastonbury and at Quincy Jones’ 85th birthday party. Elsewhere...

MILES DAVIS INTERVIEWED (1988): Man with the attitude

MILES DAVIS INTERVIEWED (1988): Man with the attitude

...and had bad black jokes and was looking at Quincy Jones. And you know, they wouldn’t let...

10 GOOD ALBUMS IN BAD COVERS: Wash in warm soapy water, dry and play

10 GOOD ALBUMS IN BAD COVERS: Wash in warm soapy water, dry and play

...own band and played with Alice Cooper). But as Quincy Jones memorably observed, you can't shine...