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Trauma-san:
Quincy Jones - Producer, Writer, Conducter. Quincy Jones has got to be the one guy in music with no superior.  When you say Snoop, his superior is Dr. Dre.  Dr. Dre's superior is Quincy Jones.  Michael Jackson's superior is Quincy Jones, nobody deserves the respect this man does.  

I'd even go so far as to mention Quincy Jones as the greatest producer of all time, and even list his talent up there with Beethoven.  

This son of a B*tch has won 26 grammy awards.  WON 26 GRAMMYS.   77 different times, the grammys nominated him as the best in various categories.  He's been nominated for more grammys than any other person that ever lived.  

He produced the best selling single of all time, "We are the World".  He produced the best selling album of all time, "Thriller".

 In 1953 he was the first producer to record an electric Bass (A fender Jazzmaster).   How much has that effected hiphop?  Immensely.  

Quincy Wrote "the Sweetsweeper" one of the most familiar of all theme songs, for the network television show "Sanford and Son".  He also wrote the opening music for the epic t.v. miniseries, "Roots".  In 1989, he got Ice T, Ella Fitzgerald, Dizzie Gillespie, and Big Daddy Kane on the SAME ALBUM.  

Quincy recorded the breathtaking track (and wrote the arrangement) "Fly Me to the Moon" with Frank Sinatra, which is one of the most loved songs of all time, and was the first song Buzz Aldrin played via radio when he arrived on the moon in 1969.  

In 1961, he was promoted to Vice President of Mercury Records, making him the first black executive of any record company.

He's wrote the scores for 33 major movies.  

He produced "The Color Purple" which launched the careers of Oprah Winfrey, and Whoopi Goldberg, two of america's most prominent female Black Americans.  Quincy also produced "The Fresh Prince of Bel Air" launching Will Smiths' acting career.

Quincy MOTHAFUNKIN JONES is the founding president of Vibe magazine, and half owner of SPIN magazine.  

The Boyz N tha Hood soundtrack was released on Quincy's label.

My favorite Quincy Jones albums are "Walking In Space" and "Q's Jook Joint"

Don Jacob:
out of all of the modern day composers he's up there with them all
IMO

i think it goes

1. Henry Mancini
2. Q. Jones
3. John williams
4. Nino Rota

Trauma-san:
^^ Yup.  

Production wise, I'd say it's something like (unless 'im forgetting somebody huge)

1. Quincy Jones
2. George Martin
3. Phil Spector
4. Dr. Dre

Don Jacob:

--- Quote from: King Trauma on November 29, 2002, 03:22:51 PM ---^^ Yup.  

Production wise, I'd say it's something like (unless 'im forgetting somebody huge)

1. Quincy Jones
2. George Martin
3. Phil Spector
4. Dr. Dre

--- End quote ---

yeah i agree with that list too, i'd probably add B. White, and Mutt lange, and rick ruben too

DPG4lyfe:
i dont think he iz underrated but he iz hella tight!

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