Biography of Quincy Jones
He's such a big name in pop circles today that Quincy Jones's jazz background has almost been forgotten. But in the '50s Jones was a major figure among jazz musicians, spending two-and-a-half years in the early '50s with Lionel Hampton, who recorded several Jones pieces. Later he was Dizzy Gillespie's musical director. He spent 18 months in France and Scandinavia, studying composition and working for Barclay Records in 1957-1958, and formed his own all-star big band for the European opening of the show Free and Easy. This band played for two years, while Jones also wrote for albums by Count Basie and recorded arrangements for Sarah Vaughan, Dinah Washington, and Billy Eckstine. A fine trumpeter particularly known for his use of chords built in fourths, Jones was also a terrific arranger and writer. He expanded into film soundtracks in the '60s and was also an executive at Mercury Records, where he enlarged his interests to reach into the pop market. ~ Ron Wynn
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