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Goodbye to Quincy
- Thread starter Michedelic
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This is really sad. What a long life and wonderful journey.
I know what I’m spinning today.
I know what I’m spinning today.
Hard to overstate how huge a presence and influence he was. Even if you didn't know his name, you knew the music.
Now THAT’S how you live a life! What an amazing human being.
his fingerprints all over the soundtrack of my life
Definitely a big loss for the music world. His influence will carry on for years to come. Truly one of the few who honestly earned the title of 'Legend'. R.I.P and thank you, Mr. Jones
One of the best concerts and some of the best music that influenced my bass playing.
Yep. It was precisely that vast range of Q's comprehensive skills -- as performer, arranger, composer, music director, contractor, sidekick, confidant, therapist, technical coordinator, visionary...he really did do it all! -- that defined what it means to be a "Producer" in the modern recording industry.
...in fact, he set the bar so high that I would argue there hasn't been a "Producer" in the past two or three decades who even came close to possessing Q's range of skills. Sad state of the industry? or was he just that much better than everybody else?
Either way, his passing is a great loss. RIP.
btw, these are two of my favorite tracks he produced, one from his 1981 album The Dude, and the other from Donna Summer's 1982 eponymous album:
I'm not sure if there is an individual who left a bigger footprint on recorded music. What a legacy.
R.I.P., Mr. Jones.
R.I.P., Mr. Jones.
He composed one of my all-time favorite tv themes. I think of Quincy every time I watch the show.
