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Born Chicago, IllinoisThroughout his decades-long career, Quincy Jones has been involved with nearly every facet of the music business—from performance and composition to production. As a young man he played in a combo with Ray Charles and toured internationally with Dizzy Gillespie. In 1964 he became the first African American executive at a white-owned record company and also created his first score for a major Hollywood film, The Pawnbroker. He has since composed for dozens of motion pictures, including In the Heat of the Night (1967) and The Color Purple (1985). His skill as a producer resulted in hit albums for musicians ranging from Frank Sinatra to Michael Jackson, with whom Jones collaborated on the mega-hit album Thriller (1982).Known for his dynamic images of musicians, Chuck Stewart photographed Quincy Jones during a rehearsal in New York City where Jones was working as the arranger for the Broadway musical Free and Easy (1959).
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Gelatin Silver Print
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; acquired through the generosity of Elizabeth Ann Hylton