MitchW Posted November 4 Share Posted November 4 At 91. A giant giant. RIP. OBIT Quote He arranged and conducted several collaborations between Frank Sinatra and Count Basie, including what is widely regarded as one of Sinatra’s greatest records, “Sinatra at the Sands” (1966). Quote the three albums he produced for Michael Jackson between 1979 and 1987 — “Off the Wall,” “Thriller” and “Bad” — arguably remade the pop business with their success, by appealing profoundly to both Black and white audiences at a time when mainstream radio playlists were becoming increasingly segregated. Quote Mr. Jones took the job of musical director at Mercury in 1961, assembling its jazz roster: He signed Dizzy Gillespie, Gerry Mulligan, Shirley Horn and others... He helped make the song “It’s My Party” (1963) into a No. 1 hit for Ms. Gore, rushing acetates to radio stations just before another version of the song, sung by the Crystals and produced by Phil Spector, which remains unreleased. Quote In 1991, he produced a concert at the Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland — of which he, in typical factotum spirit, had become a co-producer — reuniting Miles Davis with the arranger Gil Evans to play music from the albums “Sketches of Spain” and “Porgy and Bess.” It was there that he met the actress Nastassja Kinski, with whom he lived for four years, a union that produced his seventh child, Kenya Julia Miambi Sarah Jones, who became a model and is known professionally as Kenya Kinski-Jones. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilfrid Posted November 4 Share Posted November 4 I did not know he produced "It's My Party." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Behemoth_Munich Posted November 4 Share Posted November 4 I watched the Netflix documentary a few months ago, absolutely incredible. RIP. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MitchW Posted November 4 Author Share Posted November 4 C'mon, Nastassja Kinski! If there's any accomplishment that ought be lauded... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hollywood Posted November 4 Share Posted November 4 Ah, the python photo. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilfrid Posted November 4 Share Posted November 4 Did not know that either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MitchW Posted November 4 Author Share Posted November 4 31 minutes ago, Wilfrid said: Did not know that either. Too much time with Ana and Carlotta? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilfrid Posted November 4 Share Posted November 4 I think Ana would have been one year old when they split up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StephanieL Posted November 4 Share Posted November 4 5 hours ago, Wilfrid said: I did not know he produced "It's My Party." I didn't either. It's incredible how much he accomplished. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sneakeater Posted November 5 Share Posted November 5 You guys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
splinky Posted November 5 Share Posted November 5 My uncle had some great Q stories. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bloviatrix Posted November 5 Share Posted November 5 4 hours ago, splinky said: My uncle had some great Q stories. Any plans on sharing? You can't just drop that in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
splinky Posted November 5 Share Posted November 5 3 hours ago, bloviatrix said: Any plans on sharing? You can't just drop that in. i'm supposed to wait for everyone in the stories to be dead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
small h Posted November 5 Share Posted November 5 If you wait long enough, we'll all be dead. Spill! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
relbbaddoof Posted November 6 Share Posted November 6 47 minutes ago, splinky said: i'm supposed to wait for everyone in the stories to be dead. That's like the 90 year-olds who went to a divorce lawyer and said "we were waiting till the children were dead." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bloviatrix Posted November 6 Share Posted November 6 15 hours ago, splinky said: i'm supposed to wait for everyone in the stories to be dead. Howabout we all take a vow not to repeat them? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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