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A lot of the guys were like that - Oscar Pettiford - they just took me under their wing, and that's why I automatically help young people. I just love it, because they did that for me.

Count Basie practically adopted me at 13. We became closer and closer and I ended up conducting for him and Sinatra.

Eight kids and a stepmother, and I just wanted to be out of there and so when I got a scholarship from Boston to the Schillinger House, which is ... (more Quincy Jones quotes)

Quincy Jones trivia

Jones composed many songs for many shows like The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air and The Cosby Show.

Quincy Jones had gotten 76 Grammy nominations and 26 awards.

Quincy Jones helped produce the sitcom The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.

Rapper Ludacris sampled one of Jones's songs, Soul Bossa Nova, for his song Number One Spot.

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Books about Quincy Jones

	Q: The Autobiography of Quincy Jones by Quincy Jones Read more... | Comments (0) | Post new comment
	A Quincy Jones by Cory Buckner Read more... | Comments (0) | Post new comment
	Tupac Shakur: Foreword by Quincy Jones by Vibe Magazine Read more... | Comments (0) | Post new comment

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Quincy Jones DVDs

	Quincy Jones - Live in '60 (Jazz Icons) ~ Quincy Jones Read more... | Comments (0) | Post new comment
	Quincy Jones - In the Pocket (American Masters) ~ Quincy Jones Read more... | Comments (0) | Post new comment
	American Masters - The Musicians (Ella Fitzgerald Something to Live For / Quincy Jones In the Pocket / Lou Reed Rock & Roll Heart) ~ Ella Fitzgerald, Quincy Jones, and Lou Reed Read more... | Comments (0) | Post new comment
	Charlie Rose with Quincy Jones (November 22, 2001) Read more... | Comments (0) | Post new comment
	Charlie Rose with Quincy Jones (August 27, 1999) Read more... | Comments (0) | Post new comment

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