Quincy Jones, giant of US music who produced Michael Jackson's Thriller, dies aged 91

Quincy Jones, instrumentalist and shaper who worked with Michael Jackson, Frank Sinatra and galore others, dies aged 91.

Jones’ publicist, Arnold Robinson, said helium "passed distant peacefully" connected Sunday nighttime astatine his location successful Bel Air.

"Tonight, with afloat but breached hearts, we indispensable stock the quality of our begetter and member Quincy Jones’ passing. And though this is an unthinkable nonaccomplishment for our family, we observe the large beingness that helium lived and cognize determination volition ne'er beryllium different similar him," the household said successful a statement.

Jones was champion known arsenic the shaper of Michael Jackson's Thriller album.

Over his vocation that spanned much than 75 years helium won 28 Grammy awards and was named arsenic 1 of the astir influential jazz musicians of the 20th period by Time magazine.

He produced and conducted the signaling of the 1985 foundation record, We Are The World.

He besides composed the soundtrack to much than 30 films including Heat of the Night, The Color Purple and The Italian Job.

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