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Book SynopsisQuincy Jones (b. 1933) is one of the most prolific composers, arrangers, bandleaders, producers, and humanitarians in American music history and the recording and film industries. Jones's career has spanned over sixty years, generating a substantial body of work with over five hundred compositions and arrangements. This book focuses on this material as well as many of Jones's accomplishments.
Trade ReviewClarence Bernard Henry has given to American music literature the most beautifully written treatise on the musical accomplishments of the great Quincy Jones. No one has explicated more thoroughly the prodigious, diverse, and unprecedented contributions of Quincy Jones. By doing so, Henry has proven that Quincy Jones is unequivocally one of America’s foremost masters of music. This book is a literary masterpiece and should be required reading for all students of American and African American music history."" - Earl L. Stewart, associate professor in the Department of Black Studies at University of California, Santa Barbara, and author of
African American Music: An Introduction
