R.I.P. Quincy Jones

A eulogy for one of the most important producers, arrangers, writers, wranglers, and performers of the 20th Century

The greatest and most influential producer and arranger of the 20th Century, Quincy Jones, a towering figure across multiple generations and genres of music, has died. He was 91.

Jones produced the three greatest Michael Jackson albums (Off The Wall, Thriller, Bad) making MJ an international superstar — and yet he had already done so much with music befo…