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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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As told to Ben Beaumont-Thomas

‘Leave your ego at the door’: from Thriller to Sinatra, Quincy Jones collaborators tell the stories behind his songs

Quincy Jones in 2019.
‘He had this positive energy about him’ … Quincy Jones in 2019. Photograph: Arnold Turner/Getty Images for Netflix

Herb Alpert: ‘He put tempos in a place where it penetrated your body’

The 89-year-old musician and bandleader was born in the same generation as Quincy Jones, as jazz gave way to pop in the middle of the century. He also co-founded A&M Records, soon home to artists including Burt Bacharach, Joan Baez – and Jones himself

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