Quincy Jones, a prominent figure in the American music industry who worked with the late stars Michael Jackson and Frank Sinatra, has died at the age of 91, American media reported on Monday.
His publicist Arnold Robinson confirmed the news in a statement that did not give a cause of death, according to the media.
The jazz musician and composer's musical talents in the studio and his mastery of musical arrangement put him in the league of 20th century music stars.
From Frank Sinatra to Michael Jackson, from jazz to hip-hop, Jones knew how to keep up with pop music throughout a career that spanned more than seven decades.
He played trumpet on Elvis Presley's "Heartbreak Hotel" and worked with Dizzy Gillespie for several years before moving to Paris in 1957 to study with the famous composer Nadia Boulanger.
He became famous in Hollywood for composing the soundtracks for a number of films and television programmes.
At the same time, he composed works for himself such as "Soul Bossa Nova". At a rapid pace, he took over the musical arrangement of the works of dozens of stars.
Quincy Jones produced Michael Jackson's albums Off the Wall, Thriller and Bad.
Pianist Herbie Hancock told PBS in 2001: "Quincy did everything. He could take his genius and translate it into any kind of sound.
He added: "He's not afraid of anything. If you want Quincy to do something, tell him he can't do it, and of course he'll do it.
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