Quincy Jones

The man known simply as Q has died at 91.

Perhaps best known for his work as the producer of the all-time best-selling-album, Michael Jackson’s Thriller, in 1982, Jones worked with a panoply of artists such as Frank Sinatra, Miles Davis, Amy Winehouse, and Paul Simon—and even produced the 1964 hit “It’s My Party.” 

He wrote almost 40 movie scores and was instrumental in writing and producing “We Are the World” in 1985, while his own 1991 album Back on the Block won the Grammy for album of the year.

Tributes poured in from all over the world, including from Paul McCartney, Lionel Richie, and Oprah Winfrey, who credited Jones for “discovering” her for her Oscar-nominated role in The Color Purple. Quincy had seven kids, including Parks and Recreation star Rashida Jones.

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CHRISTIAN PERSPECTIVE
As we mourn the passing of a music legend, it’s an opportunity to consider that whenever we do anything creative, we are mirroring the First Creator, the one who made the heavens and the earth. 

“Blessed be your glorious name, and may it be exalted above all blessing and praise. You, Lord, are the only God. You created the heavens, the highest heavens with all their stars, the earth and all that is on it, the seas and all that is in them. You give life to all of them, and all the stars of heaven worship you.” 
Nehemiah 9:5-6 (CSB) (read full passage)