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Quincy Jones

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Object Details

Artist

Herman Leonard, 1923 - 2010

Sitter

Quincy Delight Jones, Jr., 14 Mar 1933 - 3 Nov 2024

Exhibition Label

Quincy Jones has explored numerous musical genres over the course of his career, but his first love was jazz. He began playing the trumpet as a teenager and persuaded Count Basie’s trumpeter, Clark Terry, to give him lessons. In 1951, following brief studies at Boston’s Berklee College of Music, Jones joined the trumpet section of Lionel Hampton’s band, where he remained until 1953. He also enjoyed success as a freelance arranger for jazz musicians, including Clifford Brown, Count Basie, and Dinah Washington. Jones toured the Middle East and South America with Dizzy Gillespie’s big band in 1956 and joined Lionel Hampton for an overseas tour in 1957. After studying in Paris with famed conductor and composer Nadia Boulanger, Jones began to concentrate on composition and music production. He has since served as a record company executive, composed award-winning scores for films and television, and produced hit records for musicians ranging from Frank Sinatra to Michael Jackson.
Quincy Jones ha explorado numerosos géneros musicales a lo largo de su carrera, pero su primer amor fue el jazz. En su adolescencia empezó a tocar la trompeta y logró convencer a Clark Terry, trompetista de Count Basie, para que le diera lecciones. En 1951, luego de un breve período de estudios en el Berklee College of Music de Boston, se incorporó a la sección de trompetas de la orquesta de Lionel Hampton, donde permaneció hasta 1953. También tuvo éxito como arreglista independiente para jazzistas como Clifford Brown, Count Basie y Dinah Washington. En 1956 fue de gira con la big band de Dizzy Gillespie por el Oriente Medio y Suramérica, y en 1957 hizo otra gira al extranjero con Lionel Hampton. Más tarde estudió en París con la célebre directora y compositora Nadia Boulanger, a raíz de lo cual comenzó a dedicarse a la composición y la producción musical. Desde entonces ha sido ejecutivo de disqueras, compositor laureado de música para cine y televisión, y productor de exitosos discos para figuras desde Frank Sinatra hasta Michael Jackson.

Credit Line

National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution

Date

1955 (printed 1998)

Object number

NPG.2014.111.16

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Copyright

© Herman Leonard Photography LLC

Type

Photograph

Medium

Selenium-toned gelatin silver print

Dimensions

Image: 35.6 × 30.6cm (14 × 12 1/16")
Sheet: 50.5 × 40.5cm (19 7/8 × 15 15/16")
Frame: 71.8 × 56.5 × 3.8 cm (28 1/4 × 22 1/4 × 1 1/2")

Place

United States\New York\Kings\New York

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National Portrait Gallery Collection

Location

Currently not on view

Data Source

National Portrait Gallery

Topic

Interior
Equipment\Sound Devices\Microphone
Music\Sheet music
Quincy Delight Jones, Jr.: Male
Quincy Delight Jones, Jr.: Arts and Culture\Performing Arts\Music\Musician
Quincy Delight Jones, Jr.: Arts and Culture\Performing Arts\Music\Musician\Composer
Quincy Delight Jones, Jr.: Arts and Culture\Performing Arts\Music\Music producer
Portrait

Metadata Usage

Usage conditions apply

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4c41662ed-6847-40e2-8dda-8808d39b3182

Record ID

npg_NPG.2014.111.16

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