Quincy Jones discography
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Discography for musician/producer Quincy Jones.
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[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums performed/arranged/produced
| Year | Album Title | Label | Jazz Albums / Top Jazz Albums / Top Contemporary Jazz Albums |
Black Albums / Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums |
Pop Albums / The Billboard 200 |
Grammy Awards |
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| 1959 | The Birth Of A Band, Vol. 1 (Quincy Jones) |
Mercury | #21 | |||
| 1961 | The Quintessence (Quincy Jones) |
Impulse! Records | ||||
| 1961 | The Great Wide World Of Quincy Jones: Live! (Quincy Jones) |
Mercury | #24 | |||
| 1962 | Big Band Bossa Nova (Quincy Jones) |
Mercury | #112 | |||
| 1963 | This Time By Basie: Hits Of The 50's And 60's (Count Basie) |
Reprise | #19 | Best Pop Instrumental Performance "This Time By Basie: Hits Of The 50's" Best Instrumental Arrangement "I Can't Stop Loving You" |
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| 1967 | In The Heat Of The Night - Soundtrack (Quincy Jones & Ray Charles) |
United Artists | #153 | |||
| 1969 | Walking In Space (Quincy Jones) |
A&M | #2 | #6 | #56 | Best Large Jazz Ensemble Performance |
| 1970 | Gula Matari (Quincy Jones) |
A&M | #2 | #16 | #63 | |
| 1971 | Smackwater Jack (Quincy Jones) |
A&M | #1 | #11 | #56 | Best Pop Instrumental Performance |
| 1972 | Ndeda (Compilation) |
Mercury | #12 | #73 | ||
| 1973 | You've Got It Bad, Girl (Quincy Jones) |
A&M | #1 | #14 | #94 | Best Instrumental Arrangement "Summer In The City" |
| 1974 | Body Heat (Quincy Jones) |
A&M | #1 | #1 | #6 | |
| 1975 | Mellow Madness (Quincy Jones) |
A&M | #1 | #3 | #16 | |
| 1976 | I Heard That!! (Quincy Jones) |
A&M | #1 | #16 | #43 | |
| 1977 | Roots (Quincy Jones) |
A&M | #4 | #6 | #21 | |
| 1978 | Sounds...And Stuff Like That!! (Quincy Jones) |
A&M | #1 | #4 | #15 | |
| 1978 | The Wiz - Original Soundtrack (Cast) |
MCA | #33 | #40 | Best Instrumental Arrangement "Main Title From 'The Wiz' (Overture, Part I)" | |
| 1980 | Give Me The Night (George Benson) |
Warner Bros. | #1 | #1 | #3 | Best Male R&B Vocal Performance Best R&B Instrumental Performance "Off Broadway" Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Male "Moody's Mood" Best Instrumental Arrangement "Dinorah, Dinorah" |
| 1980 | The Dude (Quincy Jones) |
A&M | #3 | #3 | #10 | Best Male R&B Vocal Performance "One Hundred Ways" Best R&B Performance By A Duo Or A Group With Vocal Best Instrumental Arrangement "Velas" Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s) "Ai No Corrida" Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical |
| 1981 | Lena Horne: The Lady And Her Music (Lena Horne & Cast) |
Qwest | #18 | 112 | Best Female Pop Vocal Performance Best Musical Show Album |
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| 1982 | The Best (Compilation) |
A&M | #17 | #45 | #122 | |
| 1982 | Thriller (Michael Jackson) |
Epic | #1 | #1 | Record Of The Year "Beat It" Album Of The Year Best Male Pop Vocal Performance Best Male Rock Vocal Performance "Beat It" Best Male R&B Vocal Performance "Billie Jean" Best R&B Song "Billie Jean" Best Engineered Recording, Non-Classical Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical |
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| 1982 | E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial (Michael Jackson) |
Best Recording For Children | ||||
| 1984 | The Official Music Of The 1984 Games (Various Artists) |
Best Instrumental Arrangement "Grace (Gymnastics Theme)" | ||||
| 1985 | USA For Africa: We Are The World (Various Artists) |
Polygram | #6 | #1 | Record Of The Year "We Are The World" Song Of The Year "We Are The World" Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal "We Are The World" Best Music Video, Short Form "We Are The World" |
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| 1989 | Back On The Block (Quincy Jones) |
Qwest | #1 | #1 | #9 | Album Of The Year Best R&B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal "I'll Be Good To You" Best Rap Performance By A Duo Or Group "Back On The Block" Best Jazz Fusion Performance "Birdland" Best Instrumental Arrangement "Birdland" Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s) "The Places You Find Love" Best Engineered Recording, Non-Classical Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical |
| 1991 | Miles & Quincy Live At Montreux (Miles Davis & Quincy Jones) |
Warner Bros. | #1 | Best Large Jazz Ensemble Performance | ||
| 1995 | Q's Jook Joint (Quincy Jones) |
Qwest | #1 | #6 | #32 | Best Engineered Recording, Non-Classical |
| 1999 | From Q With Love (Compilation) |
Warner Bros. | #1 | #31 | #72 | |
| 2000 | Basie And Beyond (The Quincy Jones/Sammy Nestico Orchestra) |
Warner Bros. | #10 | |||
| 2001 | Q: The Musical Biography Of Quincy Jones (Compilation) |
Rhino | Best Spoken Word Album | |||
| 2004 | Original Jam Sessions 1969 (Quincy Jones & Bill Cosby) |
Concord Jazz | #12 |
[edit] Other Albums Produced And/Or Arranged By Quincy Jones Performed By Other Artists
- 1955 Social Call, Betty Carter
- 1959 Vaughan and Violins, Sarah Vaughan
- 1960 Under Paris Skies, Andy Williams
- 1961 Genius+Soul=Jazz, Ray Charles
- 1961 If You Go, Peggy Lee
- 1962 Blues Cross Country, Peggy Lee
- 1962 You're Mine You, Sarah Vaughan
- 1963 Ella and Basie!, Ella Fitzgerald
- 1964 It Might as Well Be Swing, Frank Sinatra
- 1965 Our Shining Hour, Sammy Davis, Jr.
- 1966 Sinatra at the Sands, Frank Sinatra
- 1970 Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice Soundtrack
- 1979 Off the Wall, Michael Jackson
- 1979 Masterjam, Rufus featuring Chaka Khan
- 1984 L.A. Is My Lady, Frank Sinatra
- 1985 The Color Purple, Soundtrack
- 1987 Bad, Michael Jackson

