Listen Up: The Lives of Quincy Jones explores the unique?? multi-faceted icon who has shaped four generations of American sound. This intimate journey traces Jones roots from Chicagos South Side to his formative years in Seattle?? from historical musical collaborations to his relationships and personal health issues. Family?? colleagues and friendsincluding Micha"ackson?? Miles Davis?? Frank SinatraProduct DescriptionListen Up! The Lives of Quincy Jones (DVD)
The hot and cool rhythms of jazz. The simmering of syncopated soul.Hip-hop. Be-bop. The ecstasy of pop. The jiving and jamming of rap. Manof turbulent times. Traveler through the crossroads of theAfrican-American struggle. Artist?? activist?? husband?? human.Incorrigible risk taker. Listen Up: The Lives of Quincy Jones?? focuseson the the man?? the music and the legend of Quincy Jones--and findswithin the ever-changing rhythms of his life the unchanging melody ofthe American spirit.
]]>Amazon.comIf casual music fans know the name of the man who is the subject of Listen Up: The Lives of Quincy Jones?? more than likely it's as the producer of Off the Wall and Thriller?? the two albums that launched Michael Jackson into the pop stratosphere?? or perhaps as the musical mastermind behind " World." Yet while those may be Jones's biggest successes" they certainly aren't the only ones; inde