Legendary producer and composer Quincy Jones has died at the age of 91.
The New York Times confirmed Jones's passing with his publicist, Arnold Robinson. No cause of death has been given. He died on Sunday (November 3) while surrounded by family at his home in L.A.'s Bel Air neighbourhood.
"Tonight, with full but broken hearts, we must share the news of our father and brother Quincy Jones's passing," his family said in a statement [via The Hollywood Reporter]. "And although this is an incredible loss for our family, we celebrate the great life that he lived and know there will never be another like him."
Jones is perhaps best known as the producer of one of the most famous albums of all time, Michael Jackson's 1982 LP Thriller. He also produced Jackson's albums Off the Wall (1979) and Bad (1987).
In his early career in the '50s and '60s, he was a jazz conductor and composed film scores before moving on to pop. Throughout his decades-long career, his productions credits included Dizzy Gillespie, Frank Sinatra, Donna Summer, Billy Preston, Little Richard and the 1985 charity single "We Are the World." He also arranged for artists like Ray Charles, Herb Alpert, Tony Bennett and Ella Fitzgerald.
He won 28 Grammy Awards (out of 80 nominations), making him third in all-time Grammy wins, and is one of 15 recipients of the Grammy Legend Award.
Jones was married three times and had children, including actor Rashida Jones.