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    The Q Factor

    Jul 31, 2021 3 minutes
    BY MARK STRYKER

    Quincy’s a guy whose success actually overshadows his talent.”

    Bingo.

    That perceptive insight appears in Q: The Autobiography of Quincy Jones (2001), attributed to composer, arranger, and alto saxophonist Benny Carter. Now 88, Jones has earned his iconic pop-culture status as an uber-producer and entertainment mogul. He has shaped megahits like Thriller and Bad for Michael Jackson, composed dozens of film and TV scores, bagged 28 Grammy Awards, written defining arrangements for Sinatra, and built a multimedia empire.

    Before he did any

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