Listen to Connect Brazil’s streaming tribute to Quincy Jones.
Quincy Jones and the music of Brazil gave us yet another facet of his creativity to explore.
by Scott Adams
Producer, arranger, and songwriter Quincy Jones passed away on Sunday, November 3, 2024, at his Bel Air home in Los Angeles, He lived to be 91. Read his live story here.
Our streaming station’s Brazil Back2Back segment for November 6, 2024, celebrated the musical life of Quincy Jones by featuring three of his best Brazilian songs.
Here are my opening comments:
“Today’s Spotlight celebrates the musical life of Quincy Jones who is quite possibly -the most successful Chicago-born musician ever.
From his early days in the 50s as a jazz trumpeter and arranger, to his pop success as a producer for Leslie Gore to Michael Jackson, to his own hits like ‘Just Once’ and ‘100 Ways’, Q’s 28 Grammy awards rank him just behind Beyonce’s 32.
Friends since 1967, Milton Nascimento offers this: “Quincy was a great admirer of Brazilian music. A while ago, he called me, and we relived some of our memories, which will now be eternal. Rest in peace, dear brother.”
In 1987, Quincy Jones was the supervising producer for this next song from Milton Nascimento’s Yauaretê album
‘Morro Velho’ begins three in a row to salute the Brazilian side of Quincy Jones.”
Our streaming tribute to Quincy Jones and the music of Brazil
Honestly, selecting three songs from Quincy Jones’s vast discography isn’t an easy task, especially with our focus on the music of Brazil. But it was rewarding.
And revealing, too. In addition to these three songs (Milton Nascimento’s ‘Morro Velho’, George Benson’s ‘Dinorah, Dinorah’ (penned by Ivan Lins), and Q’s own ‘Setembro’ (also by Lins), I wanted to focus on Jones’s cross-cultural success. Each of these songs won at least one Grammy award.
But others remain to be featured on our streaming station in the coming weeks. You’re sure to Quincy’s ‘Velas (Sails)’ from 1981’s The Dude and yes, even Austin Powers’s theme song ‘Soul Bossa Nova’ and other songs from the 1962 album Big Band Bossa Nova.
Maybe even a track from one of my all-time favorite albums, Walking in Space. ‘Killer Joe’ is a well-covered favorite for Brazilian jazz musicians.
Why? Because we all come to Brazilian music from different places, at different times. Just like Quincy.
That’s why Connect Brazil is here. Enjoy!
- Watch for my special salute to Quincy Jones in The Best of Brazilian Music ’24 Showcase in December.
Our Streaming Tribute To Quincy Jones
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