When those boundaries were unimaginably high. He made incalculable contributions to American culture. The first Black person to get an Oscar nomination for best score.
Later, twice in the same year, the first Black person was nominated. unquestionably the producer of the 20th century’s biggest records. An EGOT. Quincy Jones was a visionary as well as a performer.
His tunes will undoubtedly continue to reverberate for centuries to come as we say goodbye to one of the most brilliant brains in the entertainment world.