Michael Jackson and Quincy Jones worked together on three of Jackson’s albums. They had a strong working relationship, and Jones helped Jackson grow as an artist. According to Jones, he didn’t intend to produce Jackson’s music when he first met him.

Quincy Jones first met Michael Jackson years before they started working together. At the time, Jackson was in the Jackson Five and Jones was an established music producer. He admitted that on this first meeting,

The legendary producer, who died in November 2024 at the age of 91, worked with the likes of Aretha Franklin and Frank Sinatra before hitching his wagon to Jackson in the late 1970s. Jackson, meanwhile, was a pop sensation after singing with his brothers in the Jackson 5 as a kid before branching out into solo work.

Jones' publicist, Arnold Robinson, says he died Sunday night at his home in the Bel Air section of Los Angeles, surrounded by his family.

Quincy Jones, a prolific producer and the first Black executive at a major American record label, was best known as the architect of Michael Jackson's early success, including by producing "Thriller."

The producer, who died this week, was at the height of his powers during a legendary three-album run with Jackson.

Quincy Jones’ influence on Black music can be heard across multiple generations and genres. However, there’s one artist to whom his name will always be inextricably linked: Michael Jackson. The maestro was the producer behind “Off the Wall,