Music giant Quincy Jones was laid to rest in a private ceremony in Los Angeles, a week after his death at age 91 . A larger, more public memorial is also being planned. The family of the 28-time Grammy winning producer, arranger and composer said in a statement to The Associated Press that the “intimate ceremony included Jones’ seven children , his brother, two sisters, and immediate family members.
” The family did not reveal the cemetery where the ceremony took place. They added that they remain “enormously grateful for the outpouring of condolences and tributes from his friends and fans from around the world. Details for a memorial celebration of Jones’ life will be announced at a later date.
” Jones died surrounded by his family at his home in the Bel Air section of Los Angeles on 3 November. His seven decades of musical mastery included producing Michael Jackson ’s Thriller album , writing prize-winning film scores and collaborating on classic recordings with Frank Sinatra, Ray Charles, and hundreds of others . He was nominated for Album of the Year five times, winning twice: for Thriller in 1984 and for his own record, Back on the Block , in 1989.
Jones and Sinatra‘s 1964 version of “Fly Me to the Moon” became the first song played on the moon , when astronaut Buzz Aldrin played it on a portable cassette player as he stepped onto the lunar surface, in 1969. Jones was the first African-American to be named as musical director and conductor of the Oscars.
