At Mercury, Jones got his first movie-scoring job, Sidney Lumet's "The Pawnbroker ... split from his brothers in the Jackson 5 and put together a mix of dance tracks and ballads. The album featured ...
He played the trumpet with Lionel Hampton, produced albums ('Thriller'), songs ("We Are the World," "It's My Party"), films ('The Color Purple') and TV shows ('Fresh Prince of Bel-Air'), scored movies ...
And that’s just scratching the surface of this artist’s legendary career, one that spanned 70 years and broke several barriers before coming to an end on November 3, 2024. With nothing else to prove, ...