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‘I named my son after him’: readers on the greatness of Quincy Jones

Whether advising him on restaurant menus or meeting him at Prince’s house, Guardian readers recall their encounters with the entertainment icon

Stevie Wonder, Oprah Winfrey, Paul McCartney and more pay tribute to Quincy Jones
10 of Quincy Jones’s greatest productions

Quincy feels as if he’s been in my life ever since I first got interested in music in the 70s. Every time there was a step change in musical direction, he was involved. I remember buying the Thriller album and playing it non-stop, such was its impact on me. His greatness will live in all the recordings he was involved with, from big bands and Sinatra to the new acts he mentored. Goodbye Q and thank you. You were the soundtrack to my growing up and I’ll never forget you. Andy Mackenzie, 61, creative director in advertising, Ashford, Middlesex

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