Quincy Jones Interview

I totally agree with Quincy's assessments. He was there.  The music industry is/was very corrupted and many terrible singers and musician were popular not because of their talent.

The Beatles were not very good musicians.  That is a fact.  You know when you are in the studio with musicians and they can't play a lick without backup musicians and help of Engineers.  Singers that can't sing live also fall in this category.

This, like professional sports is about putting butts in the seats and getting fans and making money.

Jazz was absolutely not like that.  The best didn't make anything and were quite often ripped off by club owner and producers.

The problem with the younger generations in my opinion is that the don't believe or actually listen to the older people that "WERE THERE".

The bad things that Quincy Jones talks about actually happened.  What's the difference between Elvis and Chuck Berry?  Chuck Berry started it all.  Elvis stole most of the music and style. Don't get me wrong, he did great.  But Chuck Berry was black and Elvis was white.  Simple as that.

Real world hard assessments and real history and not whitewashed history is what we really need. 

Some of my best and favorite albums and music were produced by Quincy Jones.  If you look at his older stuff, he had the absolute best music, musicians and singers on each album.  Artist would trip over themselves trying to get on his albums. 

1.  In the Heat of the Night, with Ray Charles with lyrics by Alan and Marilyn Bergman????  

2.  Gula Matari (Freddie Hubbard and Hubert Laws), Valerie Simpson, Herbie Hancock, Bob James???????, Eric Gale, Toots Thielemans, Ron Carter, Ray Brown, Milt Jackson and many more.  Come on now!!!!

3.  Sounds (my favorite).l  Simple love tell me a bedtime story, and superwoman song by Patti Austin.  This album had Tom Scott, Herbie Hancock, Eric Gale, George Young, Nick Ashford, Chaka Khan, Valerie Simpson, Michael Breaker.  Oh boy and many more. 

4.  You got it bad Girl.  Summer in the City.  Dave Grusin and Valerie Simpson.  First Time I saw your face.  Absolutely wonderful. Valerie Simpson was wonderful.  Aretha Franklin on Daydreaming. 

5. Body Heat.  Listen to Everything must Change on that Album. That was Bernard Ighner baby.  The best music and version out there.  You can't help but tear up when you hear that version.  Wow..

6.  The Dude

7.  Roots

8.  I heard that.

Most of this was Jazz so it didn't get to the general public.  But this was real music.

I agree with him. Most musicians and singers today don't have a musical background.  most singers can't hold a note and fluctuate so often to cover up their inability to hold a note.

A long time ago, I took my very young daughter (who is a ballet dancer) to a Roberta Flack concert (when she still had her voice), just to show her what a real singer sounds like.  My daughter was so impressed to hear someone that could really sing.  she thought she did before, but now knew different. 

popular music today is about making money, not about making real music. 

Check out some of the songs and albums I listed.  read the who's who list of artist on each album. Amazing. 

Thanks and enjoy