Listen Up: The Lives of Quincy Jones

Year: 1990

Runtime: 115 mins

Language: English

Director: Ellen Weissbrod

Documentary

An unconventional, free‑form tribute charts Quincy Jones’s remarkable career as a composer, musician and producer. Eschewing linear timelines, it weaves candid reflections from icons such as Ray Charles, Miles Davis, Frank Sinatra, Herbie Hancock, Ella Fitzgerald, Michael Jackson, Aretha Franklin, Dizzy Gillespie, Big Daddy Kane and Flavor Flav, plus politicians and filmmakers. Touching moments show Jones revisiting his Chicago childhood, confronting his mother’s mental illness, marital struggles and health issues while openly assessing his legacy.

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