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The “sound hooks” of Quincy Jones
Original Airdates: Apr. 17-20, 2026
TVC 733.4: Music journalist A. Scott Galloway joins Ed for a special appreciation of the life and legacy of Grammy Award-winning, Emmy Award-winning, and Tony Award-winning producer, composer, arranger, musician, and Renaissance man Quincy Jones. Scott interviewed Jones at least once (at the time of the release of Q’s album Q’s Jook Joint). He also wrote the liner notes for three other Jones music releases (including The Reel Quincy Jones, a compilation of scores from Q’s early years as a composer for film and television), plus he crossed paths with Q on many other occasions during the last thirty years of Jones’ life. Quincy Jones passed away on Nov. 3, 2024. Topics this segment include how much the music of Quincy Jones has always meant to Scott on a personal level; Q’s facility for bringing people together; why Jones was the “Zelig” of music, in that he always seemed to be in the right place at the right time; and why Jones always looked for a “sound hook,” especially when he composed music for movies and television.
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Quincy Jones, Oliver Nelson, and Michael Jackson
Original Airdates: Apr. 17-20, 2026
TVC 733.5: Music journalist A. Scott Galloway (pictured, right) talks to Ed about the collaboration between Quincy Jones and Oliver Nelson on the film score for The Pawnbroker, the first film for which Q composed music (the conversation between Scott and Ed particularly focuses on the piece “Rack ’em Up”); the circumstances that led Jones to produce Off the Wall and Thriller for Michael Jackson; and how Jones developed his eclectic tastes in music.
