I think Quincy Jones would be the first guy to say that he collaborated with MJ on those classic records, and that his role was to facilitate and channel what Michael was trying to accomplish.
Quincy does have a hand in bringing out the best in many artists as a producer. And while it can be argued that Jones' body of work is impressive, his work on his own doesn't hold a candle to the best work of the artists he's produced. So don't try and take anything away from MJ. Quincy is a great producer, arranger, and collaborator, but he's no Svengali. On Fri, Jun 26, 2009 at 11:02 AM, Michael Elliot-Knight<[email protected]> wrote: > I think that Quincy Jones should be the one held responsible for the way > Off the Wall & Thriller came out and Michael Jackson's comeback solo > success > if you take a look at Q's work as a producer - he could take artists with > mild to falling success and make platinum selling records > many artists' albums failed to be as good after leaving the working > relationship with him - MJ's included > > Jackson was blessed with an amazing voice and was a quick study - he did > the same thing with Bob Fosse's choreography > > but had it not been for Jones in the studio I HIGHLY doubt either of > Jackson's best works would have come out the way they did > his solo career was floating in the 3 out of 5 star area - and then > suddenly he produces two amazingly classic records? > > naw - that's all Quincy, the dude just has that touch > >
