On August 6th, 2001, musician Herbie Hancock sat down with Michael Kantor, director of American Masters — Quincy Jones: In The Pocket (2001) and current executive producer for American Masters, to discuss the legendary producer’s career and influence in the music industry.
Chapters:
00:00 – New York City’s Birdland Jazz Club
03:13 – Jones’ reputation as a “young lion” musician
04:02 – How Jones opened a door for Black music executives
05:38 – Jones’ first hit record, “It’s My Party” by Lesley Gore
07:31 – Jones’ chameleonic sound capabilities
09:14 – Establishing a career in movie scoring
12:02 – Experiencing synthesizer technology for the first time
The American Masters Digital Archive includes over 1,000 hours of never-before-seen, raw interviews: a treasure trove of the movers and shakers of American culture, including Herbie Hancock, Maya Angelou, Patti Smith, Mel Brooks, Carol Burnett, Matthew Broderick, Carl Reiner, Joan Rivers, Dionne Warwick, Lee Grant, Sidney Lumet, Betty White and many others.