American musician Quincy Jones died this Sunday at the age of 91 in Los Angeles, "surrounded by family," as reported by his representative, Arnold Robinson. "It is with a broken heart that we must share the death of our father and brother. And although it is a great loss for the family, we celebrate the life he lived and know that there will never be anyone like him," says the family. ~BK_LINE_BREAK~ Indeed, Quincy Jones was unique, especially as a producer. His magic is evident in some of the most relevant milestones of American popular music of the 20th century, such as Michael Jackson's records. Off the wall (1979), Thriller (1982) and Bad (1987). His resume as a producer also includes albums by Frank Sinatra, Aretha Franklin, Dizzy Gillespie, Sarah Vaughan, Donna Summer, George Benson and Little Richard, among others. In other words, he is part of some of the main chapters in the musical history of the United States, especially jazz, pop, soul and disco music. Quincy Jones is the third artist who has won the most Grammy Awards, 28, behind Beyoncé (32) and George Solti (31). He was also the producer of We are the world (1985), composed by Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie and performed for charity (to alleviate hunger in Ethiopia) by a group of stars such as Stevie Wonder, Bob Dylan, Tina Turner, Bruce Springsteen, Dionne Warwick and Al Jarreau, among others. ~BK_LINE_BREAK~ He was also a prominent composer of film soundtracks such as In cold blood (Richard Brooks, 1967), In the heat of the night (Norman Jewison, 1967), A man for Ivy (Daniel Mann, 1968), The escape (Sam Peckinpah, 1972), The magician (Sidney Lumet, 1978) and The color purple (Steven Spielberg, 1985), among others. Despite not winning any Oscars, it did have seven nominations.