Music producer and ultimate musician Quincy Jones’ contributions to jazz, R&B, and hip-hop spanned over sixty years. He died at his Bel Air home surrounded by his children on Sunday evening. Jones had a reported net worth of $500 million at the time of his death.
Most notably producing Michael Jackson’s “Off the Wall,” “Thriller,” and “Bad” albums, Jones began his career as a jazz trumpeter with Lionel Hampton before arranging for Count Basie, Dinah Washington and Ray Charles. He later composed music for films such as “The Color Purple” and of course worked extensively as a music producer.
Jones, who had been a Los Angeles resident for most of his career, was born and raised in Chicago, where he first began playing the piano. His family relocated to Seattle when he was a teenager and he continued to pursue music, attending Seattle University and later Berklee College of Music in Boston. Jones was ready to become a working musician and headed to New York, working with the likes of Dizzy Gillespie and recording his own music.
At the time of his death, he was living in the Bel-Air neighborhood, a home he lived in for over twenty years. Let’s find out more about Jones’ compound that is called home.
Custom Made in Bel Air
By 1972 Jones was a renowned musician, arranger and producer. He purchased a property in Bel Air for $200,000, according to Realtor.com. In 2002, Jones had built a 25,000-square-foot home on the property. Sitting on more than two acres of land, the five-bedroom, nine-bathroom mansion is estimated to be worth $13 million and $30 million, according to various reports.
Throughout the home are floor-to-ceiling windows providing an unmatched view of Los Angeles. The central foyer of the home includes a circular terrace and a set of stairs. Built to showcase Jones‘ achievements and provide a relaxing space, the living room features a circular ceiling that includes twelve panels symbolizing “the 12 notes on the scale, the 12 signs of the zodiac, and the apostles—the whole thing,” Jones said in Los Angeles Magazine. Affectionately calling the living room “home,” there is also a Bosendorfer grand piano flanked with an Oscar, while an Emmy is positioned on the bar. Photos of himself with family and close friends are situated on bookshelves throughout the space. Outside is a swimming pool.
Before The Compound
In addition to Jones’ main residence, he also owned another property in Bel Air. He purchased the home in 1986 for $2.4 million. According to Celebrity Net Worth, Jones sold the property in 2005 for $5.4 million.
