Quincy Jones: In the Pocket

Quincy Jones: In the Pocket

90 mins | Documentary | Nov. 18, 2001

Composer, record, TV and film producer, arranger, instrumentalist, magazine founder and multi-media entrepreneur - Quincy Jones has done it all. In his 50-year career, he has won 26 Grammy awards and an Emmy, earned seven Oscar nominations and helped ignite the career of megastar Michael Jackson. American Masters takes an all-access look at this remarkable star of the world stage. Narrated by Harry Belafonte, Quincy Jones: In the Pocket features interviews with friends and contemporaries such as former President Bill Clinton, Maya Angelou and Sidney Poitier. This candid profile also includes behind-the-scenes footage of the historic "We Are the World" all-star recording session, in-studio clips of Frank Sinatra and other exclusive visual materials.

Quincy Jones: In the Pocket

90 mins | Documentary | Nov. 18, 2001

Quincy Jones: In the Pocket
Composer, record, TV and film producer, arranger, instrumentalist, magazine founder and multi-media entrepreneur - Quincy Jones has done it all. In his 50-year career, he has won 26 Grammy awards and an Emmy, earned seven Oscar nominations and helped ignite the career of megastar Michael Jackson. American Masters takes an all-access look at this remarkable star of the world stage. Narrated by Harry Belafonte, Quincy Jones: In the Pocket features interviews with friends and contemporaries such as former President Bill Clinton, Maya Angelou and Sidney Poitier. This candid profile also includes behind-the-scenes footage of the historic "We Are the World" all-star recording session, in-studio clips of Frank Sinatra and other exclusive visual materials.
Producers Eagle Rock Entertainment, Thirteen, The WNET Group
Original title Quincy Jones: In the Pocket
Directors Michael Kantor
Writers Anne Seidlitz, Michael Kantor

Cast

Quincy Jones

as Self

Peggy Lipton

as Self

Sidney Poitier

as Self

Oprah Winfrey

as Self

Bill Clinton

as Self