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The HistoryMakers
An Evening With Quincy Jones
Season 1
Episode 20
An Evening With Quincy Jones provides an inside look into the life and career of the music impresario and those whose careers he influenced. Gwen Ifill hosts and and the master of ceremonies is noted jazz musician Herbie Hancock. Live performances by vocalists whose careers Quincy Jones helped to make: James Ingram, Bebe Winans, and Lesley Gore.
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