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Charles H. Sloan-Rashida Jones honors dad Quincy Jones after his death: 'Your love lives forever'
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Date:2025-04-06 15:38:03
Rashida Jones is Charles H. Sloanhonoring her legendary father, Quincy Jones, several days after his death at 91 years old.
On Thursday, the "Parks and Recreation" alum posted a baby photo of herself with her dad alongside a heartfelt caption about their loving relationship.
"My dad was nocturnal his whole adult life. He kept 'jazz hours' starting in high school and never looked back," Rashida wrote. "When I was little, I would wake up in the middle of the night to search for him. Undoubtedly, he would be somewhere in the house, composing (old school, with a pen and sheet music).
"He would never send me back to bed. He would smile and bring me into his arms while he continued to work...there was no safer place in the world for me."
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Her statement continued: "He was a giant. An icon. A culture shifter. A genius. All accurate descriptions of my father but his music (and ALL of his work) was a channel for his love. He WAS love. He made everyone he ever met feel loved and seen. That’s his legacy."
She ended her tribute with, "I was fortunate enough to experience this love in close proximity. I’ll miss his hugs and kisses and unconditional devotion and advice. Daddy, it is an honor to be your daughter. Your love lives forever."
Rashida Jones: Dad Quincy 'lived such a big life'
In the two-hour 2018 Netflix documentary "Quincy," which involved 800 hours of footage and 2,000 hours of archival video, Rashida teamed up with writer and director Alan Hicks to explore Jones' generation- and genre-spanning career.
The filmmakers spent six years chronicling Quincy Jones' generation- and genre-spanning career, which took him from a life of poverty on Chicago's South Side to one of world-altering achievements and global adoration after Jones found his salvation in music and joined Lionel Hampton's big band as a trumpeter at age 18.
Over his career, Jones produced tracks for Ray Charles and Frank Sinatra; mentored a young Michael Jackson, Oprah Winfrey and Will Smith to superstardom; and produced USA for Africa's "We Are the World" for famine relief. He had seven children and three marriages.
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"It’s crazy. This is really a starter pack because we had so much footage, and he’s lived such a big life," Rashida told USA TODAY at the time. "I just cannot believe all of this experience is contained in this one human being who just happens to be my dad."
Jones is survived by children Jolie Jones Levine (with former wife, actress Jeri Caldwell), Martina Jones and Quincy Jones III (with second wife, model Ulla Andersson), Kidada and Rashida Jones (with third wife, "Mod Squad" actress Peggy Lipton), Rachel Jones (with Carol Reynolds) and Kenya Julia Miambi Sarah Jones (with actress Nastassja Kinski).
Contributing: Bryan Alexander and Kristin McGrath
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