The multi-talented music giant Quincy Jones has away at the age of 91. His extensive legacy included producing Michael Jackson’s iconic “Thriller” album, penning award-winning film and television scores, and working with Frank Sinatra, Ray Charles, and hundreds of other recording artists.

Arnold Robinson, Jones’ publicist, reports that Jones passed away on Sunday night in the company of his loved ones at his Bel Air neighborhood home in Los Angeles. Later this month, Jones was scheduled to receive an honorary Academy Award.

The family released a statement saying, “We must share the news of our father and brother Quincy Jones’ passing tonight with full but broken hearts.” “We celebrate the wonderful life he led and know there will never be another like him, even though this is an incredible loss for our family.”

As one of the first Black entrepreneurs to succeed in Hollywood, Jones went from running with gangs on Chicago’s South Side to the pinnacles of show business, accumulating an incredible musical archive that features some of the most treasured moments of American rhythm and song.

“If an album doesn’t do well, everyone says ‘it was the producers fault’; so if it does well, it should be your ‘fault,’ too,” Jones said in an interview with the Library of Congress in 2016. “The tracks don’t just all of a sudden appear. The producer has to have the skill, experience and ability to guide the vision to completion.”