Quincy (2018)

Wow, this is really a great story.  Quincy Jones is one of pop music’s most gifted producers, this documentary on his life’s work offers a personalized glimpse into a bygone world of entertainment and the legacy of racism that black artists still grapple with today.  He started back in the days of bebop, with Count Basie and Frank Sinatra.  He looks impossibly young in that footage, but really, the documentary covers the whole of his life, from those early days when he was barely 20 up to today, when he is still working, still producing and over 80 years old.
The documentary is a bit of a family affair, with quite a few of his children playing a role in both the story telling and in his life.  He has the rare combination of wide ranging talent and  a workaholic approach to music.  He did so much over such a long period of time, and it is lovingly on view in this film, which is streaming on Netflix.  It closes with the opening of the National Museum of African American History and Culture.  Really fitting.