Quincy received his 28th Grammy award in 2019 for his best music film in his documentary Quincy
Legendary composer and music icon Quincy Jones was rushed to hospital owing to a medical emergency on Saturday.
The 28-time Grammy winner suffered a reaction to food he had eaten. However, his after his medical examination he was declared out anything critical.
As a precautionary measure, the representative of the Soul
Bossa Nova Star called paramedics at the house.
According to TMZ,
he was taken to hospital for proper checkup and was later released.
Speaking
about his resilience, his rep told the publication that the legendary
songwriter remained conscious throughout this episode and was in ‘great
spirits.’
Quincy received his 28th Grammy award in 2019 for his
best music film in his documentary Quincy.
This achievement made
him the only living artist with 28 Grammys.
Quincy’s illustrious
career spans over seven decades in which he had worked with many actors,
directors and musicians.
Quincy won awards across ten categories including producer,
album and song of the year.
He wrote a score for Steven
Spielberg’s film The Colour Purple that was later nominated for Oscars.
He
also arranged music for several singers including Dinah Washington, Peggy
Lee and Ella Fitzgerald.
