SOURCE: forbes.com
Quincy Jones will be remembered not just for his massive hits or the stars he worked with during his decades-long musical career, but also for his incredible work ethic. He was still working essentially up until the day of his death, and he even released an updated album only about a week before he passed. That set debuts on one Billboard chart this week, and the legend is joined by another of the greatest who ever worked in the music industry.
L.A. Is My Lady sees Frank Sinatra teaming up with Jones for a collaborative album. The set was originally released in 1984, and now a new deluxe version is available. Both stars are credited as lead artists–Jones alongside his orchestra–and so the two musicians earn a new hit in their discographies.
The project opens at No. 22 on the Jazz Albums chart, Billboard’s ranking of the most-consumed full-lengths and EPs in that style. It’s the lowest-ranking of three arrivals, as the two musicians land behind new titles from Ben Folds (Sleigher, No. 8) and BadBadNotGood (Spiral, No. 16).
Jones earns just his fourth hit on the Jazz Albums tally this week with L.A. Is My Lady. He first reached the ranking in 1993 alongside another genre favorite, Miles Davis. The two pushed their Live at Montreux to a No. 16 peak the following year.
The only other two titles that Jones has sent to the Jazz Albums chart have both reached the summit. Q’s Jook Joint debuted at No. 1 in late 1995, and it went on to rack up 32 weeks on top. Less than four years later, From Q with Love also landed in first place, and it led the charge for just a pair of turns.
Sinatra, meanwhile, has pushed many, many more successful projects to the same tally. The crooner has now sent 54 different titles to the Jazz Albums chart. Thirty-eight of those have reached the top 10, and seven have summited the ranking.