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Quincy Jones (1933 – 2024)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

“Quincy just creates a vibe in the studio: he orders up great food, makes everybody feel comfortable and happy, and that makes for a great creative experience.”<\/em><\/p>\n

~ Steve Lukather<\/p>\n

Multi-Grammy award winning impresario Quincy Jones died this week at the age of 91, the music world having been touched by his talent and work in so many ways.\u00a0 Astrodatabank cites three different birth times, so my investigation is a bit of a quest for which birth chart I find most convincing.\u00a0 There are two possible Libran Ascendant, and a Leo.\u00a0 My inclination on first examining the three charts is to favour the Leo Ascendant.<\/p>\n

Birth Chart<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Quincy had the Sun in Pisces, that is certain.\u00a0 But Pisces itself is the sign of uncertainty.\u00a0 It is also the sign of genius, talent, compassion and sensitivity.\u00a0 He had Jupiter opposite the Sun, exaggerating these strengths, but also perhaps weaknesses.\u00a0 Pluto trined his natal Sun, attesting to his powerful inner nature.\u00a0 The Moon’s position varies with each of the three charts, but is always in Scorpio, giving depth and intensity of emotion, and adding to his intuition.\u00a0 His Mercury is unaspected, depicting an independent mind.\u00a0 Venus in Pisces is conjunct the North Node: his karmic mission to develop his musical talents.\u00a0 Mars conjunct Neptune denotes what can be a certain finesse in his personality.\u00a0 Mars itself is at the South Node, so this is a talent brought through from past lives.\u00a0 Jupiter sextile Pluto speaks to us of his power, and ability to handle power, usually in a wise manner with this type of aspect.\u00a0 Jupiter also trines his Midheaven in the Leo rising\/Ascendant chart, which would describe the breadth of his success.\u00a0 Furthermore, Jupiter trine his natal Chiron shows an ability to find solutions for people, win-win outcomes.\u00a0 He has an unrestrained Saturn, with it being unaspected, which helped him express his Jupiter to the max.\u00a0 Uranus exactly squares Pluto, which is an extreme challenge he must have found a way to work with to achieve all he did.\u00a0 In the Leo rising chart, Pluto exactly sextiles his Midheaven (Careerpoint), another factor in favour of this particular chart, because it point to him being a superpower in his industry.<\/p>\n

Life and Career<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Quincy was born in Chicago, from a family connected to conditions of enslavement going back only two generations.\u00a0 He latched onto the musical instrument the piano at an early age.\u00a0 His parents divorced and he lived with his father who remarried, the family growing, so that he had several siblings.\u00a0 He attended High School in Seattle, and extended his musical repertoire, singing in a gospel quartet at the age of 12.\u00a0 His father inspired a work ethic, with the words: “Once a task is just begun, never leave until it’s done. Be the labour great or small, do it well or not at all.” This may<\/em> be shown by Saturn in the 6th House of Work Ethic in the Leo rising chart.\u00a0 He attended music college in Boston, and began a life of performance, encouraged by Ray Charles who was an early influence for him.\u00a0 At the age of 20 he took a tour in Europe with an orchestra, after which he supported a young Elvis Presley’s performances – his career spanned seventy years! By 1958 he was working with Frank Sinatra.\u00a0 From there, he moved into being an arranger\/conductor for Sinatra and others.<\/p>\n

“Frank Sinatra took me to a whole new planet. I worked with him until he passed away in ’98. He left me his ring. I never take it off. Now, when I go to Sicily, I don’t need a passport. I just flash my ring.” <\/em><\/p>\n

We may not (always) have been aware of Quincy’s work, much of it in the background for other artists, but the artists and works are so prominent, that we know his work.\u00a0 He began to make music for film, a notable example being for the iconic film starring Sidney Poitier and Rod Steiger, “In the Heat of the Night” (1967).<\/p>\n

He worked as an arranger for such greats as Ella Fitzgerald, Peggy Lee, and Nana Mouskouri.\u00a0 But his career went into overdrive when he started working with Michael Jackson in the late 1970s, producing the latter’s hit albums “Off the Wall” and “Thriller” (one of the best selling albums in pop history) and “Bad”.\u00a0 Arguably, the collaboration also saw Michael Jackson at his peak.\u00a0 This magical partnership was astrologically borne of an exact conjunction of Quincy’s Mars to Michael’s Sun (a supreme stimulus), Quincy’s South Node on Michael’s Sun (a past life karmic connection), Quincy’s Pluto sextile Michael’s Mars (again, firing on all cylinders), Michael’s Mars on Quincy’s Midheaven for the Leo rising chart (a leg up for Quincy’s career), and again for the Leo rising chart Michael’s Jupiter sextile Quincy’s Ascendant (great encouragement from Michael to Quincy).\u00a0 Quincy was responsible for organizing the multi-artist charity single “We Are The World”.<\/p>\n

His career went from strength to strength in the 1990s, when he established the Quincy Jones Entertainment company with Time Warner, writing his autobiography in 2001 titled (unenigmatically) “The Autobiography of Quincy Jones”.\u00a0 He also made cameo appearances in films.\u00a0 He was also a social activist for various causes.<\/p>\n

In his personal life, he married three times and had seven children.\u00a0 This again is most significantly highlighted by the Leo rising chart, with having the North Node, Venus and the Sun in his 7th House of Marriage. One of his later partners was Nastassja Kinski, with whom he had a deep connection (his South Node on her Pluto).\u00a0 He spoke out in favour of Astrology, and explained: “Once my dreamer Pisces side sees the end result, my practical Leo influence kicks in and says, \u2018How do I get there?'”.<\/p>\n

He was a multi-layered talent, encompassing record, film and television producing, songwriting, composition and arrangement.\u00a0 That speaks of a combination of Pisces (breadth of talent) and Leo (overall creativity in a project).<\/p>\n

Michael Caine is an astrological twin of Quincy Jones, his chart differing by virtue of a Gemini <\/em>\u00a0Ascendant and a Moon in Libra<\/em>, and his tribute reads:<\/p>\n

“My celestial\u00a0 twin Quincy was a titan in the musical world.\u00a0 He was a wonderful and unique human being.\u00a0 Lucky to have known him.”<\/em><\/p>\n

Aspects<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

It’s a lack-lustre week for aspects…bit like the weather here in the U.K. at the moment.\u00a0 But we had enough of the drama last week, with the U.S. election.\u00a0 Of course Trump triumphed, with transiting Jupiter on his natal Sun\/North Node in his 10th House of Prominence.\u00a0 I was shy of broadcasting this, but this is what I actually wrote back in July:<\/p>\n

“Jupiter on his North Node in Gemini in 10th House (would be karmic rewards, but lawlessness \u2013 the negative form of Jupiter \u2013 may actually produce karmic comeuppance, especially for convicted felons)”.<\/p>\n

It is clear that the force is still with him.<\/p>\n

Tomorrow, Monday 11th, brings an ingress: the entry of Venus into Capricorn.\u00a0 Carefree Venus in Sagittarius gives way to a more sedate portrayal of love and affection, and the Arts.\u00a0 Loyalty and stamina are more in evidence, after the more adventurous period of her sojourn in Sagittarius.\u00a0 Thoughts may turn to the care of the elderly within the family circle, and may possibly focus on the issue of social care, one of the hotly debated topics of the day, which the government urgently needs to solve, in order to alleviate its impact on other hotly debated features which have been stuck.<\/p>\n

Overnight (Monday\/Tuesday), you may catch a glimpse of a meteor shower from the Northern Taurids.\u00a0 The BBC News website tells us:<\/p>\n

“These showers, known for their slow-moving, long-lasting meteors, are linked to Comet Encke… as it passes through our solar system…. To find Taurus, look for the constellation Orion and then peer to the north-east to find the red star Aldebaran, the star in the bull’s eye.”<\/p>\n

Tuesday (12th) brings a square, that of Saturn to Mercury.\u00a0 This brings up mental weariness.\u00a0 So much so that you may have to put your thought processes on the back burner for a while, trying meditation or gentle exercise instead.\u00a0 This may give your mind a rest and a refresh or a reset.\u00a0 If\u00a0 you are worried, send healing to the situation to your best level.\u00a0 The stuckness may suggest a new strand to your philosophy of life, incorporating the quality of resilience.\u00a0 “What is being required here?” is a useful question. More haste less speed may also be a useful mantra to follow. Travel and communications could be slow, and mirror this process.\u00a0 For those with mobility problems, don’t strain to do too much today.<\/p>\n

The middle of the week is aspect-less, but looking at Friday (15th) there is a welcome turn especially for Capricorns, with Saturn Stationary poised to turn Direct – probably the best feature of the week!\u00a0 This may be experienced as a relief to some, again especially for Capricornians, and may release some of their chains or burdens.\u00a0 Certain matters which have been stuck since the end of June, may slowly start to make progress again.<\/p>\n

That evening, there is a Full Moon at 24 degrees Taurus.\u00a0 Therefore, with tension building up to this and Saturn in the midst of a turn, you may not yet experience the benefits of Saturn Direct… bear with, as they say.\u00a0 As for the Full Moon itself, your emotions may be stirred and you may be motivated to try to resolve in an issue you care passionately about (Taurus and the Sun in opposite sign Scorpio are Fixed signs).\u00a0 If you are of an artistic bent, you can plough this feeling into your creativity.<\/p>\n

The week in bullet points:<\/p>\n