Quincy Jones is an icon in so many groups of people — Music, African American, Film, pop culture, Americans, etc. He is as the film opens with Dr. Dre’s words, a legend. This documentary is such an interesting point of view considering it was co-directed by his daughter Rashida Jones. I always wondered what life must have been like for her growing up with her parents and the people they surrounded themselves with. It is a real testament to who Quincy Jones is that he is still doing it at his age and he’s still great. The documentary does what you expect it will do — its framed around planning for an event at the the National Museum of African American History and Culture while also telling his life story as well as the many legendary people he crossed paths with. The music of the film is all Quincy Jones music and it works so well as a time capsule and as a score to the documentary. Jones’s music is so full of vibrancy and life it is infectious in your soul. You get the same from his personality as well. There are moments towards the end of the middle that the film drags a bit, but ultimately it was such a great thing to watch.
