Claim: Quincy Jones was a conductor and jazz arranger.
Evidence: Quincy Delight Jones , Jr. -LRB- born March 14 , 1933 -RRB- , also known as `` Q '' , is an American record producer , actor , conductor , arranger , composer , musician , television producer , film producer , instrumentalist , magazine founder , entertainment company executive , and humanitarian.
Jones came to prominence in the 1950s as a jazz arranger and conductor , before moving on to work prolifically in pop music and film scores.