Quincy Jones, a multitalented music titan whose legacy ranged from producing Michael Jackson’s historic “Thriller” album to writing prize-winning film and television scores and collaborating with Frank Sinatra, Ray Charles and hundreds of other recording artists, has died at age 91.

Jones’ publicist, Arnold Robinson, says Jones died Sunday night at his home in the Bel Air section of Los Angeles, surrounded by his family.

On Monday, Maui film producer and director Kenneth K. Mertinez Burgmaier described Quincy Jones as a music icon who crossed genres and generations to produce some of the most memorable music in the world, including the song, “We Are The World,” which became a fundraiser for famine relief for Africa.

The song helped to raise $60 million and featured a broad range of singers from country to pop including Lionel Richie, Stevie Wonder, Paul Simon, Kenny Rogers, Tina Turner, Billy Joel, Michael Jackson, Diana Ross, Willie Nelson, Bruce Springsteen, Kenny Loggins, Cyndi Lauper, Bob Dylan and more.

“Pretty much all the musicians respected him,” Burgmaier said. “When you get a call from Quincy, you don’t ask, ‘Why?’ You go.”

Burgmaier, the producer of the long-running Jazz Alley TV channel, was selected in 2015 to produce a documentary about Jones by the Thelonius Monk Institute of Washington, D.C.

The list of Jones’ honors and awards fills 18 pages in his 2001 autobiography “Q,” including 27 Grammys at the time (now 28), an honorary Academy Award (now two) and an Emmy for “Roots.”

Jones also received France’s Legion d’Honneur, the Rudolph Valentino Award from the Republic of Italy and a Kennedy Center tribute for his contributions to American culture. He was the subject of a 1990 documentary, “Listen Up: The Lives of Quincy Jones,” and a 2018 film by daughter Rashida Jones. His memoir made him a best-selling author.

Burgmaier described Jones as a contemporary with Herbie Hancock, Miles Davis and Sinatra who helped to shape the music world by bringing up young talent. Jones also produced Michael Jackson’s first album and song “Thriller.”

“He’d sometimes call me up and we’d talk,” Burgmaier said.

Burgmaier said one of the last conversations he had with Jones was about the possibility of a visit to one of Burgmaier’s jazz festivals on Maui, the Big Island, Oahu and Lanai.

For a video from the Quincy Jones Tribute & Thelonius Monk Vocal Competition, go to youtu.be/gtcQqOj7Ij0.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.