Rashida Jones pays tribute to late dad Quincy in touching post: ‘I’ll miss his hugs and kisses’

Rashida Jones is reflecting connected her begetter Quincy Jones pursuing his death astatine 91.

“My dada was nocturnal his full big life. He kept “jazz hours” starting successful precocious schoolhouse and ne'er looked back. When I was little, I would aftermath up successful nan mediate of nan nighttime to hunt for him,” nan character penned via Instagram connected Thursday.

“Undoubtedly, he would beryllium location successful nan house, composing (old school, pinch a pen and expanse music). He would ne'er nonstop maine backmost to bed. He would grin and bring maine into his arms while he continued to work…there was nary safer spot successful nan world for me.”

The “Parks and Recreation” actress, 48, went connected to categorize her dada arsenic a “giant. An icon. A civilization shifter. A genius.”

“All meticulous descriptions of my begetter but his euphony (and ALL of his work) was a transmission for his love. He WAS love,” she continued. “He made everyone he ever met consciousness loved and seen. That’s his legacy.”

“I was fortunate capable to acquisition this emotion successful adjacent proximity. I’ll miss his hugs and kisses and unconditional devotion and advice. Daddy, it is an grant to beryllium your daughter. Your emotion lives forever.”

Jones was joined 3 times, first to his precocious schoolhouse woman Jeri Caldwell. The brace divided successful 1966 and person girl Jolie. He past tied nan knot pinch Ulla Andersson successful 1967. The brace had a son, Quincy III, and daughter, Martina, earlier divorcing successful 1974.

Jones went connected to wed “Twin Peaks” character Peggy Lipton, Rashida’s mom. The mates besides had girl Kidada.

Arnold Robinson, nan 28-time Grammy winner’s publicist, announced Quincy’s decease connected Monday.

“Tonight, pinch afloat but surgery hearts, we must stock nan news of our begetter and relative Quincy Jones’ passing,” Robinson said successful a statement.

“And though this is an unthinkable nonaccomplishment for our family, we observe nan awesome life that he lived and cognize location will ne'er beryllium different for illustration him.”

The euphony icon’s final Instagram post, shared Saturday, featured a photograph of him and his daughter, Martina, alongside a loving caption successful grant of her 58th birthday.

“Happy Birthday to my Tina Beena @martinafotos1!!.So proud to beryllium yo papa! Big hug, I emotion you eternally,” he wrote.

Quincy had a decades-long profession successful nan euphony industry, having had produced Michael Jackson’s historical “Thriller” album, wrote prize-winning movie and TV scores, and collaborated pinch stars specified arsenic Frank Sinatra, Ray Charles and Ella Fitzgerald.

His trophy furniture reflected his unparalleled success.

Quincy is nan third-most-decorated Grammy winner.

His occurrence was not constricted to music, however. He founded nan movie and TV institution Quincy Jones Entertainment successful 1990.

Quincy besides was vocal erstwhile it came to nan large players he worked pinch successful Hollywood.

After Sinatra’s death, he told GQ that nan crooner near Quincy his family crest ring, and Jones still wore it. “Frank was ever trying to hook maine up pinch Marilyn Monroe, but Marilyn Monroe had a thorax that looked for illustration pears, man,” he recalled. 

About his carousing, he said, “You know, I came up pinch nan 2 wildest motherf–kers connected nan planet. Ray Charles and Frank Sinatra. Come on. They were good-looking guys, they had each nan girls they wanted, and they showed you really to woody pinch it.”

In a 2018 interview pinch New York magazine, he discussed his first impressions of nan Beatles excessively — calling them “the worst musicians successful nan world.”

“Paul [McCartney] was nan worst bass subordinate I ever heard,” Quincy said astatine nan time. “And Ringo? Don’t moreover talk astir it.”

He told nan outlet that Marlon Brando would besides “f–k anything.” 

During a 2021 question and reply pinch nan Hollywood Reporter, the precocious entrepreneur said that Elvis Presley was 1 of nan fewer legends he wouldn’t activity with. 

“I was penning for [orchestra leader] Tommy Dorsey, ohio God, backmost past successful nan ’50s. And Elvis came in, and Tommy said, ‘I don’t want to play pinch him.’ He was a racist mother — I’m going to unopen up now,” Quincy claimed astir Presley. “But each clip I saw Elvis, he was being coached by [songwriter] Otis Blackwell, telling him really to sing.”