Quincy Jones Heard One Take. He Stopped Everyone in the Room.

In thirty years of producing records, Quincy Jones had never stopped after one take. On a night in Los Angeles in 1982, he did. In this video, we look at a recording session during the making of Thriller -- the best-selling album in music history -- and the moment Quincy Jones made a decision he had never made before. This story explores the creative partnership between Michael Jackson and Quincy Jones, the specific demands of recording a ballad, and what it means when a producer with thirty years of experience decides that what is already on the tape is already the record. Michael Jackson, Quincy Jones, Thriller, 1982, recording sessions, music history, classic pop, studio recording, Westlake Audio, producer, The Lady in My Life, music documentary.