From music producer Quincy Jones, to critic and archivist Dan Morgenstern, jazz historian Kevin Whitehead remembers just a few of the influential musicians and personalities we lost this year.

The Preacher; I've Got A Woman; Blue Skies; Don't Get Around Much Anymore; My Melancholy Baby; Birks' Works; Soul Sauce (Guarachi Guaro); Prisoner Of Love; Wednesday Night Prayer Meeting; Straight, No ...

I Loves You, Porgy; The Man I Love; Misty; Deep In A Dream; Embraceable You; Stars Fell On Alabama; Nigth & Day; Dream A Little Dream Of Me; My Foolish Heart; Someone To Watch Over Me; Our Love Is ...

One musician who has come up as an influence for many is jazz bass clarinetist ... I was listening to saxophone players and I ...

On his version of "Along Came Betty" by another jazz great who passed this year, Benny Golson, Quincy's smooth writing and well-drilled musicians make silky, muted brass pop. (SOUNDBITE OF QUINCY ...

From music producer Quincy Jones, to critic and archivist Dan Morgenstern, jazz historian Kevin Whitehead remembers just a few of the influential musicians and personalities we lost this year.