Quincy Jones, who passed away Sunday, helped produce Michael Jackson’s albums “Off The Wall,” “Thriller,” and “Bad.”

The producer, who died this week, was at the height of his powers during a legendary three-album run with Jackson.

By Derrick Bryson Taylor Quincy Jones first met Michael Jackson in the early 1970s at Sammy Davis Jr ... the child star looking for a breakout sound, over three albums remains a career-defining arc that transformed pop music in the 1980s.