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For those who care, Jones “studied” for a short time with Igor Stravinsky who sent him to Nadia, 5 years his junior. By this point Igor was perhaps the most famous living composer in the world. (Igor and Nadia had become friends when he lived in Paris after he left Russia.) Igor sent Soulima, his son to Nadia and it was Soulima who Quincy saw at Fountainebleau in Paris.
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This howler also features in the Quincy Jones article in Wikipedia. Surprise surprise.