| Quincy Jones | Primary Artist |
| Alfredo Rodriguez | Piano, Soloist |
| Jamie Foxx | Background Vocals |
| Jacqueline Brand | Strings |
| Andrew Gouche | Bass |
| Reggie Hamilton | Bass |
| Paul Jackson Jr. | Guitar |
| Katia Popov | Strings |
| Mervyn Warren | Percussion, Conductor, Keyboards, Background Vocals |
| David Ewart | Strings |
| Natalie Leggett | Strings |
| Marlon Williams | Guitar, Vocals |
| Victor Axelrod | Piano |
| Cochemea Gastelum | Tenor Saxophone |
| Neal Sugarman | Tenor Saxophone |
| David Banner | Rap |
| Kendra Ross | Background Vocals |
| Kamasi Washington | Tenor Saxophone |
| Vanessa Marquez | Background Vocals |
| Chelsea Di Blasi | Children's Chorus |
| Dontae Winslow | Trumpet |
| Nick Movshon | Bass |
| Homer Steinweiss | Drums |
| Andrew Greene | Trumpet |
| Alex Teamer | Keyboards |
| Ade Omotayo | Background Vocals |
| Thomas Brenneck | Guitar, Vibes |
| Don Williams | Conga, Vibes |
| Jared Tankel | Baritone Saxophone |
| Arden "Keyz" Altino | Keyboards |
| Latonya Givens | Background Vocals |
| Justin Keitt | fender rhodes |
| Dave Guy | Trumpet |
| Mario Deleon | Strings |
| Ryan Porter | Trombone |
| Tyler Coomes | Percussion |
| Alana Linsey | Children's Chorus |
| Zalon Thompson | Background Vocals |
| Terrace Martin | Drums, Keyboards, Alto Saxophone, Vocals |
| Erick "Ed" Coomes | Bass Guitar, Rhythm Guitar |
| Evyn Johnson | Children's Chorus |
| Elsie Moon | Children's Chorus |
| Cody Lee | Children's Chorus |
| Tori Diblasi | Children's Chorus |
| Tavis Ivey | Background Vocals |
| Sierra Watson | Children's Chorus |
| Sebastian Guerrero | Children's Chorus |
| Prince Charlez | Background Vocals |
| Jasmine Watkins | Children's Chorus |
| Billy Wes | Vocals |
| Brody Lee | Children's Chorus |
| Asia Bryant | Background Vocals |
| Trevor Lawrence Jr. | Percussion |
| Bill Cosby | Composer |
| Siedah Garrett | Composer |
| James Ingram | Composer |
| Quincy Jones | Arranger, Composer, Producer, Executive Producer |
| Shuggie Otis | Composer |
| Maxi Anderson | Arranger, Director |
| Stephanie Andrews | Composer |
| Ray Brown | Producer |
| El DeBarge | Composer |
| Kevin Deane | Producer |
| Jermaine Dupri | Producer |
| Wally Gold | Composer |
| Bernie Grundman | Mastering |
| Benard Ighner | Composer |
| George Johnson | Composer |
| Louis Johnson | Composer |
| LROC | Producer |
| Bill Malina | Engineer |
| Q-Tip | Producer |
| Phil Ramone | Producer, Engineer |
| Arnold Robinson | Publicity |
| Darren Rust | Engineer |
| Caiphus Semenya | Composer |
| Tony Shepperd | Engineer |
| Scott Storch | Producer |
| Rod Temperton | Arranger, Composer |
| Mervyn Warren | Arranger, Producer, String Arrangements |
| Stevie Wonder | Arranger, Composer |
| Eric Dawkins | Vocal Producer |
| Wyclef Jean | Producer |
| DJ Paul | Producer |
| Harvey Mason Jr. | Engineer, Vocal Producer |
| Blair Wells | Engineer |
| Herbert Weiner | Composer |
| Andrew Hey | Engineer |
| Juicy J | Producer |
| Warryn Campbell | Programming, Producer, Engineer, Instrumentation |
| Naturally 7 | Arranger |
| Ludacris | Composer |
| David Banner | Programming, Producer, Instrumentation |
| Jon Moon | Engineer, Vocal Producer |
| Vaughan Merrick | Engineer |
| Shaun Lee | Management |
| Mark Ronson | Producer, Engineer |
| Alexis Seton | Engineer |
| Bruce Buechner | Engineer |
| Mike Ault | Engineer |
| Ianthe Zevos | Creation |
| Javier Valverde | Engineer |
| Josh Monroy | Producer |
| Rudy Currence | Composer |
| Aliaune "Akon" Thiam | Arranger, Producer |
| Sergio "Sergical" Tsai | Engineer |
| Mike Foster | Engineer |
| Kendra Ellis | Marketing |
| Dennis Dennehy | Publicity |
| T-Pain | Producer |
| Nate Giorgio | Logo |
| Seymour Gottlieb | Composer |
| "Angry" Mike Eleopoulos | Engineer |
| Alex Teamer | drum programming |
| Mark "Exit" Goodchild | Engineer |
| Giorgio Tuinfort | Arranger, Programming, Producer |
| Thomas Brenneck | Engineer |
| Aaron Dahl | Engineer |
| Russell Emanuel | Concept |
| RedOne | Producer |
| Josh Gudwin | Engineer |
| Wild Animals | Producer |
| Johnny Severin | Engineer |
| Charlie Paakkari | Engineer |
| Dolph Taylor | Concept |
| Adam Fell | Executive Producer |
| Brian Herman | Engineer |
| Roger Thomas | Producer |
| Andrew Lefkowits | Pro-Tools |
| LT Moe | Engineer |
| Jarrett Johnson | Composer |
| Wayne "The Brain" Allison | Engineer |
| John Gluck | Composer |
| Terrace Martin | Producer |
| Jerry "Wonda" Duplessis | Producer |
| Simuel Stevenson | Producer |
| Debborah Foreman | Management |
| Roger Hubbard | Logo |
| Dave Class | Engineer |
| Dabling Harwood | Engineer |
| Lindsey Farwell | Marketing Coordinator |
Anonymous
Posted December 16, 2010
A hit Quincy really did his thing in producing this one.LOVE IT..
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Editorial Reviews
All Music Guide - Thom Jurek
Other than a handful of one-offs, producer, composer, and arranger Quincy Jones has been busy outside of the music world, acting as a film producer and a cultural ambassador. Q: Soul Bossa Nostra is his first proper "new" album in 15 years, though it revisits tracks he either composed, recorded, or produced previously with a host of the current era's most popular artists from the R&B, pop, and hip hop worlds. Given his rep, the star power here is not surprising. They re-record classic songs with new singers, or in some cases, add vocals to tracks that never had them at all. The lead-off single is a remake of Shuggie Otis' classic "Strawberry Letter 23," which Jones ...