By the time Quincy Jones was 15 he was in the backing band that worked with Billie Holliday. He worked with Frank Sinatra, Peggy Lee, Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughn, Count Basie. He did all of Leslie Gore's big pop hits in the 1960's. He persuaded Miles Davis to come out of retirement. The live album they worked on was the last one before Miles Davis died. He composed loads of film scores. Here's just a few:
In the Heat of the Night - Sidney Poitier, Rod Steiger
The Italian Job - Michael Caine
Cactus Flower - Ingrid Bergman, Goldie Hawn
The Hot Rock - Robert Redford
The Color Purple - Whoopi Goldberg