For his 1999 debut studio album, Scenes from My Life, Cameroonian jazz bassist and multi-instrumentalist Richard Bona assembled a stellar group of musicians. Bona himself performed lead vocals and played bass, guitar, keyboards, and percussion.

Core Musicians
The album features several notable jazz figures across its 12 tracks:
Drums: Omar Hakim (tracks 1, 7), Mokhtar Samba (tracks 2, 11), Stéphane Véra (tracks 3, 9), Ari Hoenig (track 4), and Jeremy Gaddie (track 5).

Saxophone: Michael Brecker (tenor on track 10) and Aaron Heick (alto on tracks 3, 5).

Piano & Keyboards: Jean-Michel Pilc (piano on tracks 1, 4), Edsel Gomez (piano on track 6), and Etienne Stadwijk (keyboards on tracks 5, 9).

Guitar: Frédérique Favarel (acoustic/electric guitar on track 3).

Additional Personnel
Flute: Colette Michaan (track 6).
Percussion: Luisito Quintero (track 6).
Strings (Track 8):
Violin: Belinda Whitney-Barratt, Mara Milkis.
Viola: Kenneth Burward-Hoy.
Cello: Virginia Burward-Hoy.
Contrabass: Jeffrey Levine.
Conductor: David Eaton.

Production Team
Producer: Richard Bona.
Engineers: Roy Clark (Recording/Mixing), Rene Arsenault (Mixing).
Mastering: Greg Calbi.