• Clay Henry
• Trumpet

• Dodo Marmarosa
• Piano

• Jimmy Maxwell
• Trumpet

• Pete Mondello
• Sax (Tenor)

• Thelonious Monk
• Piano

• Charlie Parker
• Sax (Alto)

• Earl Phillips
• Drums

• Roy Porter
• Drums

• Allan Reuss
• Guitar

• George Robinson
• Trombone

• June Rotenburg
• Bass

• Curly Russell
• Bass

• Bob Snyder
• Sax (Baritone)

• James "Son" Thomas
• Trumpet

• Dave Tough
• Drums

• Alan Townsend
• Sax (Baritone)

• Danny Quebec West
• Sax (Alto)

• Shadow Wilson
• Drums

• Elmon Wright
• Trumpet

• Mel Zelnick
• Drums

• Alec FILA
• Trumpet

• Wesley Jones
• Piano

• Arv Garrison
• Guitar

• Buster Harding
• Piano

• Bridget O'Flynn
• Drums

• Sandy Watson
• Trombone

• Albert Riding
• Trombone

• Arthur Bernstein
• Bass

• Bob Kesterton
• Bass

• Skip Martin
• Sax (Alto)

• Albert Green
• Sax (Tenor)

• Edmond Gregory
• Sax (Alto)

• John Collins
• Guitar

• Louis Carrington
• Bass

• Nat Atkins
• Trombone

• Howard McGhee
• Trumpet

• Coleman Hawkins
• Sax (Alto)

• Mary Lou Williams
• Piano

• Eddie Safranski
• Bass

• Ray Abrams
• Sax (Tenor)

• Tom Archia
• Sax (Tenor)

• Georgie Auld
• Sax (Tenor)

• Benny Carter
• Sax (Alto)

• Denzil Best
• Drums

• Art Blakey
• Drums

• David Booth
• Drums

• Nelson Boyd
• Bass

• Ray Brown
• Bass

• Don Byas
• Sax (Tenor)

• Red Callender
• Bass

• Big Sid Catlett
• Drums

• Cutty Cutshall
• Trombone

• Gene DiNovi
• Piano

• Vic Dickenson
• Trombone

• Teddy Edwards
• Sax (Tenor)

• Irving Goodman
• Trumpet

• Thomas Grider
• Trumpet

• Sadik Hakim
• Piano

• Al Hall
• Bass

• Clyde Hart
• Piano

• J.C. Heard
• Drums

• Milt Hinton
• Bass

• LeRoi Jones
• Liner Note Adaptation

• Clyde Lombardi
• Bass

• Chu Berry
• Sax (Tenor)

• Charlie Christian
• Guitar

• Curtis Counce
• Bass

• Tadd Dameron
• Piano

• Kenny Dorham
• Trumpet

• Roy Eldridge
• Trumpet

• Gil Fuller
• Arranger

• Dizzy Gillespie
• Piano, Trumpet, Trumpet (Muted)

• Benny Goodman
• Clarinet

• Wardell Gray
• Sax (Tenor)

• Al Haig
• Piano

• Chico Hamilton
• Drums

• Lionel Hampton
• Vocals, Vibraphone

• Ernie Henry
• Sax (Alto)

• Mundell Lowe
• Guitar

• Fats Navarro
• Trumpet

• Leo Parker
• Sax (Baritone)

• Oscar Pettiford
• Bass

• Bud Powell
• Piano

• Max Roach
• Drums

• Charlie Rouse
• Sax (Tenor)

• Willie Smith
• Sax (Alto)

• Sonny Stitt
• Sax (Alto)

• Ben Webster
• Sax (Tenor)

• Cootie Williams
• Trumpet

• Lester Young
• Sax (Tenor)

• Irving Ashby
• Guitar

• Gus Bivona
• Sax (Alto)

• Cozy Cole
• Drums

• Bill DeArango
• Guitar

• Johnny Guarnieri
• Piano

• Lou McGarity
• Trombone

• Tommy Potter
• Bass

• Johnny Otis
• Drums