• Amy Madigan
• Voices

• Branford Marsalis
• Arranger, Producer, Performer, ?

• Richie Morales
• Drums

• Joe Muranyi
• Clarinet

• National Pastime Orchestra
• Performer, ?

• Ira Nepus
• Trombone

• New York Hawks
• Performer, ?

• Jack Nimitz
• Saxophone

• Charles Paakkari
• Assistant Engineer

• George Rabbai
• Trumpet, ?, Performer

• Jim Ryan
• Ukulele

• Larry Saltzman
• Guitar

• Doug Sax
• Mastering

• Bill Schnee
• Engineer

• Jacqueline Schwab
• Piano, ?, Performer

• Maurice Spears
• Trombone

• Frank Szabo
• Trumpet

• The Treniers
• Performer, ?

• Terry Trotter
• Piano

• Terry Waldo
• Piano

• Studs Terkel
• Voices, Narrator

• Lawrence Gates
• Engineer

• Dick Miller
• Piano, Leader, Vocals

• Betty Jane Bonney
• Performer

• Count Basie Orchestra
• Performer

• Les Brown & His Orchestra
• Performer

• John Colby
• Organ, Producer

• John Leifert
• Vocals

• Erik Ewers
• Associate Producer

• Tom Filogomo
• Assistant Engineer

• Lynn Novick
• Producer

• Deborah Silverman-Kern
• Production Coordination

• Bob Wolff
• Voices

• Tom Artin
• Trombone

• Mabel Scott
• Performer

• Larry Hochman
• Conductor

• Fred Jackson, Jr.
• Saxophone

• Jim Ryan
• Bass

• Russ Hodges
• Voices

• John Chiodini
• Guitar

• Vince Giordano
• Tuba, Sax (Bass), String Bass

• Milt Trenier
• Performer

• Garrison Keillor
• Performer

• Ossie Davis
• Voices, Performer

• Jesse Jackson
• Performer

• Bobby Horton
• Dobro, Performer, ?, Guitar, Harmonica

• Big League Orchestra
• Performer, ?

• George Bohannon
• Trombone

• Oscar Brashear
• Trumpet

• Ken Burns
• Producer

• Richard Crooks
• Drums

• Eddie Davis
• Banjo

• Dodworth Saxhorn Band
• ?

• Duke Ellington
• Performer, ?

• Peter Ecklund
• Trumpet, ?, Cornet

• Frank Filipetti
• Engineer, Mixing

• Chuck Findley
• Trumpet

• Seth Glassman
• Bass

• Teese Gohl
• Piano, Producer, Arranger

• Michael Golub
• Engineer

• Thurman Green
• Trombone

• Alec Head
• Engineer

• John Hendrickson
• Assistant Engineer

• Harvey Hindemyer
• ?

• Jim Hughart
• Bass

• Robert Hurwitz
• Executive Producer

• Harold Jones
• Drums

• Arnold Kinsella, Jr.
• Percussion, Drums

• Juliet Lambert
• Vocals, Performer, ?

• Tommy LiPuma
• Producer

• Bob Ludwig
• Mastering

• Natalie Cole
• Vocals, Performer, ?

• Dr. John
• Piano, Vocals, Performer, ?

• Bruce Hornsby
• Arranger, ?, Producer, Performer

• Carly Simon
• Arranger, Vocals, Producer, ?, Performer

• Count Basie
• Performer

• Les Brown
• Performer, ?

• King Curtis
• Performer, ?

• Harry "Sweets" Edison
• Trumpet

• Plas Johnson
• Saxophone

• Ken Peplowski
• Clarinet, Sax (Alto), Sax (Tenor)

• Bill Perkins
• Saxophone

• Marshall Royal
• Saxophone

• Lester Young
• Sax (Tenor)

• Marty Grosz
• Banjo, Vocals, Guitar

• Lanny Morgan
• Saxophone

• Blind Willie Johnson
• Guitar, Vocals, Performer, ?