Dicky Wells

• Dan Minor
• Trombone

• Eli Robinson
• Trombone

• Rudy Rutherford
• Clarinet, Sax (Baritone)

• Cecil Scott
• Sax (Tenor), Soloist

• Louis Taylor
• Trombone

• Greely Walton
• Sax (Tenor)

• Earle Warren
• Sax (Alto), Soloist

• George Washington
• Trombone

• Jack Washington
• Sax (Alto), Sax (Baritone)

• Dicky Wells
• Trombone, Soloist, Arranger

• Wilbur DeParis
• Trombone

• Chick Bullock
• Vocals, Soloist

• Joe Newman Quartet
• Trumpet

• Walter Johnson Jr.
• Drums

• Buster Harding
• Arranger

• Rodney Richardson
• Bass

• Bobby Stark
• Trumpet

• Jean Buzelin
• Cover Design, Preparation

• Ed Lewis
• Trumpet

• Robert Cheek
• Trumpet

• Joyce Waterhouse
• Adaptation

• John "BJ John" Smith
• Guitar

• Jacques Morgantini
• Selection, Documentation

• Pierre Allard
• Reproduction

• Bill Coleman
• Trumpet, Vocals, Soloist

• Coleman Hawkins
• Sax (Tenor), Soloist

• Russell Procope
• Clarinet, Sax (Alto)

• Walter Page
• Bass

• Bernard Addison
• Guitar

• Gus Aiken
• Trumpet

• Sam Allen
• Piano, Soloist

• Bill Beason
• Drums

• Wayman Carver
• Clarinet, Flute, Sax (Alto)

• Big Sid Catlett
• Drums

• Roger Chaput
• Guitar

• Shad Collins
• Trumpet, Soloist

• Bill Dillard
• Trumpet, Soloist

• Ted Donnelly
• Trombone

• Herschel Evans
• Clarinet, Arranger, Soloist, Sax (Tenor)

• Pops Foster
• Bass

• Richard "Dick" Fullbright
• Bass

• Al Hall
• Bass

• Ernest "Bass" Hill
• Bass

• Teddy Hill
• Sax (Tenor)

• Hilton Jefferson
• Clarinet, Sax (Alto)

• Claude Jones
• Trombone

• Henry Jones
• Sax (Alto)

• Al Killian
• Trumpet

• Don Kirkpatrick
• Piano

• Ellis Larkins
• Piano

• Lawrence Lucie
• Guitar

• Henry "Red" Allen
• Trumpet, Soloist

• Paul Barbarin
• Drums

• Count Basie
• Piano, Soloist

• Chu Berry
• Sax (Tenor), Soloist

• Buck Clayton
• Trumpet, Soloist

• Harry "Sweets" Edison
• Trumpet, Soloist

• Roy Eldridge
• Arranger

• Freddie Green
• Guitar

• Jo Jones
• Drums

• John Kirby
• Bass

• Albert Nicholas
• Clarinet, Sax (Alto), Soloist

• Django Reinhardt
• Guitar

• Jimmy Rushing
• Vocals, Soloist

• Buddy Tate
• Sax (Tenor), Soloist

• Luis Russell
• Piano

• Lester Young
• Clarinet, Sax (Tenor), Soloist

• Horace Henderson
• Piano, Arranger

• Spike Hughes
• Arranger

• Benny Morton
• Trombone, Soloist

• Frankie Newton
• Trumpet