• Carole Marshall
• Cello

• Barbara McDougall
• Violin

• Roberto Miguel Miranda
• Bass

• Charnett Moffett
• Bass (Acoustic)

• Marty Morell
• Percussion, Drums

• Nate Morgan
• Piano

• Steve Neil
• Bass (Electric), Bass (Acoustic)

• Giacomo Pellicciotti
• Producer

• Victoria Richard
• Violin

• Bill Richards
• Violin

• Pharoah Sanders
• Flute, Bowls, Bells, Sax (Soprano), Vocals, Sax (Tenor)

• Don Schlitten
• Producer

• Clarence Seay
• Bass

• Mauricio Smith
• Flute

• Rafi Taha
• Vocals

• Buster Williams
• Bass

• Jeff Littleton
• Bass

• Darren Taylor
• Double Bass

• Don Thompson Quartet
• Keyboards, String Bass, Producer, String Arrangements

• Bobby West
• Piano

• Robert Mitchell
• Piano

• Dominic Kanza
• Guitar

• Andy McCormack
• Piano

• William Henderson
• Piano, Piano (Electric), Vocals

• Fritz Wise
• Drums

• Jason Yarde
• Sax (Alto), Producer, Sax (Soprano)

• Tom Albach
• Producer

• Julie Dexter
• Vocals

• Laurence Prangell
• Liner Notes, Compilation, Cover Art Concept

• Jason Stirland
• Illustrations, Cover Art

• Daniel Crosby
• Drums

• Adele Armin
• Violin

• Paul Armin
• Viola

• Richard Armin
• Cello

• Andy Benac
• Violin

• Dee Dee Bridgewater
• Vocals

• Cameron Brown
• Bass

• Terrance Chornowol
• Violin

• Omar Clay
• Percussion, Marimba

• Norman Connors
• Drums

• Aiyb Dieng
• Conga, Bells, Chatan, Gong, Vocals

• Hamid Drake
• Drums, Vocals, Frame Drum, Tabla

• Joe Fields
• Producer

• Bunny Foy
• Vocals

• Guilherme Franco
• Percussion

• Charles "Majeed" Greenlee
• Vocals

• Samuel Hersenhoren
• Violin

• Richard Homme
• Bass (Electric), Bass (Acoustic)

• Abdullah Ibrahim
• Producer

• Mtume
• Conga

• Geri Allen
• Piano

• Sathima Bea Benjamin
• Vocals

• Ed Bickert
• Guitar

• Dave Burrell
• Piano

• Richard Davis
• Bass (Electric)

• Carlos Garnett
• Sax (Alto), Sax (Soprano), Sax (Tenor), Producer

• Beaver Harris
• Tambourine, Vocals

• Billy Hart
• Drums

• Bill Laswell
• Producer

• Archie Shepp
• Sax (Soprano), Vocals, Poetry

• Cedar Walton
• Piano

• Carlos Ward
• Flute, Saxophone

• Onaje Allan Gumbs
• Piano

• Moe Koffman
• Flute, Producer

• Ray Mantilla
• Percussion, Conga

• Charles Sullivan
• Trumpet