• Roy McCurdy
• Drums

• Teo Macero
• Producer

• Arif Mardin
• Arranger, Producer

• Rick Marotta
• Drums

• Harvey Mason, Sr.
• Arranger, Drums

• Lew McCreary
• Trombone

• Al McKay
• Guitar

• Charles Meeks
• Bass (Electric), Vocals, Handclapping

• George Opalisky
• Sax (Tenor)

• Horace Ott
• Arranger

• Gwen Owens
• Vocals

• Donald Peake
• Guitar

• George "Chocolate" Perry
• Bass

• Richie Puente
• Percussion

• Lance Quinn
• Guitar

• Derf Reklaw-Raheem
• Percussion, Conga, Drums

• Lee Ritenour
• Guitar

• Barry Rogers
• Trombone

• Alan Rubin
• Trumpet

• Stephanie Spruill
• Vocals

• Maretha Stewart
• Vocals (Background)

• Ian Underwood
• Synthesizer

• Marcos Valle
• Producer

• Ernie Watts
• Saxophone

• Wah Wah Watson
• Guitar

• Willie Weeks
• Bass

• Harry Whitaker
• Organ, Fender Rhodes, Piano

• Snooky Young
• Trumpet

• Dick Hyde
• Trombone

• James R. Horn
• Saxophone

• Olga James
• Vocals

• Allen DeRienzo
• Trumpet

• Spider Webb
• Drums

• Ricky West
• Fender Rhodes

• Joe Shepley
• Trumpet

• Charlie Collins
• Drums

• Knut Schotteldreier
• Cover Art

• Claydes E.X. Smith
• Guitar

• Al Anderson
• Bass

• Michael Möhring
• Liner Notes, Compilation

• David Earl Taylor
• Trombone

• Ron Peterson
• Guitar

• Loretta Devine
• Vocals (Background)

• George Bohanon
• Trombone

• Uwe Hager
• Producer

• Richard Evans
• Arranger, Horn Arrangements

• George Brown
• Percussion, Drums

• Clifford Coulter
• Guitar

• Bill Summers
• Percussion, Conga

• Cleveland Eaton
• Bass (Electric), Bass (Acoustic)

• Ralph MacDonald
• Percussion

• Jimmy Maelen
• Percussion

• Kenneth Nash
• Percussion, Conga

• Ray Obiedo
• Guitar

• Ramsey Lewis
• Synthesizer, Arranger, Fender Rhodes

• Angel Allende
• Percussion

• Wayne Andre
• Trombone

• Robert "Kool" Bell
• Bass

• John Bowen
• String Ensemble

• Oscar Brashear
• Trumpet

• Randy Brecker
• Trumpet

• Garnett Brown
• Trombone

• Vivian Cherry
• Vocals (Background)

• Paulinho Da Costa
• Percussion

• Cornell Dupree
• Guitar

• João Donato
• Vocals, Fender Rhodes

• Gordon Edwards
• Bass

• Wilton Felder
• Bass (Electric)

• Guilherme Franco
• Percussion

• Jerry Friedman
• Guitar

• James Gadson
• Drums

• Eric Gale
• Guitar, Guitar (Rhythm)

• Ed Greene
• Drums

• Byron Gregory
• Guitar

• Fred Griffen
• French Horn

• Hampton Hawes
• Piano (Electric), Fender Rhodes

• Albert "Tootie" Heath
• Drums

• Josie James
• Vocals, Handclapping

• Maurice Jennings
• Conga, Tamboura, Drums

• Arthur Kaplan
• Sax (Baritone)

• Carol Kaye
• Bass (Electric)

• Howard King
• Drums

• Mike Lewis
• Arranger

• Keith Loving
• Guitar

• Ray Lucas
• Drums

• Lalo Schifrin
• Synthesizer, Producer

• Patti Austin
• Vocals (Background)

• Donny Hathaway
• Fender Rhodes

• Mtume
• Percussion, Conga

• Patrice Rushen
• Vocals, Clavinet, Handclapping, Fender Rhodes

• Roy Ayers
• Arranger

• Stanley Cowell
• Fender Rhodes

• Richard Davis
• Bass (Electric)

• George Duke
• Synthesizer, Fender Rhodes

• Jon Faddis
• Trumpet

• Dizzy Gillespie
• Trumpet

• Herbie Hancock
• Synthesizer, Clavinet, Fender Rhodes

• Eddie Harris
• Sax (Tenor)

• Hubert Laws
• Flute

• Joe Lovano
• Sax (Tenor)

• Bennie Maupin
• Sax (Tenor)

• Blue Mitchell
• Trumpet

• Julian Priester
• Trombone

• Jerome Richardson
• Flute

• Tom Scott
• Saxophone

• Lonnie Liston Smith
• Vocals, Fender Rhodes

• Gabor Szabo
• Guitar

• Cedar Walton
• Synthesizer, Fender Rhodes

• Cecil Bridgewater
• Trumpet

• King Errisson
• Conga

• Eddie Henderson
• Trumpet