• Robert Rodriguez
• Trumpet

• Hélcio Milito
• Percussion, Drums, Vocals

• Chico O'Farrill
• Arranger, Rap

• Pat Patrick
• Saxophone

• Gene Perla
• Bass

• Bernard "Pretty" Purdie
• Drums

• Jimmy Sabater
• Vocals

• Dom Salvador
• Organ, Arranger

• Caiphus Semenya
• Arranger

• Warren Smith
• Percussion, Conga, Vibraphone

• Richard Tee
• Piano

• Fred Thomas
• Bass

• Willie Torres
• Vocals

• James Tyrell
• Drums

• Harold Vick
• Sax (Tenor)

• Orestes Vilató
• Drums

• Fred Wesley
• Trombone

• Al Williams
• Piano

• Snooky Young
• Trumpet

• Robert Gregg
• Drums

• Jerry Jemmott
• Bass

• William Bivens
• Piano, Drums, Bells

• Al Pazant
• Trumpet

• Vicki Anderson
• Vocals (Background)

• Rusty Bryant & the Carolyn Club Band
• Sax (Tenor)

• Harold "Money" Johnson
• Trumpet

• César Camargo Mariano
• Piano

• John "Jabo" Starks
• Drums

• Russell Crimes
• Trumpet

• Jimmy Nolen
• Guitar

• Hearlon "Cheese" Martin
• Guitar

• Jimmy Parker
• Sax (Alto)

• Luis Cruz
• Piano

• Isiah "Ike" Oakley
• Trumpet

• Leo Williams, Jr.
• Guitar

• Cecil Jackson
• Conga

• Tony Fuentes
• Bongos

• Michael Möhring
• Liner Notes, Compilation

• Julio Cruz
• Percussion

• James Razor Brown
• Organ, Producer, Arranger

• Norberto Appellaniz
• Bongos

• Geraldine Bey
• Vocals

• Jimmy Lewis
• Bass

• Wilson Simonal
• Vocals

• Toni Tornado
• Vocals

• Uwe Hager
• Compilation Producer

• John Dukes
• Drums

• Jamie Sabater
• Vocals

• Betty Barney
• Vocals

• Michael Terry
• Trombone

• David Axelrod
• Producer

• Cleveland Eaton
• Bass (Electric), Vocals

• Letta Mbulu
• Vocals

• Ramsey Lewis
• Producer

• Chano Pozo
• Percussion

• Ronnie Boykins
• Bass

• Don Alias
• Drums

• George Duvivier
• Bass

• Boogaloo Joe Jones
• Guitar

• Bobby Byrd
• Tambourine

• Danny Bank
• Sax (Baritone)

• Salome Bey
• Vocals

• Garnett Brown
• Trombone

• Kenny Burrell
• Guitar

• Buddy Caldwell
• Conga

• Danilo Caymmi
• Guitar

• Clark Terry
• Trumpet, Rap

• Lyn Collins
• Vocals

• Neal Creque
• Clavinet

• Helio Delmiro
• Guitar

• Luíz Eça
• Synthesizer, Vocals, Fender Rhodes, Piano

• Leopoldo Fleming
• Conga

• Barry Galbraith
• Guitar

• Eric Gale
• Guitar

• Benny Golson
• Sax (Tenor), Whistle (Human)

• Paul Griffin
• Fender Rhodes

• Milt Hinton
• Bass

• Jack Jeffers
• Trombone

• Osie Johnson
• Drums

• Nina Simone
• Vocals

• Ray Barretto
• Conga, Vocals

• Joe Cuba
• Vibraphone

• Tito Puente
• Timbales

• Rufus Thomas
• Vocals

• Maurice White
• Drums, Tambourine, Vocals, Kalimba, Handclapping

• Cannonball Adderley
• Sax (Alto)

• Nat Adderley
• Cornet

• Andy Bey
• Piano, Vocals

• Teddy Charles
• Vibraphone

• Charles Earland
• Organ

• Art Farmer
• Trumpet, Flugelhorn

• Thad Jones
• Trumpet

• Eric Kloss
• Sax (Alto)

• Joe Newman
• Trumpet

• Houston Person
• Sax (Tenor)

• St. Clair Pinckney
• Sax (Tenor)

• Wallace Davenport
• Trumpet

• Chuck Rainey
• Bass

• Ernie Royal
• Trumpet

• Grady Tate
• Drums

• Phil Upchurch
• Guitar