• George Miller
• Bass

• Freddie Mitchell
• Sax (Tenor)

• Joe Morris
• Trumpet

• Steve Pulliam
• Trombone

• Paul Quinichette
• Sax (Tenor)

• Fletcher Smith
• Piano

• Charlie Smith
• Drums

• James Von Streeter
• Sax (Tenor)

• George Washington
• Trombone

• Harold "Doc" West
• Drums

• Chauncey Westbrook
• Guitar

• Devonia Williams
• Piano

• Albert Winston
• Bass

• Austin McCoy
• Piano

• Harold "Geezil" Minerve
• Sax (Alto)

• Mel Walker
• Vocals

• Preacher Lee Graves
• Trumpet

• Jean Buzelin
• ?

• Teddy "Cherokee" Conyers
• Sax (Baritone)

• Freddie Gulliver
• Sax (Tenor)

• Purvis Henson
• Sax (Tenor)

• Gerard Herzhaft
• ?

• Sam Lovett
• Drums

• Frank Royal
• Trumpet

• Al Wichard
• Guitar

• Leon Spann
• Bass

• Efferge Ware
• Guitar

• Isabelle Marquis
• ?

• Myra Taylor
• Vocals

• Ben Curtis
• Bass

• Clarence Davis
• Trumpet

• Laure Wright
• Adaptation

• Andrew "Tiny" Wood
• Trumpet

• François Lê Xuân
• ?

• Herbert J. Francis
• Organ

• Jack Delano
• Photography, Cover Photo

• Edward Hall
• Drums

• Red Saunders Band
• Drums

• Jack Marshall
• Guitar

• Grachan Moncur III
• Bass

• Mickey Baker
• Guitar

• Nellie Lutcher
• Piano, Vocals

• Ella Johnson
• Vocals

• Sam "The Man" Taylor
• Sax (Tenor)

• Marie Knight
• Vocals

• Sammy Price
• Piano

• Jimmy Cobb
• Drums

• Connie Kay
• Drums

• George Duvivier
• Bass

• Rector Bailey
• Guitar

• Leard Bell
• Drums

• Wallace Bishop
• Drums

• Abe Bolar
• Bass

• John Boudreaux
• Drums

• James Cannady
• Guitar

• David Cavanaugh
• Sax (Tenor)

• Alfred Cobbs
• Trombone

• Sonny Cohn
• Trumpet

• Sebastian Danchin
• Liner Notes, Selection

• Mario Delagarde
• Bass

• Mildred Falls
• Piano

• Pops Foster
• Bass

• William K. "Billy" Hadnott
• Bass

• Lorenzo Holden
• Sax (Tenor)

• Pete "Guitar" Lewis
• Guitar

• Willie Nelson
• Trumpet

• Mahalia Jackson
• Vocals

• Faye Adams
• Vocals

• LaVern Baker
• Vocals

• Ruth Brown
• Vocals

• Freddie Green
• Guitar

• Wynton Kelly
• Piano

• Julia Lee
• Piano, Vocals

• Dinah Washington
• Vocals

• Harry Babasin
• Bass

• Buddy Johnson
• Piano

• Taft Jordan
• Trumpet

• Ernie Royal
• Trumpet

• Johnny Otis
• Vibraphone