• Tommy Smith Youth Jazz Orchestra/Jim Locke
• Sax (Tenor)

• John White
• Piano

• Fred Williams
• Bass, Double Bass

• Art Matthews
• Piano

• Tony May
• Engineer

• Marilyn Mazur
• Percussion

• Paul Motian
• Drums

• Famoudou Don Moye
• Percussion, Drums, Horn, Vocals, Balafon, Bass Drum, Bendir, Conch Shell, Wood Block, Cowbell, Djembe, Chekere, Tympani (Timpani), Djun-Djun, Donno, Whistle (Human), Marimba, Gong, Cymbals, Bongos, Conga, Chimes

• Jim Odgren
• Sax (Alto)

• Kimion Oikawa
• Engineer

• Flora Purim
• Percussion, Vocals

• John Potter
• Vocals

• Kurt Rapp
• Engineer

• Jaribu Shahid
• Bass, Double Bass, Vocals

• Rasul Siddik
• Trumpet

• Torbjorn Sunde
• Trombone

• Tani Tabbal
• Drums, Vocals, Djembe

• Ronni Le Tekro
• Guitar

• Lee Townsend
• Producer

• Steve Turre
• Trombone

• Odd Ulleberg
• French Horn

• Bugge Wesseltoft
• Synthesizer

• Martin Wieland
• Engineer

• Fateh Ali Khan
• Vocals, Sarangui

• Tom McKenney
• Engineer

• Roger Heaton
• Clarinet

• Allan Dangerfield
• Keyboards

• Bjorn Kjellemyr
• Double Bass

• Audun Kleive
• Percussion, Drums

• Jan Garbarek Group
• ?

• Paul Bley Quartet
• ?

• Craig Taborn
• Piano

• Ake Linton
• Engineer

• Malachi Favors Maghostus
• Percussion, Melodica, Double Bass, Bass (Electric), Vocals

• Gert Chesi
• Photography

• Dan Gottlieb
• Drums

• Martin Richards
• Drums

• W. Patrick Hinely
• Photography

• Phillip Wilson
• Drums

• Valerie Wilmer
• Photography

• Peter Laenger
• Photography

• Ralph Quinke
• Photography

• Roberto Masotti
• Photography

• Billy Drewes
• Sax (Alto)

• Gerald Cleaver
• Drums

• Mladen Gutesha
• Conductor

• Ulf Holand
• Engineer

• Anders Kjellberg
• Drums

• Pete Knutsen
• Piano (Electric), Mellotron

• Jochen Monch
• Photography

• Robyn Stoutenburg
• Photography

• Kira Tolkmitt
• Photography

• Leo Smith
• Percussion, Gong, ?, Trumpet, Flugelhorn

• Shaukat Hussain
• Tabla

• David Baker
• Engineer

• Bobo Stenson Quartet
• Ensemble

• Paul Motian Trio
• ?

• Charles Lloyd Quartet
• Ensemble

• Tomasz Stanko Quartet
• Ensemble

• Bobo Stenson Trio
• Ensemble

• Bjornar Andersen
• Bass

• Chris Ekers
• Engineer

• Bob Stewart
• Tuba

• Einar Bangsund
• Photography

• Agnes Buen Garnas
• Vocals

• Bruce Purse
• Trumpet

• Matthew Shipp
• Piano

• Bobo Stenson
• Piano, Liner Notes

• David Peaston
• Vocals

• Dwight Andrews
• Clarinet (Bass), Sax (Tenor), Triangle, ?, Flute (Alto)

• William Parker
• Bass, Double Bass

• Hugh Ragin
• Trumpet

• Joey Baron
• Drums

• Airto Moreira
• Percussion, Drums

• Arild Andersen
• Double Bass

• Anders Jormin
• Double Bass

• Ed Schuller
• Double Bass

• Okay Temiz
• Percussion

• Martin Allen
• Vibraphone

• Alexander Balanescu
• Violin

• Fontella Bass
• Vocals

• Harry Blazer
• Drums

• Brynjolf Blix
• Organ

• Ari Brown
• Sax (Soprano), Sax (Tenor)

• Vincent Chancey
• French Horn

• Jon Christensen
• Percussion, Drums

• Svein Christiansen
• Drums

• Stanley Clarke
• Bass

• Chick Corea
• Piano, Piano (Electric), Liner Notes

• Stanton Davis, Jr.
• Trumpet, Flugelhorn

• Palle Danielsson
• Double Bass

• Michael DiPasqua
• Drums

• Kermit Driscoll
• Guitar (Bass)

• Egberto Gismonti
• Guitar

• Manfred Eicher
• Original Recording Producer

• James Farber
• Engineer

• Joe Farrell
• Flute, Sax (Soprano)

• Bill Frisell
• Banjo, Guitar (Synthesizer), Liner Notes, Guitar

• Mick Goodrick
• Guitar

• Charlie Haden
• Double Bass

• Zakir Hussain
• Tabla

• Roy Haynes
• Drums

• Sveinung Hovensjø
• Bass

• Mike Hyman
• Drums

• Gordon Jones
• Vocals

• Manu Katche
• Drums

• Bernie Kirsh
• Engineer

• Jan Erik Kongshaug
• Engineer, Original Recording Producer

• Abraham Laboriel
• Bass

• Frank Lacy
• Trombone

• Gavin Bryars
• Double Bass

• Naná Vasconcelos
• Percussion

• John Abercrombie
• Guitar, Mandolin

• Paul Bley
• Piano

• Hamiet Bluiett
• Sax (Baritone)

• Lester Bowie
• Vocals, Horn, Flugelhorn, Drums (Bass), Cymbals, Celeste, Trumpet

• Rainer Bruninghaus
• Piano

• Jack DeJohnette
• Piano, Drums

• Jan Garbarek
• Flute, Percussion, Arranger, Keyboards, Sax (Soprano), Sax (Tenor), Ensemble, Liner Notes

• Eddie Gomez
• Double Bass

• Trilok Gurtu
• Percussion

• Jerome Harris
• Guitar (Bass)

• Billy Hart
• Drums

• Joseph Jarman
• Synthesizer, Clarinet, Flute, Bassoon, Clarinet (Bass), Conga, Flute (Alto), Gong, Horn, Piccolo, Sax (Alto), Sax (Baritone), Sax (Soprano), Sax (Tenor), Tom-Tom, Vocals, Whistle (Human), Bells, Vibraphone, Siren, Conch Shell, E Flat Flute, Bass Drum

• Keith Jarrett
• Flute, Percussion, Piano, Clavichord, Recorder, Sax (Soprano), Tabla, Producer, Liner Notes, Pipe Organ, Pakistani Flute

• Lee Konitz
• Sax (Alto)

• George Lewis
• Trombone

• Joe Lovano
• Sax (Tenor)

• Pat Metheny
• Guitar, Guitar (12 String Electric)

• Roscoe Mitchell
• Clarinet, Flute, Bongos, Chimes, Conga, Glockenspiel, Gong, Horn, Oboe, Piccolo, Sax (Alto), Sax (Bass), Sax (Soprano), Sax (Tenor), Vocals, Whistle (Human), Bells, Wood Block, Bamboo Flute, Pans

• Bob Moses
• Drums

• Tony Oxley
• Drums

• Makoto Ozone
• Piano

• Gary Peacock
• Double Bass

• Hank Roberts
• Cello

• Terje Rypdal
• Synthesizer, Guitar, Keyboards

• John Surman
• Sax (Soprano)

• Steve Swallow
• Bass

• Malachi Thompson
• Trumpet

• David Torn
• Guitar

• Ralph Towner
• Guitar

• Miroslav Vitous
• Double Bass

• Eberhard Weber
• Bass

• Kenny Wheeler
• Trumpet, Cornet

• Palle Mikkelborg
• Flugelhorn, Keyboards

• Bobby Naughton
• Marimba, Bells, Vibraphone

• Tomasz Stanko
• Trumpet