Verve

Frank Morgan, Kenny Burrell (guitar), Grady Tate (drums), Ron Carter (upright bass)

RAMP, Nate White (bass guitar), Landy Shores (guitar), John Manuel (drums)

Ella Fitzgerald

Marion Brown, Leo Smith

Teddy Wilson (piano), Gene Ramey (uprightbass), Jo Jones (drumkit)

Dinah Washington, Quincy Jones And His Orchestra Quincy Jones

Dinah Washington Ernie Wilkins, Eddie Chamblee

Dinah Washington (vocalist), Georgie Auld (tenorsaxophone), Wynton Kelly (piano), Jimmy Cobb (drumkit), Eddie Chamblee & His Orchestra, Hal Mooney

Dizzy Gillespie

Luiz Bonfa, Stan Getz, Maria Toledo, Dave Bailey (drums), Don Payne (double bass), Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66, Jimmy Smith, Wes Montgomery, Kenyon Hopkins, Cal Tjader, Lalo Schifrin, Richie Havens, Astrud Gilberto, Elis Regina (vocalist), Walter Wanderley, Jackie & Roy, Willie Bobo, Chico Hamilton, Wynton Kelly Trio, Sarah Jane Morris

Anita O'Day, Cal Tjader (vibraphone), Johnny Rae (drums), Freddy Schreiber (bass guitar), Freddy Schreiber (double bass), Lonnie Hewitt (piano)

Sonny Stitt, Gene Ammons, George Brown (drums), John Houston (piano), Charles Williams (bass guitar)

The RH Factor, Cornell Dupree (guitar), Daniel Moreno (percussion), Jacques Schwarz-Bart (saxophone), Keith Anderson (saxophone), Roy Hargrove (trumpet), Bernard Wright (keyboards), Bobby Sparks (keyboards), Jason Thomas (drums), Pino Palladino (double bass), Reggie Washington (double bass), Chalmers Alford (guitar), Common (vocalist), James Poyser (background vocalist), James Poyser (keyboards), Willie Jones III (drums), Dontae Winslow (background vocalist), G. Craig "Butter" Glanville (background vocalist), Maurice Brown (background vocalist), Dontae Winslow (percussion), Roy Hargrove (background vocalist), D'Angelo (vocalist), D'Angelo (keyboards), D'Angelo (background vocalist), Jason Thomas (background vocalist), Bernard Wright (background vocalist), Erykah Badu (vocalist), Q-Tip (vocalist), Marc Cary (keyboards), Roy Hargrove (piano), Roy Hargrove (keyboards), Roy Hargrove (flugelhorn), Meshell Ndegeocello (double bass), Gene Lake (drums), G. Craig "Butter" Glanville (drums), Stephanie McKay (vocalist), Craig Glanville (percussion), Bobby Sparks (organ), Jacques Schwarz-Bart (acoustic guitar), Jacques Schwarz-Bart (flute), Maurice Brown (trumpet), Steve Coleman (saxophone), Keith Loftis (saxophone), Roy Hargrove (double bass), James Poyser (piano), James Poyser (organ), Dontae Winslow (clapping), Anthony Hamilton (vocalist), Shelby Johnson (vocalist), Bernard Wright (piano), Renee Neufville (vocalist), Karl Denson (flute), Roy Hargrove (percussion), Tony Suggs (organ), John Lee (double bass), Kwaku Obeng (percussion)

Carmen McRae

Billie Holiday (vocals), Ben Webster (tenor saxophone, saxophone), Jimmy Rowles (piano), Barney Kessel (guitar, electric guitar), Red Mitchell (double bass), Alvin Stoller (drums), Harry 'Sweets' Edison (trumpet), Larry Bunker (drums)

Bob Bernstein (pedal steel), Gustavo Santaolalla (organ), Willie Nelson, Gabe Witcher (fiddle), Tony Garnier (acoustic guitar), George Recile (drums), Mickey Raphael (harmonica), Anibal Kerpel (hammond b3), Emmylou Harris, Gustavo Santaolalla (guitar), Helik Hadar (co-mixer), Dean Parks (guitar), David Mansfield (mandolin), Matthew Johnson (drums), Jeffrey Hill (upright bass), Rich Ruttenberg (piano), Larry Klein (co-mixer), Gary Tallent (bass guitar), Carmella Ramsey (fiddle), Dan Dougmore (steel guitar), Greg Morrow (drums), Ray Kennedy (electric guitar), Mary McBride, Mike Turner (guitar), Bob Glaub (bass guitar), Mike Clarke (drums), Teddy Thompson, Anibal Kerpel (piano), Jackie Greene, Randy Crenshaw (background vocalist), The Gas Band, Linda Ronstadt, Rufus Wainwright

Keith Jarrett (piano), Dewey Redman (tenor saxophone, tambourine), Charlie Haden (upright bass), Guilherme Franco (percussion), Paul Motian (drums, percussion)

Cal Tjader

Margaret Whiting, Mel Tormé Russell Garcia

Max Roach (drums), Ray Brown (bass), Curly Russell (bass), Bud Powell (keyboards), Kenny Clarke (drums), Percy Heath (bass guitar), Bud Powell (piano), Art Taylor (drums), George Duvivier (bass guitar), Osie Johnson (drums), Ray Brown (bass guitar)

Black/Note

Walter Beasley

Cal Tjader

Nicholas Payton

Chris Botti, The Blue Nile, Harvey Jones (keyboards), Shawn Pelton (drums), Paul Joseph Moore (piano), Paul Buchanan (vocalist), Marc Shulman (guitar), Shane Fontayne (guitar), Jeff Allen (bass guitar), John Levanthal (organ), Paul Joseph Moore (keyboards), Tony Levin (bass guitar), Jonatha Brooke (vocalist), Bakhit Kumalo (bass guitar), Larry Saltzman (guitar)

The Harper Brothers

J.J. Johnson

Benny Golson

Vinicius Cantuaria

Count Basie

Eric Marienthal

Ornette Coleman

Dinah Washington, Hal Mooney And His Orchestra (orchestra/member), Keter Betts (double bass), Ed Thigpen (drums), Junior Mance (piano), Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis (saxophone), Clark Terry (trumpet), Gus Chappell (trombone), Richard Henderson (saxophone), Tab Smith & His Orchestra Belford Hendricks, Hal Mooney

Chris Potter, John Scofield (guitar), Bill Stewart (drums), Scott Colley (double bass), Kevin Hays (piano), Dave Binney (interprète instrumental), Adam Rogers (guitar), Kevin Hays (keyboards), Elisabeth Dotson-Westphalen (interprète vocal)

James Riley (conga), Alphonse Mouzon (drums), Roy Ayers (vibraphone), Edwin Birdsong (organ)

Buddy Rich And His Sextet, Wyatt "Bull" Ruther (upright bass), Johnny Morris (piano), Sam Most (flute), Buddy Rich (drums), Rolf Ericson (trumpet), Mike Mainieri (vibraphone)

Don Grusin, Dave Grusin

Stan Getz (saxophone)

Woody Herman And His Orchestra, Woody Herman (music director & conductor)

The Commanders, Al Klink (tenor saxophone), Hymie Scherzer (baritone saxophone), Hymie Scherzer (alto saxophone), Bernie Leighton (piano), Carmen Mastren (guitar), Eddie Grady (drums), Sandy Block (bass), Jack Satterfield (trombone), Cutty Cutshall (trombone), Louis Armstrong (trumpet), Billy Butterfield (trumpet), Andrew Ferretti (trumpet), Lou McGarity (trombone), Carl A. Poole (trumpet), Phil Giardina (trombone), Sonny Burke & His Orchestra (participant), Louis Armstrong And His Orchestra, Cozy Cole (drums), Dale Jones (bass guitar), Donald Ruffell (tenor saxophone), Russ Phillips (trombone), Barney Bigard (clarinet), Marty Napoleon (piano), Everett Barksdale (guitar), Billy Kyle (piano), Joe Benjamin (bass guitar), Bob Davidson (drums), Bill Holcombe (baritone saxophone), Babe Fresk (tenor saxophone), Hymie Schertzer (alto saxophone), Dick Jacobs (alto saxophone), Melvin Tax (tenor saxophone), Gordon Jenkins & His Orchestra Toots Camarata, Sy Oliver, Gordon Jenkins

Third Rail

Isaac Clemmon (background vocalist), Ira Siegel (guitar), Christopher Davis (keyboards), Dwayne Smith (bass guitar), Mike White (drums), Bashiri Johnson (percussion), Tyrone Corbett (background vocalist), Wayne Bruce (guitar), Norman Brown (guitar), Will Downing (background vocalist), Gerald Albright (saxophone), Dwight Sills (guitar), Alex Al (bass guitar), John Robinson (drum), Rex Rideout (keyboards), Melvin Davis (bass guitar), Kim Brewer (background vocalist), Audrey Wheeler Downing (background vocalist), Kirk Whalum (saxophone), Ronnie Garrett (bass guitar), Nikki Richards (background vocalist), George Duke (keyboards), Lauren Evans (background vocalist), Ron Jenkins (bass guitar), Bernard Davis (drums), Gordon Chambers (background vocalist), Philip Hamilton (guitar), Barry Eastmond (keyboards), Paul Jackson (guitar), Luis Conte (percussion), Nicholas Payton (trumpet), Ronnie Foster (keyboards)

Mindi Abair, Matthew Hager (electric guitar), Matthew Hager (acoustic guitar), Matthew Hager (bass guitar), Matthew Hager (programming), Mike Landau (electric guitar), Steve Ferrone (drums), Bud Harner (percussion), Ricky Petersen (organ), Ricky Petersen (hammond b3), Matthew Hager (clapping), Ty Stevens (electric guitar), Dan Marfisi (acoustic guitar), Bud Harner (cymbals), Luis Conte (percussion), Stan Sargeant (bass guitar), Ty Stevens (programming), Ricky Petersen (piano), Mike Landau (acoustic guitar), Matthew Hager (keyboards), Julie Rogers (violin), Kevan Torfeh (cello), Brett Banducci (viola), Anatoly Rosinsky (violin), Jamey Tate (drums), Stan Sargeant (upright bass), Russell Ferrante (piano), Lance Abair (tenor saxophone), Lee Thornberg (trumpet), Dave Woodford (baritone saxophone), Lee Thornberg (trombone), Ty Stevens (guitar), Matthew Hager (percussion)

Miguelito Valdes

Mindi Abair, Greg Manning (organ), Matthew Hager (guitar), Ricky Peterson (keyboards), Bud Harner (percussion), Jeff Golub (guitar), Matthew Hager (keyboards), Stan Sargeant (bass guitar), Steve Ferrone (drums), Michael Landau (guitar), Lenny Castro (percussion), Tyler Stevens (guitar), Matthew Hager (programmer), Dwight Sills (guitar), John Taylor (vocalist), Lee Thornberg (trumpet), John Taylor (bass guitar), Marc Antoine (guitar), Peter White (accordion), Mike Landau (guitar), Dave Carpenter (double bass)

Mindi Abair

Giovanni Hidalgo, Jacques Shwartz-Bar (soprano saxophone), Angie Machado (trumpet), Nelson Jaime (trumpet), Carlos Rodriguez (guiro), Johnny Almendra (drums), Jacques Shwartz-Bar (tenor saxophone), Mario Rivera (tenor saxophone), Eddie Rivera (upright bass), Eric Figueroa (piano), David Rodriguez (trumpet), Lew Soloff (trumpet), Richard Nant (trumpet), Hamilton Jazz Sanchez (baritone saxophone), Mario Rivera (soprano saxophone), Hamilton Jazz Sanchez (soprano saxophone), Anders Bostrom (flute), Carlos Rodriguez (percussion), Hamilton Jazz Sanchez (alto saxophone), Jerry Gonzalez (trumpet), Jose Hidalgo (percussion), Ulli Geizendorffer (synthesizer), Mario Rivera (flute), Anders Bostrom (piccolo)

Terry Callier (participant), Terry Callier (guitar), Beth Orton

Caleb Simms (background vocalist), Kowan Paul (electric bass), Blake English (guitar), Will Downing (background vocalist), John Robinson (drums), Luis Conte (percussion), Darcy Aldridge (background vocalist), Marcus Miller (electric bass), Ronnie Foster (keyboards), Michael Thompson (guitar), Boney James (saxophone), Ronnie Garrett (electric bass), Will Kennedy (drums), Rex Rideout (keyboards), John Beasley (piano), Gerald Albright (saxophone), Tariq Akoni (guitar), Rohn Lawrence (guitar), Melvin Davis (electric bass), Bernie Davis (drums), Bashiri Johnson (percussion), Vinx (background vocalist), Ronnie Foster (organ), Stefon Harris (vibraphone), Mike White (drums), Dwayne "Smitty" Smith (electric bass), Marc Antoine (guitar), Kowan Paul (drum track), Lisa Vaughan (background vocalist), Kowan Paul (keyboards), Ray Brown (trumpet), Phil Perry (background vocalist), Vesta Williams (background vocalist), Jochem van der Saag (unknown), Jochem van der Saag (programming), Lee Ritenour (guitar), Lee Ritenour (keyboards), Jochem van der Saag (keyboards), Dave Carpenter (electric bass), Paulinho Da Costa (percussion), Ronnie Garrett (background vocalist), Phil Jackson (background vocalist), Kevin Chokan (guitar), Chris Cleremont (guitar), Larry Kimpel (electric bass), Sandy Stein (keyboards), Mika Lett (background vocalist), Kashif (keyboards), Kashif (drums), Kashif (background vocalist), James Genus (upright bass), Greg Hutchinson (drums), Russell Malone (guitar), Hubert Laws (flute)

David Sanborn, Steve Gadd (drums), Christian McBride (bass guitar), Russell Malone (guitar), Mike Mainieri (vibraphone), Don Alias (percussion), Valerie Pinkston (vocalist), David Lasley (vocalist), Arnold McCuller (vocalist), Gil Goldstein (piano), Lani Groves (vocalist), Caryl Paisner (cello), Jesse Levy (cello), Olivia Koppell (viola), Alfred Brown (viola), Ricky Peterson (keyboards), Luis Quintero (percussion), Ricky Peterson (drum), Randy Brecker (flugelhorn), Randy Brecker (trumpet), Lawrence Feldman (flute)

Spyro Gyra

Danilo Perez, Brian Montgomery (programmer), Adam Cruz (drums), Ben Street (double bass), John Patitucci (double bass), Brian Blade (drums), Lizz Wright, Donny McCaslin (saxophone), Adam Cruz (percussion)

Kurt Rosenwinkel

Kurt Rosenwinkel, Mark Turner (tenor saxophone), Jeff Ballard (drums), Ben Street (bass guitar), Andrew D'Angelo (bass clarinet), Mariano Gil (flute), Ethan Iverson (keyboards), Ethan Iverson (piano), Mark Turner (bass clarinet)

Norman Brown, Gerald Albright (participant), Kirk Whalum (participant), Bobby Lyle (participant)

Badi Assad

Bill Evans, Stan Getz (tenor saxophone), Grady Tate (drums), Ron Carter (bass guitar), Chick Corea (piano), Ron Carter (double bass)

Lee Konitz William Russo

Linda Ronstadt