Verve

Henry Vestine (electric guitar), Albert Ayler (tenor saxophone), Muhammad Ali (drums), Bobby Few (piano), Stafford James (bass), Bill Folwell (electric bass), Albert Ayler (bagpipes), Stafford James (double bass), Bill Folwell (double bass)

Ella Fitzgerald (vocalist), Chick Webb And His Orchestra, Ella Fitzgerald & Her Famous Orchestra, The Ink Spots, The Delta Rhythm Boys, Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five, Buddy Rich (drums), Ray Brown (double bass), Hank Jones (piano), Louis Armstrong, Ellis Larkins (piano), Ray Charles Singers, Bill Doggett (organ), Paul Smith (piano), Buddy Bregman Orchestra, Duke Ellington & His Orchestra, Louie Bellson (drums), Oscar Peterson (piano), Herb Ellis (guitar), Wilfred Middlebrooks (double bass), Gus Johnson (drums), Jim Hall (guitar), The Paul Smith Quartet, Nelson Riddle & His Orchestra Chick Webb, Gordon Jenkins, Sy Oliver, Russ Garcia

Dinah Washington, Lionel Hampton And His Septet, Charles K. Harris (upright bass), George Jones (drums), Billy Mackell (guitar), Arnett Cobb (tenor saxophone), Wendell Culley (trumpet), Herbie Fields (alto saxophone), Johnny Mehegan (piano), Gus Chappell Orchestra, Tab Smith & His Orchestra, Rudy Martin Trio, Cootie Williams Orchestra, Teddy Stewart Orchestra, Ben Webster, Gus Chappell (trombone), Clark Terry (trumpet), Eddie Davis (tenor saxophone), Junior Mance (piano), Paul Quinichette (tenor saxophone), Jackie Davis (organ), Rick Henderson (alto saxophone), Keter Betts (upright bass), Ed Thigpen (drums), Keter Betts (double bass), Hal Mooney And His Orchestra (orchestra/member), Clifford Brown, George Morrow (double bass), Max Roach (drums), Harold Land (saxophone), Maynard Ferguson (trumpet), Herb Geller (saxophone), Richie Powell (piano), Quincy Jones And His Orchestra, Paul West (double bass), Wynton Kelly (piano), Terry Gibbs (vibraphone), Urbie Green (trombone), Don Elliott (french horn), Brook Benton, Jackie Wilson (piano), Billy Byers (trombone), Joe Newman (trumpet) Teddy Stewart, Harold Mooney, Quincy Jones, Belford Hendricks, Nat Goodman

Sarah Vaughan, Turk Van Lake (guitar), Jimmy Jones (piano), Joe Benjamin (double bass), Roy Haynes (drums), Jerome Richardson (flute), Sam Marowitz (alto saxophone), Bernie Glow (trumpet), Ernie Royal (trumpet), J.J. Johnson (trombone), Cannonball Adderley (alto saxophone), Kai Winding (trombone), Jerome Richardson (tenor saxophone), Ronnell L. Bright (piano), Charles Fowlkes (baritone saxophone), Frank Foster (tenor saxophone), Freddie Green (guitar), Billy Mitchell (tenor saxophone), Richard Davis (double bass), Sonny Payne (drums), Frank Wess (tenor saxophone), Frank Wess (alto saxophone), Thad Jones (trumpet), Snooky Young (trumpet), Joe Newman (trumpet), Wendell Culley (trumpet), Henry Coker (trombone), Marshall Royal (clarinet), Benny Powell (trombone), Al Grey (trombone), Marshall Royal (alto saxophone), Marshall Sosson (violin), Alvin Dinkin (viola), Paul Robyn (viola), Felix Slatkin (violin), Paul Shure (violin), Nathan Ross (violin), Eudice Shapiro (violin), Cy Bernard (cello), Eleanor Slatkin (cello), Larry Bunker (drums), Joe Mondragon (double bass), Barney Kessel (guitar), Anne Mason (harp), George Greeley (piano), Dan Lube (violin), Benny Gill (violin), Ed Kusby (trombone), Murray McEachern (trombone), Randall Miller (trombone), Mannie Klein (trumpet), Pete Candoli (trumpet), Frank Beach (trumpet), John Best (trumpet), George Roberts (trombone), Ronnie Lang (alto saxophone), Victor Arno (violin), Israel Baker (violin), Champ Webb (woodwinds), Harry Klee (woodwinds), Ronnie Lang (woodwinds), Justin Gordon (woodwinds), Harry Bluestone (violin), Kirk Stuart (piano), Charles Williams (bass guitar), George Hughes (drums) Ernie Wilkins' Orchestra, Quincy Jones

Bill Evans

The Crusaders, Joe Cocker, Joe Sample (keyboards), Wilton Felder (saxophone), Stix Hooper (drums)

Greg Kramer, Gustavo Santaolalla (piano), Charlie Haden (bass), Brian Blade (drums), Slim Gaillard (guitar), Charlie Smith (drums), Clyde Lombardi (bass), Maceo Williams (piano), Gustavo Santaolalla (clarinet), Gustavo Santaolalla (organ), Dinah Washington, David Russell (unknown), Frank Bennett (drums), Edwin Livingston (bass), Mike Lang (piano), Terry Harrington (saxophone), Gustavo Santaolalla (dulcimer), Lester Young, Billie Holiday & Her Orchestra, Charlie Parker, Gustavo Santaolalla (percussion), Ella Fitzgerald, Brad Dutz (percussion), Roger Newman (saxophone), Roy McCurdy (drums), Dizzy Gillespie, Son House, Gustavo Santaolalla (glass harmonica), Jack Kerouac, Gustavo Santaolalla (guitar) Sy Oliver

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

Courtney Pine

Chick Corea

Billie Holiday

Cal Tjader, Eddie Palmieri

Diana Krall, The Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra, Jeff Clayton (alto saxophone), Ira Nepus (trombone), John Clayton (bass guitar), Anthony Wilson (guitar), Jeff Hamilton (drums), Rickey Woodard (tenor horn), Jeff Clayton (flute), Ben Wolfe (bass guitar), Russell Malone (guitar), Assa Drori (concertmaster), Gerald Clayton (piano), John Clayton (upright bass), Stefon Harris (vibraphone), Tamir Hendelman (keyboards), Tamir Hendelman (piano), George Bohanon (trombone), Gilbert Castellanos (trumpet), Robert Hurst (upright bass), Randy Waldman (keyboards), Emil Richards (percussion), Alan Broadbent (piano) Johnny Mandel

Ben Webster

Anita O'Day, Barney Kessel (guitar), Bud Shank (saxophone), The Three Sounds, Bill Dowdy (drums), Andrew Simpkins (double bass), Gene Harris (piano), Cal Tjader, The Oscar Peterson Quartet, John Poole (drums), Ray Brown (double bass), Oscar Peterson (piano), Herb Ellis (guitar)

Charlie Parker (altosaxophone), Bob Haggart (uprightbass), Buddy Rich (drumkit), Murray Williams (altosaxophone), Toots Mondello (altosaxophone), Stan Webb (baritonesaxophone), Art Ryerson (guitar), Verley Mills (harp), Lou Stein (piano), Hank Ross (tenorsaxophone), Bill Harris (trombone), Will Bradley (trombone), Al Porcino (trumpet), Bernie Privin (trumpet), Chris Griffin (trumpet), Don Lamond (drumkit), Ray Brown (uprightbass, bass), Joseph Singer (frenchhorn), Eddie Brown (oboe), Bernie Leighton (piano), Isadore Zir (viola), Harry Melnikoff (violin), Howard Kay (violin), Sam Rand (violin), Zelly Smirnoff (violin), Maurice Brown (cello), Sam Caplan (violin, concertmaster), Jimmy Maxwell (trumpet), Carl A. Poole (trumpet), Lou McGarity (trombone), Bart Varsalona (trombone), Harry Terrill (altosaxophone), Flip Phillips (tenorsaxophone), Danny Bank (baritonesaxophone), Oscar Peterson (piano), Freddie Green (guitar), Carl Poole (trumpet), Joe Lipman Orchestra, Joe Lipman

Harry Edison, Lester Young (tenor saxophone), Oscar Peterson (piano), Buddy Rich (drums), Herb Ellis (guitar), Harry "Sweets" Edison (trumpet), Ray Brown (double bass)

Wes Montgomery

Stevie Wonder, Steve Chrisanthou (vocal engineer), Wayne Shorter (saxophone), Herbie Hancock (piano), Dave Holland (upright bass), Vinnie Colaiuta (drums), Lionel Loueke (guitar), Joni Mitchell, Mr. Scruff (d j), Jerard Snell (drums), James Preston (keyboards), Kenny Dope (d j)

George Benson Marty Sheller

Fletcher Henderson And His Orchestra, Louis Armstrong (trumpet, vocalist, trumpet & vocals), Don Redman (recordingarranger, altosaxophone), Elmer Chambers (trumpet), Joe Smith (trumpet), Charlie Green (trombone), Buster Bailey (altosaxophone, saxophone, clarinet), Coleman Hawkins (tenorsaxophone, basssaxophone), Fletcher Henderson (piano), Kaiser Marshall (drumkit), Charlie Dixon (banjo), Howard Scott (trumpet), Johnny Dodds' Black Bottom Stompers, Johnny Dodds (clarinet), Baby Dodds (drumkit), Barney Bigard (saxophone, clarinet), Earl Hines (piano), Bud Scott (banjo), Gerald Reeves (trombone), Louis Armstrong And His Orchestra, Leonard Davis (trumpet), Gus Aiken (trumpet), Louis Bacon (trumpet), Harry White (trombone), Jimmy Archey (trombone), Henry Jones (altosaxophone), Charlie Holmes (altosaxophone, tenorsaxophone, baritonesaxophone, basssaxophone, clarinet), Bingie Madison (tenorsaxophone, clarinet, baritonesaxophone, basssaxophone), Greely Walton (tenorsaxophone), Luis Russell (piano), Lee Blair (guitar), George "Pops" Foster (bassguitar, doublebass, bass), Paul Barbarin (drumkit), The Polynesians, Sam Koki (steelguitar), George Archer (guitar, vocalist), Harry Baty (guitar, vocalist), Andy Iona (ukulele), Lionel Hampton (drumkit, vibraphone), The Mills Brothers (vocalist), Pete Clarke (altosaxophone), Albert Nicholas (clarinet, tenorsaxophone, baritonesaxophone, basssaxophone), George Washington (trombone), J.C. Higginbotham (trombone), Wilbur De Paris (trombone), Henry Allen (trumpet), Shelton Hemphill (trumpet), Sheldon Hemphill (trumpet), Henry "Red" Allen (trumpet), Pete Clark (tenorsaxophone, baritonesaxophone, basssaxophone), Luis Carl Russell (recordingarranger, piano), Rupert Cole (clarinet, altosaxophone), The Decca Mixed Choir, Otis Johnson (trumpet), Sidney Catlett (drumkit), Claude Jones (trombone), Sidney Bechet (clarinet), Wellman Braud (bass), Bernard Addison (guitar), Ella Fitzgerald (vocals, vocalist), Louis Armstrong And The All-Stars, Velma Middleton, Jack Teagarden (trombone), Arvell Shaw (bassguitar), Cozy Cole (drumkit), Gordon Jenkins Orchestra And Choir, Billy Butterfield (trumpet), Carl A. Poole (trumpet), Yank Lawson (trumpet), Will Bradley (trombone), Milt Yaner (altosaxophone, clarinet), Hymie Schertzer (altosaxophone), Tom Parsley (tenorsaxophone), Artie Drelinger (tenorsaxophone), Bernie Leighton (piano), Carl Kress (guitar), Jack Lesberg (bassguitar), Johnny Bowers (drumkit), Billie Holiday (vocals), Sy Oliver & His Orchestra, Bernie Privin (trumpet), Red Solomon (trumpet), Paul Webster (trumpet), Morton Bullman (trombone), Art Drelinger (tenorsaxophone), Bill Holcombe (tenorsaxophone), Everett Barksdale (guitar), George Duvivier (uprightbass), Johnny Blowers (drumkit), Bing Crosby (vocals), Cutty Cutshall (trombone), George Dorsey (altosaxophone), Freddy Williams (clarinet, tenorsaxophone), Al Klink (clarinet, tenorsaxophone), Billy Kyle (piano), Sandy Block (bassguitar), Bunny Shawker (drumkit), Bobby Hackett (trumpet), Dick Cary (piano), Bob Haggart (doublebass, recordingarranger), Trummy Young (trombone), Ed Hall (clarinet), Dale Jones (doublebass), Barrett Deems (drumkit), Ray Brown (doublebass, uprightbass), Herb Ellis (guitar), Oscar Peterson (piano), Buddy Rich (drumkit), Louie Bellson (drumkit), Paul Smith (piano), Sy Oliver Choir (vocalist), Mort Herbert (bass), Tony Gattuso (guitar, banjo), Danny Barcelona (drumkit), Unknown (strings), Tyree Glenn (trombone), Joe Muranyi (clarinet), Marty Napoleon (piano), Art Ryerson (guitar), Buddy Catlett (bassguitar, uprightbass), Alfred Di Lernia (banjo), Joe Wilder (trumpet), Clark Terry (trumpet), Urbie Green (trombone), J.J. Johnson (trombone), Sam Markowitz (clarinet, flute, altosaxophone), Dan Trimboli (flute, altosaxophone, tenorsaxophone), Jerome Richardson (clarinet, flute, tenorsaxophone), Raymond Stanfield (baritonesaxophone), Hank Jones (piano), Allen Hanlon (guitar), Willard Suyker (guitar), Russell Savakus (bassguitar), Grady Tate (drumkit), Warren Hard (percussion), Jimmy Dorsey And His Orchestra, Bob Haggart & His Orchestra, Sy Oliver's Orchestra, John Scott Trotter Orchestra, Russell Garcia's Orchestra, Lyn Murray, Gordon Jenkins, Sy Oliver, Buddy Bregman, Russell Garcia, Tommy Goodman

Billie Holiday (vocalist, vocals), Roy Eldridge (trumpet), Coleman Hawkins (saxophone), Carl Drinkard (piano), Tony Scott (piano, clarinet), Kenny Burrell (electricguitar), Carson Smith (doublebass), Chico Hamilton (drumkit), Milton Raskin (piano), Howard McGhee (trumpet), Willie Smith (saxophone), Wardell Gray (saxophone), Illinois Jacquet (saxophone), Charlie Ventura (saxophone), Dave Barbour (guitar), Charles Mingus (doublebass), Dave Coleman (drumkit), Trummy Young (trombone), Kenny Kersey (piano), Barney Kessel (guitar), Charlie Drayton (doublebass), Jackie Mills (drumkit), Joe Guy (trumpet), Georgie Auld (saxophone), Lester Young (saxophone), Tiny Grimes (guitar), Al McKibbon (doublebass), J.C. Heard (drumkit), Bobby Tucker (piano), Buck Clayton (trumpet), Al Cohn (saxophone), Mal Waldron (piano), Joe Benjamin (doublebass), Jo Jones (drumkit), Oscar Peterson (piano), Ray Brown (doublebass), Ed Shaughnessy (drumkit), Charlie Shavers (trumpet), Herb Ellis (guitar), Milt Hinton (doublebass), Don Lamond (drumkit), Camarata

Chick Webb And His Orchestra, Louis Armstrong, Ellis Larkins (piano), Ella Fitzgerald (vocalist), Billy Kyle And His Trio, Bill Beason (drums), Junior Raglin (bass guitar), Billy Kyle (piano), Jimmy Shirley (guitar), Nelson Riddle & His Orchestra Sy Oliver

Willard Suyker (guitar), Russell Savakus (bass guitar), Art Ryerson (guitar), Hank Jones (piano), Raymond Stanfield (baritone saxophone), Grady Tate (drums), Allen Hanlon (guitar), Warren Hard (percussion), Unknown (strings), Jerome Richardson (tenor saxophone), Jerome Richardson (clarinet), Urbie Green (trombone), J.J. Johnson (trombone), Clark Terry (trumpet), Joe Wilder (trumpet), Louis Armstrong (trumpet), Sam Markowitz (clarinet), Sam Markowitz (flute), Dan Trimboli (tenor saxophone), Dan Trimboli (alto saxophone), Dan Trimboli (flute), Sam Markowitz (alto saxophone), Jerome Richardson (flute), Ella Fitzgerald, Stan Getz, Charlie Byrd, Nina Simone, Bobby Hamilton (drums), Lisle Atkinson (upright bass), Rudy Stevenson (guitar), Ray Brown, Oscar Peterson, Ed Thigpen, Jimmy Smith (organ), Babe Clark (tenor saxophone), Bob Ashton (tenor saxophone), Jerry Dodgion (alto saxophone), George Barrow (baritone), Barry Galbraith (guitar), Ed Shaughnessy (drums), George Duvivier (bass guitar), Phil Woods (alto saxophone), Tom Mitchell (bass trombone), Ernie Royal (trumpet), Joe Newman (trumpet), Doc Severinsen (trumpet), Jimmy Cleveland (trombone), Britt Woodman (trombone), Ramsey Lewis Trio, Eldee Young (bass guitar), Redd Holt (drums), Ramsey Lewis (piano), João Gilberto, Antonio Carlos Jobim (piano), Astrud Gilberto, Milton Banana (drums), Tommy Williams (upright bass), The Crusaders, Joe Sample (keyboards), Larry Carlton (guitar), Arthur Adams (guitar), Chuck Rainey (electric guitar), David T. Walker (guitar), Stix Hooper (percussion), Wayne Henderson (trombone), Wilton Felder (tenor saxophone), Wilton Felder (electric bass), Stix Hooper (drums), Eddie Bongo Brown (bongos), James Gadson (drums), Chuck Rainey (electric bass), Hotep Cecil Barnard (keyboards), John Handy (clapping), Mike Hoffmann (electric guitar), Ramsey Lewis (keyboards), Cleveland Eaton (bass), John Avant (trombone), Maurice White (drums), Richard "Groove" Holmes, Gene Ammons, Dinah Washington, Billie Holiday Tommy Goodman, Hal Mooney, Riley Hampton, Toots Camarata

Bing Crosby, Buddy Bregman, Buddy Bregman Orchestra

Buddy Greco

Margaret Whiting

Mel Tormé

Lalo Schifrin, Dizzy Gillespie, Bob Brookmeyer, Cal Tjader

Courtney Pine (saxophone)

Mel Tormé Geoff Love, Tony Osborne, Wally Stott

Ella Fitzgerald (vocals), Paul Smith (piano), Barney Kessel (guitar), Joe Mondragon (double bass, bass (vocal)), Alvin Stoller (drums), Buddy Bregman Orchestra, Buddy Bregman

Ben Webster, Dave Bailey (drums), Milt Hinton (bass guitar), Jimmy Jones (piano), Mundell Lowe (guitar), Ray Brown (double bass), Ed Thigpen (drums), Osie Johnson (drums), Richard Davis (upright bass), Hank Jones (piano), Teddy Wilson, The Ben Webster Quintet, Oscar Peterson (piano), Stan Levey (drums), Herb Ellis (guitar), Gerry Mulligan

Carmen McRae, Mat Mathews Quintet (participant) Luther Henderson Jr.

Michael Brecker, Jochem van der Saag (participant), Melvin Davis (participant), Sonny Emory (participant), Lee Ritenour (participant), Maxi Priest, Cassio Duarte (participant), Daniel Higgins (participant), Jerry Hey (participant), Larry Williams (participant), Jonathan Butler, Will Kennedy (participant), Lisa Fischer (participant), Will Downing, Bill Reinchenbach (participant), Richard Bona, Gerald Albright, Bill Reichenbach (participant), Phil Perry (background vocalist), Carmen Twillie (background vocalist), Kate Markowitz (background vocalist), Lee Ritenour (rhythm arranger), Aaron Smith (rhythm arranger), Aaron Smith (programming), Jerry Hey (horn arranger), Dave Grusin (participant), Steve Tavaglione (participant), Rick Braun, Marc Antoine, Patti Austin, Digz

Anita O'Day, The Oscar Peterson Quartet, John Poole (drums), Ray Brown (double bass), Oscar Peterson (piano), Herb Ellis (guitar)

Anita O'Day

Dave Grusin, Daniel Higgins (flute), Paulinho Da Costa (percussion), Antonio Carlos Jobim, Eric Marienthal, El DeBarge, Art Porter, Oleta Adams, Al Jarreau, Herbie Hancock, Steve Tavaglione, Ernie Watts, Alan James Pasqua, Christian McBride, Yellowjackets

Louis Armstrong

Bill Evans (piano), Gary Peacock (upright bass), Paul Motian (drums)

Bo Diddley (guitar)

Tony Maiden (electric guitar), Micah Otano (acoustic guitar), Eric Darius (tenor saxophone), Alex Al (electric bass), Ricky Peterson (hammond b3), Tim Stewart (guitar), Stephen Lu (programming), Stephen Lu (keyboards), Will Downing, Stephen Lu (bass programming), Marc Nelson (background vocalist), Boney James, Brian Culbertson (clapping), Scott Steiner (clapping), Micah Otano (clapping), Paul Jackson, Jr. (electric guitar), Michael Thompson (guitar), Michelle Culbertson (violin), Chris Botti, Jorge Evans (guitar), Kirk Whalum, Patti Austin, Greg Phillinganes (keyboards), Marcus Miller (electric bass)

Phil Nimmons

Jimmy Smith

Dizzy Gillespie

Dinah Washington, Gus Chappell (trombone), Clark Terry (trumpet), Eddie Davis (tenor saxophone), Junior Mance (piano), Paul Quinichette (tenor saxophone), Jackie Davis (organ), Rick Henderson (alto saxophone), Keter Betts (upright bass), Ed Thigpen (drums), Keter Betts (double bass), Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis (saxophone), Richard Henderson (saxophone)

Erroll Garner

Anita O'Day, Billy May Orchestra

Ella Fitzgerald

The Tony Williams Lifetime, Larry Young (organ), Jack Bruce (bass guitar), John McLaughlin (guitar), Tony Williams (drums)

Abbey Lincoln (interprète vocal)

Ben Webster, Coleman Hawkins, Herb Ellis (guitar), Oscar Peterson (piano), Ray Brown (bass guitar), Alvin Stoller (drums), Ben Webster And Associates, Gerry Mulligan, The Ben Webster Quintet, Stan Levey (drums), Ray Brown (double bass)

George Wein & The Newport All-Stars

João Gilberto, Stan Getz

Ella Fitzgerald (vocalist), Knud Jörgensen (piano), William Schiöpffe (drums), Jimmy Woode (upright bass) Marty Paich, Russ Garcia, Frank de Vol, Barney Kessel

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

Erroll Garner, Wyatt "Bull" Ruther (double bass), Eugene Heard (drums), Candido Camero (percussion)

Shirley Horn, Charles Ables (double bass), Steve Williams (drums), Rudy Stevenson (guitar) Jimmy Jones

Jimmy Smith, Willie Bobo, Chet Baker, Kenny Burrell, Milt Jackson, Oscar Peterson, Wes Montgomery, Quincy Jones

Joe Williams, Count Basie, Gerryck King (drums), Norman Simmons (piano), Bob Badgley (double bass), Ellis Larkins (piano)