Verve

Till Brönner

Sarah Vaughan

The Gary McFarland Orchestra, Bill Evans (piano), Joseph Tekula (cello), Julian Barber (viola), Alla Goldberg (viola), Ed Shaughnessy (drums), Aaron Juvelier (cello), Spencer Sinatra (flute), Gary McFarland (vibraphone), Phil Woods (clarinet), Jim Hall (guitar), Richard Davis (bass)

Billie Holiday

Ella Fitzgerald

Dinah Washington, The Dells (background vocalist) Quincy Jones

Keith Jarrett (tambourine), Danny Johnson (percussion), Paul Motian (drums), Charlie Haden (upright bass), Dewey Redman (maracas), Dewey Redman (tenor saxophone), Keith Jarrett (drum), Guilherme Franco (percussion), Dewey Redman (tambourine), Sam Brown (guitar), Keith Jarrett (piano), Paul Motian (percussion)

Billie Holiday

Headhunters

Sarah Vaughan (vocalist, vocals), Richard Davis (doublebass, bass), Sonny Payne (drumkit), Freddie Green (guitar), Ronnell Bright (piano), Billy Mitchell (saxophone, tenorsaxophone), Charlie Fowlkes (saxophone), Frank Foster (saxophone, tenorsaxophone), Frank Wess (saxophone, altosaxophone, tenorsaxophone), Marshall Royal (saxophone, clarinet, altosaxophone), Al Grey (trombone), Benny Powell (trombone), Henry Coker (trombone), Eugene Young (trumpet), Thad Jones (trumpet, recordingarranger), Wendell Culley (trumpet), Joe Newman (trumpet), Snooky Young (trumpet), Charles Fowlkes (baritonesaxophone), Ronnell L. Bright (piano), Count Basie And His Orchestra

Duke Ellington & His Orchestra, Johnny Hodges (altosaxophone), Russell Procope (clarinet, altosaxophone), Harry Carney (baritonesaxophone, clarinet, bassclarinet), John Lamb (bass, uprightbass), Chuck Connors (basstrombone), Duke Ellington (piano), Sam Woodyard (drumkit), Jimmy Hamilton (clarinet, tenorsaxophone), Paul Gonsalves (tenorsaxophone), Buster Cooper (trombone), Lawrence Brown (trombone), Cat Anderson (trumpet), Cootie Williams (trumpet), Herbie Jones (trumpet), Mercer Ellington (trumpet)

Special EFX

Ray Brown, Paul Horn (clarinet), Jimmy Rowles (piano), Joe Mondragon (double bass), Dick Shanahan (drums), Med Flory (clarinet), Bob Cooper (oboe), Don Fagerquist (trumpet), Harry Betts (trombone), Jack Cave (french horn), Bill Hood (clarinet) Russell Garcia

Regina Carter, Ralph Farris (viola), Maxine Roach (viola), Belinda Whitney-Barrett (violin), Yuri Vodovoz (violin), Mary Rowell (violin), Debra Schufelt (viola), Mary Whitaker (violin), Dorothy Lawson (cello), Susan Jolles (harp), Borislav Strulev (cello), Jeffrey Carney (double bass), Carol Pool (violin), Katherine Livolsi-Stern (violin), Werner "Vana" Gierig (piano), Natalie Cenovia Cummins (violin), Laura Seaton (violin), Robert Chausow (violin), Joyce Hammann (violin), Chris Lightcap (double bass), Karen Milne (violin), Mayra Casales (vocalist), Mayra Casales (percussion), Alvester Garnett (vocalist), Alvester Garnett (drums) Ettore Stratta

Brazilian Girls, Didi Gutman (keyboards), Aaron Johnston (background vocalist), Aaron Johnston (drums), Jesse Murphy (electric bass), Jesse Murphy (background vocalist), Didi Gutman (background vocalist), Clark Gayton (trombone), Clark Gayton (bari sax), Mauro Refosco (percussion), Jorge Continentino (tenor saxophone), Jorge Continentino (alto saxophone), Jorge Continentino (flute), Ric Ocasek (guitar), Peck Allmond (woodwinds), Clark Gayton (tuba), Clark Gayton (cornet), Clark Gayton (euphonium), James Zollar (flugelhorn), James Zollar (trumpet), Barry Reynolds (unknown)

Billy Bauer

Jimmy Smith, Donald Elroy Bailey (drums), George Benson (guitar), Donald Bailey (drums), Nathan Page (guitar)

Kai Winding (synthesizer), Les Spann (guitar), Kai Winding (trombone)

Duke Ellington

Ramsey Lewis Trio

Russell Malone

Joe Sample, Nika Rejto (flute), Jerry Hey (trumpet), Flora Purim (background vocalist), Pauline Wilson (background vocalist), Flora Purim (vocalist), Ray Brown (upright bass), John Collins (guitar), Dr. L. Subramaniam (violin)

Billie Holiday, Sy Oliver & His Orchestra, Billy Kyle And His Trio, Louis Armstrong, Gordon Jenkins' Orchestra, John Simmons & His Orchestra, Buster Harding & His Orchestra, Toots Camarata & His Orchestra Sy Oliver

Sonny Rollins, Specs Wright (drums), Henry Grimes (upright bass)

Trombone Shorty, Joey Peebles (drum), Mike Ballard (bass), Pete Murano (guitar), Troy Andrews (horn), Raphael Saadiq (keyboards), Joey Peebles (drums & percussion), Joey Peebles (percussion), Raphael Saadiq (bass), Troy Andrews (trombone), Art Neville (keyboards), Charles Smith (percussion), Cyril Neville (additional vocals), Joseph "Zigaboo" Modeliste (drum), Leo Nocentelli (guitar), George Porter Jr. (bass), Lemar Carter (drum), Taura Stinson (background vocalist), Charles Jones (organ), Calvin Turner (bass), Raphael Saadiq (guitar)

The Grassy Knoll

Norman Brown, Gerald Albright, Kirk Whalum, Bobby Lyle

Zoot Sims (tenor saxophone), Jackie Dougan (drums), Stan Tracy (piano), Kenny Napper (double bass), Jimmy Deuchar (trumpet), Ronnie Scott (tenor saxophone)

Alan Shorter

Shirley Scott Trio, Ernie Royal (trumpet), Tom Mitchell (trombone), Jerome Kail (trumpet), Jimmy Nottingham (trumpet), Tom McIntosh (trumpet), Thad Jones (trumpet), Quentin Jackson (trombone), Jimmy Cleveland (trombone), Art Davis (double bass), Ed Shaughnessy (drums), Mundell Lowe (guitar), Shirley Scott (organ), Eddy Manson (harmonica), Joe Venuto (percussion), Jimmy Cobb (drums), Earl May (double bass) Oliver Nelson

Paul Gonsalves, Milt Hinton (upright bass), Osie Johnson (drums), Hank Jones (piano), Milt Hinton (bass guitar), Sonny Stitt (alto saxophone)

Johnny Hodges (saxophone), Lawrence Welk, George Cates (conductor/piano)

The Paul Smith Quartet, Paul Smith (piano), Joe Gibbs (guitar), Rolly Bundock (bass), Frank "Chico" Guerrero (percussion), Milt Holland (percussion), Irv Cottler (drumkit)

Ramsey Lewis Trio, Ramsey Lewis (piano, keyboard, recordingarranger), Christopher White (doublebass), Red Holt (drumkit), Eldee Young (bass, cello, doublebass), Cleveland Eaton (electricbassguitar, bass, doublebass, recordingarranger), Morris Jennings (drumkit), Henry Gibson (percussion), Redd Holt (drumkit), El Dee Young (doublebass), Maurice White (drumkit, percussion), Charles Stepney (recordingarranger, synthesizer), Phil Upchurch (electricguitar, guitar), Richard Evans

Bobby Hutcherson

Buddy Rich (vocalist, drums), Joe Mondragon (bass), Alvin Stoller (drumkit), Howard Roberts (guitar), Paul Smith (piano), Ben Webster (tenorsaxophone, tenor), Harry 'Sweets' Edison (trumpet)

Quartette Tres Bien, Jeter Thompson (piano), Richard Simmons (bass), Albert St. James (drumkit), Percy James (percussion)

Eartha Kitt (vocalist), Billy May, Bill Loose

The Buddy DeFranco Quartet, Buddy DeFranco (clarinet), Bobby White (drumkit), Eugene Wright (bass), Sonny Clark (piano)

Buddy DeFranco (clarinet), Eugene Wright (bass), Robert White (drumkit), Sonny Clark (piano)

Rahsaan Roland Kirk (multi-instrumentalist), Virgil Jones (trumpet), Martin Banks (flugelhorn), Garnett Brown (trombone), Horace Parlan (piano, keyboard), Eddie Mathias (doublebass), Sonny Brown (drumkit, harp), Montego Joe (drumkit), Manuel Ramos (percussion)

Chubby Jackson's Big Band, Chubby Jackson (bass), Jackie Paris (vocalist), Don Lamond (drum), Remo Biondi (guitar), Marty Rubenstein (piano), Sandy Mosse (saxophone), Vito Price (saxophone), Bill Harris (trombone), Cy Touff (trumpet)

Charlie Ventura (tenorsaxophone), Neal Hefti (trumpet, recordingarranger), Clyde Lombardi (bass), Tony Scott (clarinet), Stan Levey (drum), Billy Bauer (guitar), Tony Aless (piano), Bob Ascher (trombone), Gus Cole (bass), Shelly Manne (drum), Lou Stein (piano), Kai Winding (trombone), Buddy Stewart (vocalist), Chubby Jackson (bass), Dave Tough (drum), Bill DaArange (piano), Ralph Burns (piano), Bill Harris (trombone), Charlie Shavers (trumpet), Roy Kral (piano), Benny Green (trombone), Jackie Cain (vocalist)

Buddy Rich (drumkit, drums), Flip Phillips (tenorsaxophone), Ronnie Ball (piano), Peter Ind (bassguitar)

Slim Gaillard And His Orchestra, Slim Gaillard (guitar, vocalist), Charlie Smith (drumkit), Milt Jackson (drumkit), Clyde Lombardi (bass), Ray Brown (bass), Maceo Williams (piano), Cyril Haynes (piano), Ben Webster (tenorsaxophone), Buddy Tate (tenorsaxophone, basssaxophone), Bennie Green (trombone)

Rahsaan Roland Kirk (saxophone, multi-instrumentalist), Ronnie Boykins (bass), Grady Tate (drums), Lonnie Liston Smith (piano)

Kai Winding (recordingarranger, trombone), Grady Martin (concertmaster, guitar), Anita Kerr Singers (vocalist), Harold Bradley (guitar), Ray Edenton (guitar), Wayne Moss (guitar), Gene Mullins (trombone), William Watrous (trombone), Joe Zinkan (bass), Murray Harman (drumkit), Doug Kirkbom (drumkit)

Shirley Horn (vocals, vocalist, keyboard, piano, recordingarranger), Ron Carter (doublebass), Roy Hargrove (flugelhorn, trumpet), Toots Thielemans (harmonica), Buck Hill (tenorsaxophone), Charles Ables (doublebass), Steve Williams (drumkit, percussion), Rudy Stevenson (guitar), Johnny Mandel

Bob Thiele And His New Happy Times Orchestra, Gábor Szabó (guitar), Max Bennett (bass), Jimmy Gordon (drums), Dennis Budimir (guitar), Louis Morell (guitar), Lincoln Mayorga (harpsichord, piano), Gary Coleman (percussion), Bill Plummer (sitar), Lew McCreary (trombone), Mike Barone (trombone), Jimmy Zito (trumpet), Oliver Mitchell (trumpet), Ray Triscari (trumpet), Howard Johnson (tuba), Carol Kaye (bass), John Guerin (drums), Mike Melvoin (harpsichord, organ), Emil Richards (percussion), Richard Leith (trombone), Bud Brisbois (trumpet), Gary Barone (trumpet), Dick Leith (trombone)

Count Basie (leader, piano), Jimmy Rushing (vocals), Buck Clayton (trumpet), Walter Page (bass), Jo Jones (drums), Freddie Green (guitar), Count Basie Quartet

Count Basie And His Orchestra, Gus Johnson (drumkit), Freddie Green (guitar), Count Basie (piano), Joe Newman (trumpet), Henry Coker (trombone), Marshall Royal (clarinet), Sonny Payne (drumkit), Bill Graham (altosaxophone), Charlie Fowlkes (baritonesaxophone), Eddie 'Lockjaw' Davis (tenorsaxophone), Paul Quinichette (tenorsaxophone), Benny Powell (trombone), Jimmy Wilkins (trombone), Reunald Jones (trumpet), Paul Campbell (trumpet), Wendell Culley (trumpet), Jimmy Lewis (doublebass), Bixie Crawford (vocalist)

Count Basie And His Orchestra, Frank Foster (tenor saxophone), Ernie Wilkins (alto saxophone), Count Basie (piano, organ), Eddie Jones (bass), Gus Johnson (drums), Freddie Green (guitar), Wendell Culley (trumpet), Reunald Jones (trumpet), Thad Jones (trumpet), Joe Newman (trumpet), Henry Coker (trombone), Bill Hughes (trombone, piano), Benny Powell (trombone), Frank Wess (tenor saxophone), Marshall Royal (clarinet, alto saxophone), Charlie Fowlkes (baritone saxophone)

Monk Higgins (additionalproducer, hornarranger, recordingarranger), Miles Grayson (piano)

Dizzy Gillespie (trumpet), Stan Getz (tenorsaxophone), Victor Feldman (keyboard), Sam Jones (bass), Louis Hayes (drumkit), J.J. Johnson (trombone)

Joe Henderson, Wynton Kelly Trio

Charlie Haden

Chris Botti, Larry Saltzman (guitar), Pino Palladino (bass guitar), Paul Joseph Moore (piano), Steve Ferrone (drums), Andy Snitzer (bass guitar), Paul Joseph Moore (keyboards), Paul Livant (guitar), Edie Brickell (vocalist), Jerry Marotta (drums), Marc Shulman (guitar)

Astrud Gilberto

Quincy Jones

Coleman Hawkins, Jo Jones (drums), Al McKibbon (bass viol), Pete Brown (alto saxophone), Roy Eldridge (trumpet), Ray Bryant (piano)