Blue Note

John Patton, Harold Alexander (flute), Hugh Walker (drums), Harold Alexander (tenor saxophone), Big John Patton (organ)

Larry Young

Don Wilkerson (tenor saxophone), Grant Green (guitar), John Patton (organ), Ben Dixon (drums)

Gil Melle

Chet Baker (trumpet, piano), Bob Brookmeyer (trombone), Russ Freeman (piano), Carson Smith (bass, uprightbass, doublebass), Shelly Manne (drumkit), Bud Shank (baritonesaxophone), Larry Bunker (drumkit), Bob Gordon (baritonesaxophone), Joe Mondragon (bass), Herb Geller (tenorsaxophone), Chet Baker Quartet, Bob Neel (drumkit)

Bobby Watson & Horizon, Carroll Dashiell (bass guitar), Victor Lewis (drums), Don Alias (percussion), Benny Green (piano), Edward Simon (piano, synthesizer programming), Melton Mustafa (trumpet)

Charnett Moffett (acoustic bass guitar, electric bass, percussion, keyboards, drum programming), Kenny Garrett (alto saxophone), Charles Moffett (drums), Cody Moffett (drums), Stanley Jordan (guitar), Kenny Drew, Jr. (synthesizer), Mondre Moffett (strings), Bernard Wright (synthesizer, drum programming), Charles Moffett Jr (tenor saxophone), Charisse Moffett (vocals)

Rick Margitza (tenor saxophone), Adam Nussbaum (drums), Steve Masakowski (guitar), Airto Moreira (percussion), Joey Calderazzo (piano), Jim Beard (synthesizer, synthesizer programming)

Lou Donaldson

Ornette Coleman

Kenny Dorham, Kenny Burrell

Horace Parlan, Tommy Turrentine (trumpet), George Tucker (bass), Al Harewood (drums), Stanley Turrentine (saxophone)

Bennie Green

Duke Pearson (piano), Lex Humphries (drums), Gene Taylor (bass)

Ron Otis (tenor saxophone), Ron Otis (drums), Ibrahim Jones (bass), Dave McMurray (co-mixer), Dave McMurray (tenor saxophone), Jeff Canady (drums), Dave McMurray (saxophone), Dave McMurray (saxophones), Dave McMurray (voice), Dave McMurray (additional keyboards), Dave McMurray (soprano saxophone), Dave McMurray (keyboards), Dave McMurray (bass clarinet), Dave McMurray (percussion)

Lee Morgan, Billy Higgins (drums), Bennie Maupin (tenor saxophone), George Benson (guitar), John Hicks (piano), Reggie Workman (bass)

Bud Powell (piano)

Brother Jack McDuff

Marcus Strickland Twi-Life

Lionel Loueke (guitar), Ferenc Nemeth (drums), Massimo Biolcati (bass guitar)

Juliano Rossi

Javon Jackson

Bobby Hutcherson (marimba), Bobbye Porter Hall (percussion), Jerry Peters (piano), Ernie Watts (woodwinds), John Rowin (guitar), Chuck Rainey (bass), Harvey Mason (drums)

Wayne Shorter (tenor saxophone), Curtis Fuller (trombone), James Spaulding (alto saxophone, flute), Herbie Hancock (piano), Ron Carter (bass (vocal)), Joe Chambers (drums)

Ornette Coleman Trio, The Ornette Coleman Trio

Big John Patton (organ), Grant Green (guitar), Hugh Walker (drums), Richard Landrum (conga)

The Three Sounds, Andrew Simpkins (bass guitar), Bill Dowdy (drums), Gene Harris (organ), Gene Harris (piano)

Kendrick Scott Oracle, Michael Moreno (guitar), Taylor Eigsti (keyboards), John Ellis (saxophone), John Ellis (bass clarinet), Lim Wei (unknown), Joe Sanders (bass guitar), Taylor Eigsti (piano), Kendrick Scott (drums)

McCoy Tyner

Eddie Gale, Art Jenkins (vocalist), Evelyn Goodwin (vocalist), Barbara Dove (vocalist), Fulumi Prince (vocalist), Edward Walrond (vocalist), Mildred Weston (vocalist), Sondra Walston (vocalist), Sylvia Bibbs (vocalist), H. Norman Wright (vocalist), Elaine Beiner (vocalist), Russell Lyle (flute), Judah Samuel (upright bass), Richard Hackett (drums), Joann Gale (singer), Thomas Holman (drums)

Freddie Hubbard (trumpet), Larry Ridley (upright bass), Pete La Roca (drums), Big Black (conga), Harold Mabern (piano), Lee Morgan (trumpet), James Spaulding (flute), James Spaulding (alto saxophone)

Marcus Strickland's Twi-Life, Mitch Henry (additional vocals, keyboards, organ, clavichord), Keyon Harrold (additional vocals, trumpet, vocals, flugelhorn), BIGYUKI (keyboards, additional vocals), Jack DeBoe (additional vocals), Charles Haynes (drums), Kyle Miles (additional vocals, electric bass, bass), Marcus Strickland (tenor saxophone, alto saxophone, additional vocals, bass clarinet, programmer, soprano saxophone, saxophone), Pino Palladino (electric bass), Chris Dave (drums, drum programmer), Jean Baylor (vocals), Meshell Ndegeocello (bass guitar, electric bass), Chris Bruce (guitar), Robert Glasper (piano, keyboards), James Francies (keyboards), Chris Haynes (drums)

Hank Mobley

Gil Melle (tenor saxophone), Joe Morello (drums), Clyde Lombardi (upright bass), George Wallington (piano), Eddie Bert (trombone), Tal Farlow (guitar), Red Mitchell (bass (vocal), upright bass), Max Roach (drums), Joe Manning (vibraphone), Monica Dell (singer, vocals)

Wynton Marsalis (trumpet), Willie Nelson (guitar), Mickey Raphael (harmonica), Dan Nimmer (piano), Walter Blanding (soprano saxophone), Walter Blanding (tenor saxophone), Carlos Henriquez (bass), Ali Jackson (drums)

Brother Jack McDuff

Dodo Greene, Grant Green (musicians (emi load: do not use)), Ike Quebec (musicians (emi load: do not use)), Milt Hinton (bass), Al Harewood (musicians (emi load: do not use)), Milt Hinton (musicians (emi load: do not use)), Sir Charles Thompson (musicians (emi load: do not use))

Don Byron, Biz Markie

Jimmy Smith

Keth Robinson (background vocalist), Terrence Marks (background vocalist), Adarryl Perry (background vocalist), George Howard (soprano saxophone), George Howard (drum programming), Eric Daniels (keyboards), Eric Daniels (drum programming), Tammy Thomas (background vocalist)

Charlie Parker (alto saxophone), Roy Haynes (drums), Frank Strozier (drums), Red Garland (piano), Bernie Griggs (bass), Bernie Briggs (bass), Kenny Clarke (drums), Jimmy Woods (bass), Herb Pomeroy (trumpet), Sir Charles Thompson (piano), Jimmy Woode (bass)

Stefon Harris

The Three Sounds, Gene Harris (piano, organ), Andrew Simpkins (bass guitar), Bill Dowdy (drums)

Count Basie And His Orchestra, Duke Ellington, Stan Kenton And His Orchestra, Sture Swenson (baritone saxophone), Billy Root (baritone saxophone), Bill Trijillo (tenor saxophone), Archie LaCoque (trombone), Kent Larsen (trombone), Bill Smiley (bass trombone), Bob Olson (bass trombone), Jim Amlotte (trombone), Richie Kamuca (tenor saxophone), Lennie Niehaus (alto saxophone), Jerry McKenzie (drums), Red Kelly (bass), Stan Kenton (piano), Frank Huggins (trumpet), Bud Brisbois (trumpet), Joe Burnett (trumpet), Jack Sheldon (trumpet), Roger Middleton (trumpet), Gerald Wilson, The Buddy Rich Big Band, Cannonball Adderley (alto saxophone), Bill Barber (tuba), Phil Bodner (woodwinds), Chuck Wayne (guitar), Philly Joe Jones (drums), Paul Chambers (bass), Julius Watkins (french horn), Frank Rehak (trombone), Gil Evans (piano), Johnny Coles (trumpet), Louis Mucci (trumpet), Joe Bennet (trombone), Clyde Reasinger (trumpet), Tom Mitchell (trombone), Chet Baker (trumpet), Jimmy Bond (bass), Peter Littman (drums), Bobby Timmons (piano), Bob Graf (tenor saxophone), Fred Waters (alto saxophone), Bob Burgess (trombone), Phil Urso (alto saxophone), Phil Urso (tenor saxophone), Phil Urso (baritone saxophone), Bill Hood (baritone saxophone), Stanley Turrentine (tenor saxophone), Budd Johnson (tenor saxophone), Budd Johnson (clarinet), Danny Bank (alto flute), Danny Bank (piccolo), Danny Bank (clarinet), Budd Johnson (bass clarinet), Budd Johnson (soprano saxophone), Bob Cranshaw (bass), Grady Tate (drums), Kenny Burrell (guitar), Herbie Hanock (piano), Bob Ashtron (alto saxophone), Bob Ashtron (clarinet), Danny Bank (alto saxophone), Danny Bank (flute), Snooky Young (trumpet), Clark Terry (trumpet), Ernie Royal (trumpet), Clark Terry (flugelhorn), J.J. Johnson (trombone), Phil Woods (clarinet), Phil Woods (alto saxophone), Tony Studd (trombone), Jimmy Cleveland (trombone), Thad Jones, Mel Lewis, Gil Fuller, Dizzy Gillespie, Don Ellis (trumpet), Ray Neapolitan (bass), Dave MacKay (piano), John Magruder (baritone saxophone), Frank De La Rosa (bass), Duck Domanico (bass), Chino Valdes (conga), Chino Valdes (bongos), Alan Estes (drums), Steve Bohannon (drums), Ron Starr (tenor saxophone), Ira Schulman (tenor saxophone), Ed Warren (trumpet), Alan Weight (trumpet), Glenn Stuart (trumpet), Bob Harmon (trumpet), Dave Wells (trombone), Tom Scott (soprano saxophone), Terry Woodson (trombone), Ron Meyers (trombone), Ruben Leon (alto saxophone), Wendell Culley (trumpet), Count Basie (piano) Oliver Nelson, Duke Pearson, Tim Engels, George Russell

Louis Smith (trumpet), Buckshot La Funke (alto saxophone), Art Taylor (drums), Duke Jordan (piano), Doug Watkins (bass), Tommy Flanagan (piano)

Cassandra Wilson (guitar), Keith "Keefus" Ciancia (piano), Keith "Keefus" Ciancia (keyboards), Keith "Keefus" Ciancia (programmer), Reginald Veal (upright bass), Jim Keltner (drums), Mike Elizondo (programmer), T-Bone Burnett (guitar), Reginald Veal (bass), Carla Azar (drums), Bill Maxwell (drums), Bill Maxwell (bass), Marc Ribot (guitar), Mike Elizondo (bass), Colin Linden (guitar), Colin Linden (mandolin), Jay A. Bellerose (percussion), Jay A. Bellerose (drums), Keb' Mo' (guitar), Mike Elizondo (keyboards), Keith "Keefus" Ciancia (bass guitar), Grégoire Maret (harmonica), Mike Piersante (percussion)

Louis Hayes (drums), Dezron Douglas (bass guitar), Abraham Burton (tenor saxophone), David Bryant (piano, acoustic guitar), Josh Evans (trumpet), Steve Nelson (vibraphone), Gregory Porter (vocals)

Art Blakey

Donald Byrd, Art Taylor (drums), Sam Jones (bass), Jackie McLean (alto saxophone), Pepper Adams (baritone saxophone), Wynton Kelly (piano)

Art Taylor (drums), Wynton Kelly (piano), Paul Chambers (bass), Carlos "Patato" Valdez (conga), Stanley Turrentine (tenor saxophone), Dave Burns (trumpet)

Ronnie Foster

The Three Sounds, Buddy Collette (woodwinds), Freddie Robinson (guitar), Alan Estes (percussion), David Duke (french horn), Carl Burnett (drums), Gene Harris (piano), Henry Franklin (bass) Monk Higgins

Bob Brookmeyer (trombone), Zoot Sims (tenorsaxophone), Al Cohn (tenorsaxophone, baritonesaxophone), Hank Jones (piano), Freddie Green (guitar), Eddie Jones (bass), Charlie Persip (drumkit), Harry 'Sweets' Edison (trumpet)

Moacir Santos (alto saxophone, saxophones, percussion), Ray Pizzi (soprano, soprano saxophone), Oscar Brashear (trumpet), Jerome Richardson (soprano saxophone), J.J. Johnson (trombone), Don Menza (flute, tenor saxophone), Gary Foster (alto saxophone)

Stanley Jordan

The Three Sounds

Johnny Griffin, John Coltrane (tenor saxophone), Wynton Kelly (piano), Paul Chambers (bass), Art Blakey (drums), Hank Mobley (tenor saxophone), Lee Morgan (trumpet)

The Wild Magnolias, The Black Bottom Brass Band of Osaka, Japan (participant), Dr. John, Glenn A. Gaines (music production) Wardell Quezerque

Leroy Holmes, Willie Bobo (percussion), David Troncoso (bass guitar), Jim Hughart (bass guitar), James Gadson (drums), Jeff Porcaro (drums), Victor Pantoja (percussion), Craig McMullen (guitar), Dennis Budimir (guitar), Thurman Green (trombone), Gary Grant (trumpet), George Bohanon (trombone), Ray Pizzi (saxophone), Gary Herbig (clarinet), Ernie Watts (saxophone), Sidney Muldrow (guitar), Wilton Felder, Count Basie And His Orchestra, Lou Donaldson (alto saxophone), Lonnie Smith (organ), Blue Mitchell (trumpet), Jimmy Ponder (guitar), Leo Morris (drums), Grant Green, Dianne Reeves, The Ummah (music production), Nick Smith (additional keyboards), Bobby Hutcherson (vibraphone), Herbie Hancock (piano), Bob Cranshaw (bass), Joe Chambers (drums), The Three Sounds, Billy May, Time-Life Orchestra, John Patton, Harold Alexander (flute), Hugh Walker (drums), Harold Alexander (tenor saxophone), Big John Patton (organ), Lee Morgan, Marlena Shaw, Nancy Wilson, Richard "Groove" Holmes, Bobby Hutcherson (marimba), Harvey Mason (drums), Chuck Rainey (bass), Jerry Peters (piano), Ernie Watts (woodwinds), John Rowin (guitar), Bud Shank

Jazzanova, DJ Mehdi, Osunlade, J Dilla, La Funk Mob, Kyoto Jazz Massive, Bugz In The Attic, 4hero, Selan Lerner (keyboards), Kenny Dope (music production), Hajime Yoshizawa (moog bass), Hajime Yoshizawa (keyboards), Kenichi Ikeda (bass), Genta Egawa (percussion), Yoshihiro Okino (drums), Jonathan Maron (bass), DJ Spinna (tambourine), DJ Spinna (background vocalist), DJ Spinna (music production), DEGO (keyboards), Bob Cranshaw (bass guitar), Horace Silver (piano), Mickey Roker (drums), Richie Resnicoff (guitar), Finn (horn), Luke Parkhouse (drums), Marc Mac (bass), Harold Vick (tenor saxophone), Vanessa Freeman (vocalist), Cecil Bridgewater (trumpet), Brad Munn (guitar), Cecil Bridgewater (flugelhorn), Kaidi Tatham (keyboards), Dave Okamu (guitar), Chix with Stix (strings), Leo Taylor (drums), Madlib (music production), Brother Jack McDuff, DJ Cam (keyboards), Erik Truffaz (trumpet), DJ Cam (record scratching), DJ Cam (strings), Luca Barbarossa (guitar), Matthew Herbert (music production)