Legacy Recordings

Miles Davis (trumpet), Wayne Shorter (saxophone), Herbie Hancock (piano), Ron Carter (double bass), Tony Williams (drums)

Caravelli

Duke Ellington and His Cotton Club Orchestra, Bubber Miley (trumpet), Arthur Whetsel (trumpet), Freddy Jenkins (trumpet), Joe Nanton (trombone), Barney Bigard (clarinet, tenor saxophone), Johnny Hodges (alto saxophone, clarinet, soprano saxophone), Harry Carney (alto saxophone, baritone saxophone, clarinet), Duke Ellington (piano), Fred Guy (banjo), Wellman Braud (bass), Sonny Greer (drums, vocal), Unidentified band members (vocal), Ozie McPherson (vocal), Duke Ellington & His Orchestra, Irving Mills (vocal), Arthur Whetsol (trumpet), Freddie Jenkins (trumpet), Duke Ellington & the Chicago Footwarmers, Chicago Footwarmers, Lonnie Johnson (guitar), Duke Ellington with Warren Mills & His Blue Serenaders, Matty Malneck (chorus master), Warren Mills and His Blue Serenaders, Unidentified (vocal), Duke Ellington & His Cotton Club Orchestra, Cootie Williams (trumpet, vocal), "Harmonica Charlie" (harmonica), Juan Tizol (trombone), Teddy Bunn (banjo, guitar), Frankie Marvin (vocal)

Vitamin String Quartet, Mike Froudarakis, Alexander Leeming Froudakis, Queen Charlotte's Global Orchestra, Ofentse Pitse

Barry Manilow (background vocal, keyboards, vocal, piano), George Doering (guitar), Chuck Berghofer (bass), Gregg Field (drums), Mike Lang (piano), Randy Crenshaw (background vocal), David Rozenblatt (percussion, drums), Jeff Gunn (background vocal), Susie Stevens (background vocal), Scottie Haskel (background vocal), Warren Luening (trumpet), Dan Fornero (trumpet), Jeff Bunnell (trumpet), Andy Martin (trombone), Charlie Morillas (trombone), Brian O'Connor (french horn), Sal Lozano (woodwinds), Jay Mason (woodwinds), Eric Marienthal (woodwinds), Scott Erickson (programmer), The Hamilton High School Madrigal Singers (vocal), Randy Kerber (piano), Mike Valerio (bass), Joe LaBarbera (drums), Ron Pedley (keyboards), Tom Scott (flute, saxophone), Warren Leuning (trumpet), Tim Pierce (guitar), Leland Sklar (bass guitar), John Ferraro (drums), Jim Cox (keyboards), Jeffrey Foskett (background vocal), Jeni Snyder (background vocal), Debby Lytton (background vocal), Michael Lloyd (background vocal), Greg O'Connor (background vocal), Patty Lloyd (background vocal), Susanna Wolk (background vocal), Barry Manilow with Exposé, Exposé, Lee Gurst (drums), Harold "Ricardo" Alexander (congas), Steven Donaghey (bass guitar), Keith Loving (guitar), Alan Axelrod (keyboards), Lady Flash (background vocal), Debra Byrd (background vocal), Reparata (background vocal), Monica Burruss (background vocal), Barry Manilow with K.T. Oslin, K.T. Oslin, John Pattitucci (bass guitar), Vinnie Colaiuta (drums), Ann Curless (vocal), Jeanette Jurado (vocal), Gioia Bruno (vocal), Kathy Dougherty (director), Matt Herskowitz (piano), Matt Fieldes (bass), Patrick Williams, Jorge Calandrelli, Lynn Levine, Paul Buckmaster, Ray Ellis

Prince (vocal, all instruments, guitar, keyboards), John Blackwell (drums), Greg Boyer (horn, trombone), Adrian Crutchfield (horn), Lynn Grissett (horn), Cora Coleman Dunham (drums), Josh Dunham (bass), Maceo Parker (saxophone), Ray Monteiro (trumpet)

Verdine White (bass, vocal), Freddie Ravel (keyboards), Maurice White (background vocal, lead vocalist, vocal), John Paris (background vocal, drums), Serg Dimitrijevic (guitar), Michael O'Neal (guitar), Tiki Pasillas (percussion), Gary Bias (saxophone), Reggie Young (trombone), Luis Eric (trumpet), Cristhian Camilo Cabal (trumpet)

Prince, Susannah Melvoin (vocal), Michael B. (drums), Sonny T. (bass), Kirky J. (percussion, drums, programmer), John Blackwell (drums), Greg Boyer (horn), Adrian Crutchfield (horn), Lynn Grissett (horn), Cora Coleman Dunham (drums), Josh Dunham (bass), Marva King (background vocal), Shelby J. (background vocal), Michael B. Nelson (horn), Kathy Jensen (horn), Dave Jensen (horn), Kenni Holmen (horn), Steve Strand (horn)

Liz Story (piano), Narrator

Lil Green (vocal), Ransom Knowling (bass), Big Bill Broonzy (guitar), Simeon Henry (piano), Robert Montgomery (bass), Samuel Casimir (guitar), Walter Johnson (bass), Morey Feld (drums), James Nelson (piano), Elmer Williams (saxophone), Richard Fox (saxophone), James Whitney (trombone), Albert Saunders (drums), Howard Robertson (saxophone), Vincent McCleary (saxophone), Richard Overton (saxophone), Henry Stratham (trombone), Stanford Grier (trombone), Alonzo Fox (trumpet), Benjamin Stroud (trumpet), Frederick Neely (trumpet), Howard Callender (trumpet), Julius Brooks (trumpet)