Legacy Recordings

Shirley Jones (background vocal), Bunny Sigler (background vocal, piano, saxophone), Larry Davis (drums, guitar, synthesizer, background vocal, keyboards, percussion, programmer, trumpet), Dexter Wansel (keyboards), Rayvon Covington (bass), Johnny O (percussion, saxophone), Steve Green (bass), Clifford 'Pete' Rudd (drums), Ron Jennings (guitar), Ted Baker (keyboards), Randy Cantor (programmer, synthesizer), Reggie Griffin (background vocal, drum machine, guitar, synthesizer), Cindy Mizelle (background vocal), Barbara Ingram (background vocal), Carla Benson (background vocal), Leon Huff (keyboards, programmer, synthesizer), Evette Benton (background vocal), Jimmy Williams (bass), Quinton Joseph (drums, synthesizer), Dennis Harris (guitar), Sam Peake (tenor saxophone), Billy Osborne (keyboards), Adrina Steele (background vocal), Zane Giles (background vocal, guitar, synthesizer), Lynn Davis (background vocal), Al McKay (guitar), Fred Johnson (drums), Fred L. Person (percussion), Tony Davis (background vocal, percussion), The Whitehead Brothers (background vocal), William Lacy (percussion), Jim Salamone (programmer, synthesizer), Gerald Albright (saxophone)

Lou Rawls (vocals)

The Raconteurs, Brendan Benson (guitar, keyboards, vocal), Jack White (guitar, keyboards, vocal), Jack Lawrence (background vocal, bass guitar), Patrick Keeler (drums), Dean Fertitat (clavichord)

The O'Jays

MFSB, Sheila Ferguson (vocal), Valerie Holiday (vocal), Leon Huff (piano), Fayette Pinkney (vocal), Bobby Eli (guitar), Norman Harris (guitar), T.J. Tindall (guitar), Reginald Lucas (guitar), Roland Chambers (guitar), Larry Washington (bongos, congas, percussion), Earl Young (drums), Karl Chambers (drums), Norman Farrington (drums), Eddie Green (piano), Harold Williams (piano), Lenny Pakula (organ), Ronnie Baker (bass), Anthony Jackson (bass), Tony Williams (flute, saxophone), Zach Zachary (alto saxophone), Don Renaldo (horn), Deborah Stockton (background vocal), Harriet Tharpe (background vocal), Shirley Brewer (background vocal), Evette Davis (background vocal)

The Three Degrees, MFSB, Richard Barrett

Brownie McGhee (leadvocalist), Sonny Terry (leadvocalist)

Woody Guthrie, Cisco Houston (leadvocalist), Sonny Terry, Pete Seeger, Huddie "Leadbelly" Ledbetter (guitar), Josh White

MFSB

Darlene Love, The Ronettes, Bob B. Soxx and The Blue Jeans, The Crystals, Steve Douglas (saxophone), Jay Migliori (saxophone), Roy Caton (trumpet), Louis Blackburn (trombone), Tommy Tedesco (guitar), Bill Pitman (guitar), Irv Rubins (guitar), Nino Tempo (guitar), Barney Kessel (guitar), Leon Russell (piano), Ray Pohlman (bass), Hal Blaine (drums), Frank Kapp (percussion), Sonny Bono (percussion), Jack Nitzsche (percussion), Johnny Vidor Strings (strings), Phil Spector

Paul Simon (background vocal, lute, percussion, vocal, acoustic guitar, glockenspiel, electric guitar, celeste, harmonica, organ, guitar), Alan Ferber (trombone), CJ Camerieri (trumpet, horn, french horn), Marcus Rojas (tuba), Nico Muhly (celeste, bells), Paul Halley (organ), Cristiano Crisci (programmer, synthesizer), Mark Stewart (didgeridoo, percussion), Sérgio Mendes (clapping, percussion), Oscar De Los Reyes (clapping), Nino De Los Reyes (clapping), Jim Oblon (drums, programmer), Jamey Haddad (tambourine, clapping, percussion), Steve Marion (steel guitar), Andy Snitzer (saxophone, background vocal), Carlos Henriquez (bass guitar, double bass), Keith Montie (background vocal), Bobby Allende (congas), The Golden Gate Quartet (background vocal), Vincent Nguini (acoustic guitar, guitar), Alex Sopp (flute), Wycliffe Gordon (trombone), Mick Rossi (harmonium, glockenspiel), Jack DeJohnette (drums), Jared Soldiviero (marimba, bells), Dean Drummond (marimba, percussion), Dave Eggar (cello), Bakithi Kumalo (bass, double bass), Katie Kresek (viola), Nelson González (guitar, maracas), David Broome (organ), Bobby McFerrin (background vocal)

Ben Light, The Mellomen

Daryl Hall

Roberto Fabbri

Milt Bernhart (trombone), Shorty Rogers (trumpet), Gene Englund (tuba), Art Pepper (alto saxophone, saxophone), John Graas (french horn), Joe Mondragon (bass), James Giuffre (tenor saxophone, saxophone), Hampton Hawes (piano), Sheldon Manne (drums), John Grass (french horn), Walter Maynard Ferguson (trumpet), Conrad Gozzo (trumpet), John Howell (trumpet), Tommy Reeves (trumpet), Curtis Counce (bass), Milton Bernhart (trombone), Harry Betts (trombone), Johnny Halliburton (trombone), Bob Cooper (saxophone), Bud Shank (saxophone), Martin Paich (piano), Maynard Ferguson (trumpet)

Prince, Ida Nielsen (background vocal, bass guitar), The Golden Hippie (background vocal), Stringenius (strings, harp), Lianne La Havas (vocal, background vocal), Andy Allo (background vocal, lead vocalist, vocal), Marcus Anderson (saxophone), Adrian Crutchfield (saxophone), Lynn Grissett (trumpet), Joshua Welton (keyboards, drum programmer), Delilah (background vocal), Hannah Ford (drums), Donna Grantis (guitar), Kenni Holmen (flute), Kathy Jensen (clarinet)

Mute Ensemble, Gigasax, Instrumental Melodies Collective

Bill "Jazz" Gillum (harmonica, vocal), Big Bill Broonzey (guitar), Probably Black Bob (piano), Probably Blind John Davis (piano), George Barnes (electric guitar), Washboard Sam

Sonny Rollins (tenor saxophone), Roy McCurdy (drums), Bob Cranshaw (bass), Ron Carter (bass), Herbie Hancock (piano), Thad Jones (cornet), Candido (congas)

Jim Reeves (guitar, vocal), Leo Jackson (guitar), Velma Smith (guitar), Joseph S. Zinkan (bass), William Ackerman (drums), Floyd Cramer (piano), William Pursell (vibraphone, piano), Anita Kerr Singers (background vocal), Ray Edenton (guitar), Harold Bradley (guitar), Junior Huskey (bass), John Greubel (drums), Boots Randolph (saxophone), Chet Atkins

Johnny Cash (guitar, vocal), Carl Perkins (guitar), Bob Wootton (guitar), Norman Blake (acoustic guitar), Jerry Shook (acoustic guitar), W.S. Holland (drums), Steve Pearce (bass), Pete Murray (piano, organ), John Parricelli (guitar), Richard Harvey, Bob Dylan (guitar), Ralph Salmins (drums), Richard Harwood (cello), Derek Green (background vocal), Andy Caine (background vocal), Gina Foster (background vocal), Beverley Skeete (background vocal), Andy Playfoot (background vocal), Tommy Allsup (guitar, acoustic guitar), Charlie McCoy (harmonica), The Evangel Temple Choir (background vocal), The Carter Family (background vocal), June Carter Cash, Duane Eddy, Jack Clement (guitar), Jerry Hensley (acoustic guitar), Jimmy Capps (acoustic guitar), Jo-El Sonnier (harmonica), Ryan Quigley (trumpet), Paul Spong (trumpet), Andy Wood (trombone), Martin Williams (tenor saxophone), Dave Bishop (baritone saxophone), Jan Howard (background vocal), The Jordanaires (background vocal), Rosanne Cash (background vocal), Willie Nelson (vocal), Waylon Jennings (vocal), Kris Kristofferson (vocal), Gene Chrisman (drums), Paul Davis (keyboards), Bob Emmons (keyboards), Bobby Wood (keyboards), Mike Leech (guitar), J.R. Cobb (guitar), Chips Moman (background vocal, guitar), Reggie Young (guitar), Mickey Raphael (harmonica), Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Steve Sidwell

Earl Hines & his Orchestra, Earl Hines (piano), Laura Rucker (vocal), Walter Fuller (vocal), Billy Eckstine (vocal), Leroy Harris (vocal), Sidney Bechet & His New Orleans Feetwarmers, Baby Dodds (drums), Sidney Bechet (clarinet), The Three Varieties (vocal), Madeline Green (vocal), Herb Jeffries (vocal), Sidney Bechet (soprano saxophone)

Duke Ellington & His Orchestra, Duke Ellington (piano, piano & bandleader), Duke Ellington and His Orchestra, Cootie Williams (trumpet), Arthur Whetsel (trumpet), Freddy Jenkins (trumpet), Louis Bacon (trumpet), Joe Nanton (trombone), Lawrence Brown (trombone), Barney Bigard (clarinet, tenor saxophone), Harry Carney (baritone saxophone, alto saxophone, clarinet, baritone), Fred Guy (guitar), Wellman Braud (bass), Sonny Greer (drums, percussion), Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra, Juan Tizol (trombone), Johnny Hodges (alto saxophone, soprano saxophone, clarinet), Otto Hardwick (alto saxophone, clarinet), Ivie Anderson (vocal), Mae West (vocal), Billie Holiday (vocal), Marshall Royal (alto saxophone, clarinet), Arthur Whetsol (trumpet), Duke Ellington's Sextet, Billy Taylor (bass), Rex Stewart (cornet, trumpet), Fred Avendorf (drums), Hayes Alvis (bass), Charlie Allen (trumpet), Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton (trombone), Freddie Guy (guitar), Ben Webster (tenor saxophone)

Florence Warner

Jacques Debronckart

Depeche Mode

Chocolate Dandies, Buck & His Band, Bessie Smith (vocal), Buck Washington (piano), Chu Berry (tenor saxophone), Frank Newton & His Uptown Serenaders (trumpet), Jack Teagarden & His Orchestra (trombone), Bobby Johnson (guitar), Teddy Hill & His Orchestra, Teddy Hill, Orchestra, Henry Allen & His Orchestra, Henry 'Red' Allen (vocal), Putney Dandridge & His Orchestra, Mildred Bailey & Her Swing Band, Mildred Bailey (vocal), Teddy Wilson & his Orchestra feat. Billie Holiday, Teddy Wilson & His Orchestra, Billie Holiday (vocal), Benny Morton (trombone), Roy Eldridge (trumpet), John Kirby (bass), Dave Barbour (guitar), Cozy Cole (drums), Teddy Wilson (piano), Gene Krupa & His Swing Band, Benny Goodman (clarinet), Helen Ward (vocal), Jess Stacy (piano), Allan Reuss (guitar), Israel Crosby (bass), Gene Krupa (drums), Fletcher Henderson & His Orchestra, Chu Berry (alto saxophone), Scoops Carry (alto saxophone), Buster Bailey (clarinet), Elmer Williams (tenor saxophone), Ed Cuffee (trombone), Fernando Arbello (trombone), Dick Vance (trumpet), Joe Thomas (trumpet), Buster Bailey (alto saxophone), Bob Lessey (guitar), Sid Catlett (drums), Horace Henderson (piano), Scoops Carry (clarinet), Roy Eldridge (vocal), Teddy Lewis (vocal), Leon "Chu" Berry (tenor saxophone), Edward Cuffee (vocal), Fletcher Henderson (piano), Fletcher Henderson (director), Russell Smith (trumpet), Emmett Berry (trumpet), J.C. Higginbotham (trombone), George Washington (trombone), Lawrence Lucie (guitar)

Junior Wells

Taj Mahal

John Hammond, John Paul Hammond (acoustic guitar)

Prince, Candy Dulfer (horn), Greg Boyer (horn), Ray Monteiro (horn), Maceo Parker (horn), Michael B. (drums), Sonny T. (bass), New Power Generation (vocal), Joshua Dunham (drums), Cora Coleman Dunham (bass), Herbert Ureña (percussion), Ricky Salas (percussion), Tamar (vocal), Shelia E. (percussion)

Mr. Hayes (keyboards), Tommy Barbarella (keyboards), Rosie Gaines (background vocal), Sonny T. (bass guitar), Prince (vocal), Michael B (drums), Michael B. Nelson (horn), Kathy Jensen (horn), Dave Jensen (horn), Steve Strand (horn), Brian Gallagher (horn), Steppa Ranks (rap), Scrap D. (rap)

Prince, Prince feat. Q-Tip, Q-Tip (vocal)

Prince, Prince feat. Chuck D, Chuck D (vocal), Morris Hayes (background vocal), Adele C. (vocal), Kip Blackshire (vocal), Kirk Johnson (drums), Eve (vocal), Prince feat. Eve, Steve Strand (trumpet), Kenni Holmen (saxophone), Kathy Jensen (baritone saxophone), Michael B. Nelson (trombone), Dave Jensen (trumpet), Rhonda Smith (acoustic bass), Prince feat. Gwen Stefani, Gwen Stefani (vocal), Marva King (background vocal), Rhonda Smith (bass guitar), DuJuan Blackshire (background vocal), Johnnie Blackshire (background vocal), Kip Blackshire (background vocal), Larry Graham (background vocal), Kirk Johnson (percussion), Prince feat. Sheryl Crow, Sheryl Crow (harmonica), Michael Bland (drums), Sheryl Crow (vocal), Prince feat. Ani DiFranco, Ani DiFranco (guitar), Maceo Parker (saxophone)

Fiorella Mannoia, Fiorella Mannoia con Antonio Carluccio

Prince, Prince feat. Eve, Eve (rap), Prince feat. Q-Tip, Q-Tip (rap), T.N. (percussion), Andy Ezrin (keyboards), Eran Tabib (guitar), Andy Ezrin (strings)

Mtume (background vocal), Sinclair Acey (horn), Luther Vandross (vocal), Brenda White (vocal), Reggie Lucas (background vocal), Reggie Lucas (guitar), Ed Walsh (synthesizer), Ed Moore (guitar), Hubert Eaves III (keyboards), Hubert Eaves III (background vocal), Gwen Guthrie (vocal), Tawatha Agee (percussion), Tawatha Agee (vocal), Tawatha Agee (background vocal), Mtume (vocal), Mtume (keyboards), Howard King (drums), Howard King (background vocal), Barry Eastman (keyboards), David Frank (keyboards), Kevin Robinson (guitar), Bernie Worrell (keyboards), Michael Murphy (guitar), Raymond Jackson (background vocal), James Mtume (vocal), James Mtume (background vocal), James Mtume (keyboards), Tawatha (background vocal), Tawatha (percussion), Philip Fields (background vocal), Philip Fields (keyboards), Tawatha (vocal), Fred Jackson (vocal), Raymond Jackson (bass), Ed "Tree" Moore (guitar), Philip Field (keyboards), Philip Field (background vocal), David Frank (synthesizer), Bernie Worell (synthesizer), Dunn Pearson (synthesizer), Steve Becker (drums), Clarence Brice (guitar), Curt Jones (background vocal), Curt Jones (guitar), Angel Colon (scratches), Kirth Atkin (scratches), Frank Elmo (horn), Jimmy Heath (horn), Stan Harrison (horn), Gary Cooper (background vocal), Tawatha Agee (guitar), Raymond Jackson (synthesizer), Raymond Jackson (guitar), Kevin Robinson (background vocal), Vincent Henry (saxophone), Clive Smith (programmer), Tawatha Agee (keyboards)

Cab Calloway & His Orchestra, Lionel Hampton & his Orchestra, Lionel Hampton (vibraphone), Lionel Hampton (vocal), Leon "Chu" Berry (tenor saxophone), Clyde Hart (piano), Allan Reuss (guitar), William Randolph "Cozy" Cole (drums), Milt Hinton (bass), Cozy Cole (drums), Chu Berry (tenor saxophone), Lionel Hampton (piano), Chu Berry (saxophone), Wingie Mannone & His Orchestra, Wingie Manone (vocal), Irving Randolph (trumpet), Adolphus "Doc" Cheatham (trumpet), Lammar Wright (trumpet), Walter "Foots" Thomas (tenor saxophone), Mario Bauza (trumpet), De Priest Wheeler (trombone), Keg Johnson (trombone), Claude Jones (trombone), Andrew Brown (clarinet), Garvin Bushell (clarinet), Morris White (guitar), Cab Calloway (vocal), Milton Hinton (bass guitar), LeRoy Maxey (drums), Garvin Bushell (alto saxophone), Bennie Payne (piano), Andrew Brown (alto saxophone), Cab Calloway (director), Fletcher Henderson & His Orchestra, Joe "Wingy" Manone (vocal), Ben Webster (tenor saxophone), Charlie Christian (electric guitar), Coleman Hawkins (tenor saxophone), Dizzy Gillespie (trumpet), Benny Carter (alto saxophone)

Prince (guitar), Eric Leeds (tenor saxophone), Greg Boyer (trombone), Maceo Parker (saxophone), Dudley D (scratches), Eric Leeds (keyboards), John Blackwell (drums), Renato Neto (keyboards), Rhonda Smith (bass), Candy Dulfer (saxophone), Prince (vocal)

Taj Mahal (multi-instrumentalist), Adam Block (director), Sara Rotman (director)

Simon & Garfunkel, Hal Blaine (drums), Ted Brosnan (recorder), Joe Osborne (bass), Larry Knechtel (keyboards), Fred Carter Jr. (guitar), Paul Simon (guitar), Ola Hultgren (drums), Benkt Söderberg (bass), Ola Hultgren (percussion), Ola Hultgren (vibraphone), Anna Dager (cello), Johanna Söderberg (vocal), Johanna Söderberg (keyboards), Klara Söderberg (guitar), Klara Söderberg (vocal), Wings, The Shangri-Las, Leonard Cohen (guitar), Leonard Cohen (vocal), Billy Swan, Free, Anne Loeser (vocal), Danny Federici (organ), Max Weinberg (percussion), The E Street Band, Pat Metheny Group, The Hollies, Dusted, Eric D. Johnson, Dusted and Eric D. Johnson, Evan O'Toole

Lalo Schifrin

Phyllis Hyman, Soul Survivors, Teddy Pendergrass, Stephanie Mills, Dexter Wansel (keyboards), Dennis Harris (guitar), Roland Chambers (guitar), James Williams (bass), Quinton Joseph (drums, keyboards), Barbara Ingram (background vocal), Evette Benton (background vocal), Carla Benson (background vocal), James King (background vocal), Frank Washington (background vocal), Silk, The O'Jays, Jimmy Williams (bass), Leon Huff (keyboards, piano), The Force, The Futures, Patti LaBelle, Margo Thunder (background vocal), Leslie Jones (background vocal), Wanda Perry (background vocal), The Intruders, Bobby Eli (guitar), Norman Harris (guitar), Bunny Sigler (guitar, piano), Larry Washington (percussion), Earl Young (drums), Leonard Pakula (organ), Don Renaldo (horn), Ronnie Baker (bass)

MFSB (horn, strings), The Three Degrees, Bobby Eli (guitar), Norman Harris (guitar), T.J. Tindall (guitar), Reginald Lucas (guitar), Roland Chambers (guitar), Earl Young (drums, vocal), Karl Chambers (drums), Norman Farrington (drums), Larry Washington (bongos, congas), Leon A. Huff (piano), Lenny Pakula (organ), Don Renaldo And His String & Horn Sections, The Sound Of Philadelphia, Ronnie Baker (bass), Anthony Jackson (bass), Tony Williams (flute, saxophone), Zach Zachary (alto saxophone), McFadden & Whitehead, Gene McFadden (background vocal), James Williams (bass), John Whitehead (background vocal), Keith Benson (drums), Dennis Harris (guitar), Jerry Cohen (keyboards), Barbara Ingram (background vocal), Carla Benson (background vocal), Evette Benton (background vocal), Frank Washington (background vocal), Henry McGilberry (background vocal), James King (background vocal), John King (background vocal), Kenny Crew (background vocal), Eric Kupper (keyboards, programmer), Lou Rawls (vocals, vocal), Dexter Wansel (keyboards, synthesizer), Dee Dee Sharp, Billy Paul (vocal), The O'Jays (vocal), Thom Bell (horn, strings), The Trammps, Jimmy Ellis (vocal), Doc Wade (guitar, vocal), Stan Wade (bass, vocal), John Hart (organ, vocal), Ron Kersey (piano, vocal), Michael Thompson (drums), John Davis (saxophone), Roger Stevens (trumpet), Fred Jointer (trombone), Alfonso Carey (bass), Quinton Joseph (drums), Marc Rubin (guitar), Miguel Fuentes (percussion), Instant Funk (all instruments), Dee Dee Sharp Gamble (vocal), People's Choice, John Davis & The Monster Orchestra (saxophone), Jean Carn, Julian Crampton (bass), The Philadelphia International All-Stars, Archie Bell (vocal), Teddy Pendergrass (vocal), Damon (background vocal), James Poyser (keyboards), Daryl Burgee (drums), Jeff Lee Johnson (guitar), Charles Baldwin (bass guitar), Nou-Ra (background vocal), Vikter Duplaix (drum programmer), No Question

Gladys Knight & The Pips, Tony Rémy (guitar), The O'Jays, Earth, Wind & Fire, Maurice White (drums, vocal), Verdine White (bass, percussion, vocal), Philip Bailey (congas, percussion, vocal), Albert McKay (guitar, percussion, vocal), Johnny Graham (guitar, percussion), Roland Bautista (guitar), Ralph Johnson (drums, percussion), Andrew Woolfolk (flute, percussion, soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone), Fred White (drums, percussion), Larry Dunn (organ, piano), Julian Crampton (bass), Phyllis Hyman, Cheryl Lynn, Pockets, Matt Cooper (organ), Patti LaBelle, Michele Chiavarini (piano), Mtume (background vocal, keyboards, vocal), Tawatha Agee (background vocal, percussion, vocal), Gwen Guthrie (vocal), Brenda White (vocal), Luther Vandross (vocal), Reggie Lucas (background vocal, guitar), Howard King (background vocal, drums), Hubert Eaves III (background vocal, keyboards), Ed Moore (guitar), Ed Walsh (synthesizer), Sinclair Acey (horn), Glenn Jones, Evelyn "Champagne" King, Norman Connors (drums), James Robinson (vocal), Lee Ritenour (guitar), Gary Bartz (saxophone), Eddie Watkins (bass), Harry Bluestone, Kenneth Nash (percussion), James Gadson (drums), Eleanore Mills (vocal), James Atkinson (french horn), Sidney Muldrow (french horn), Charles Fearing (guitar), David T. Walker (guitar), Wah Wah Watson (guitar), Bill McCoy (keyboards), Bobby Lyle (keyboards), Jacques Burvick (keyboards), Richard Cummings (keyboards), Richard Tee (keyboards), Ronnie Coleman (keyboards), McKinley Jackson, Petro Bass (percussion), Ralph "Buzzy" Jones (soprano saxophone), Mike Boddicker (synthesizer), Pharoah Sanders (tenor saxophone), Benny Powell (trombone), Garnett Brown (trombone), George Bohanon (trombone), George Thatcher (trombone), Lew McCreary (trombone), Charles Moore (trumpet), Nolan Smith (trumpet), Oscar Brashear (trumpet), Ray Brown (trumpet), Shunzo Ono (trumpet), Elmira Collins (vibraphone), Jean Carn (vocal), Earle Dumler (woodwinds), Ernie Watts (woodwinds), Fred Jackson (woodwinds), Terry Harrington (woodwinds), Bill Green (woodwinds), David Li (woodwinds), Michael Wycoff, Deniece Williams, Odyssey, Lonnie Liston Smith (piano), Marcus Miller (bass), Donald Smith (vocal), Ronald D. Miller (electric guitar), Steve Thornton (congas, percussion), Lino Reyes (drums), Yolanda McCullough, Ray Simpson, Zachary Sanders, Irvin Spice (violin), Harlod Kohon (violin), Raymond Kunicki (violin), Isadora Kohon (violin), Louis Stone (violin), Selwart Clarke (violin), Yoko Matsuo (violin), Richard Sortomme (violin), Milton Hinton (bass), Julien Barber (viola), Seymour Berman (viola), Seymour Barab (cello), Harry Wimmer (cello), Jimmy Owens (trumpet), Robert Fortunato (trumpet), Virgil Jones (trumpet), Tom Malone (trombone), Sam Burtis (trombone), Samuel Jonathan Johnson, Harvey Mason (drums), People's Choice

McFadden & Whitehead, Jerry Cohen (keyboards), James Williams (bass), John Whitehead (background vocal), Gene McFadden (background vocal), Keith Benson (drums), Bobby Eli (guitar), Dennis Harris (guitar), Barbara Ingram (background vocal), Carla Benson (background vocal), Evette Benton (background vocal), Frank Washington (background vocal), Henry McGilberry (background vocal), James King (background vocal), John King (background vocal), Kenny Crew (background vocal), Don Renaldo And His String & Horn Sections, Edwin Birdsong, Jerry Butler, The Philadelphia International All-Stars, Lou Rawls (vocal, vocals), Billy Paul (vocal), Archie Bell (vocal), Teddy Pendergrass (vocal), The O'Jays (vocal), Dee Dee Sharp Gamble (vocal), The Jones Girls, The Futures, Jean Carn, Jocko, Bobby Rush, Frantique, The Force, Victor Carstarphen (keyboards), Ron Kersey (keyboards), Dexter Wansel (keyboards), Roland Chambers (guitar), Michael (Sugar Bear) Foreman (bass), Karl Chambers (drums), Charles Collins (drums), Larry Washington (bongos, congas), MFSB (horn, strings)

M.E.B., Lenny White (synthesizer, drums, keyboards, percussion), Miles Davis (trumpet, vocal), Marcus Miller (bass), Emilio Modeste (tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone), Jeremy Pelt (trumpet), Antoine Roney (tenor saxophone), John Scofield (guitar), Walter White (trumpet), Bernard Wright (keyboards, synthesizer, piano), Quintin Zoto (guitar), Ron Carter (bass), Blu (rap), DJ Arkitek (scratches), Nas (rap), Vernon Reid (guitar), "Big Chief" Donald Harrison (alto saxophone), Adrien Lamont (rap), Dan Levine (trombone), Joe Romano (trumpet), Dave 'Doc' Watson (baritone saxophone, tenor saxophone), Chops Horns (horn), Pedrito Martínez (percussion), Wallace Roney (trumpet), Stanley Clarke (bass), Jon Dryden (synthesizer), Rashae Reeves (speaker)

Liz Story (piano), Joel Di Bartolo (bass)

Earth, Wind & Fire, Roland Kato (viola), Josefina Vergara (violin), Karen Elaine (viola), David Walther (viola), Armen Ksajikian (cello), Sarah Thornblade (violin), Matt Funes (viola), Jennifer Takamatsu (violin), Lucia Micarelli (violin), Natalie Leggett (violin), Alyssa Park (violin), Sara Parkins (violin), Paula Hochhalter (cello), Michelle Richards (violin), Tereza Stanislav (violin), Victor Lawrence (cello), George Kim Scholes (cello), Timothy Loo (cello), Rudolph Stein (cello), Songa Lee (violin), Mario De Leon (violin), Valerie Bailey (background vocal), Tim Kepler (background vocal), Lynne Fiddmont (background vocal), Sherri Bryant (background vocal), Myron McKinley (piano), Verdine White (bass), Daniel McClain (background vocal), B. David Whitworth (background vocal), Philip James Bailey (background vocal), Philip James Bailey (vocal), Philip Doron Bailey (background vocal), Reggie Young (trombone), Gary Bias (saxophone), Susan Chatman (violin), Charlie Bisharat (violin), W. Bergeron (trumpet), G. Grant (trumpet), Bill Meyers (keyboards), John Paris (drums), Morris O'Connor (guitar), Stacey Lamont Sydnor (percussion), Serg Dimitrijevic (guitar), Julie Ann Gigante (violin), Rahmlee Michael Davis (trumpet), Louis Satterfield (trombone), Rahmlee Michael Davis (fluegelhorn), Michael Harris (trumpet), Don Myrick (saxophone), Michael Harris (fluegelhorn), Larry Dunn (keyboards), Andrew Woolfolk (saxophone), Al McKay (guitar), Al McKay (percussion), Maurice White (drums), Maurice White (vocal), Johnny Graham (guitar), Johnny Graham (percussion), Andrew Woolfolk (flute), Andrew Woolfolk (percussion), Philip Bailey (vocal), Philip Bailey (congas), Philip Bailey (percussion), Ralph Johnson (drums)

George Melachrino And His Orchestra

Jack Sewing (contrabassoon), André Hartmann (drums), Tony Ovio (contrabassoon), Raymond Fol (piano), Kenny Clarke (drums), Marc Hemmeler (piano), Stéphane Grappelli (violin)

Peruchin Jr

Jeff Lorber Fusion

Jeff Lorber, Jeff Lorber Fusion

The Lou Levy Trio

Count Basie, Count Basie & His All American Rhythm Section (featuring Buck Clayton, Trumpet, Tenor Saxophone), Buck Clayton (trumpet), Don Byas (tenor saxophone), Count Basie & His All American Rhythm Section, Freddie Green (guitar), Walter Page (bass), Jo Jones (drums), Count Basie & His Orchestra, Vocal by Jimmy Rushing, Jimmy Rushing (vocal), James Rushing (vocal), Vocal by Helen Humes, Arranged by Henry Woode, Helen Humes (vocal)

The Fresh Beat Band

Boots Randolph (vocal), The Knightsbridge Strings & Voices

Bobby Broom

Pee Wee Russell, RON LUNDBERG, Russell George, Marshall Brown