Bass – Curtis CounceClarinet – Jimmy GiuffreDrums – Shelly MannePiano – Pete JollyTrumpet – Shorty Rogers

Piano – Lennie Tristano

Baritone Saxophone – Emmot DennisBass – Roosevelt SheffieldDrums – William PeeplesPiano – Ray CharlesTenor Saxophone – David "Fathead" NewmanTrumpet – Joseph Bridgewater*, John Hunt

Bass – Ralph PeñaGuitar – Jim HallTenor Saxophone, Clarinet, Baritone Saxophone – Jimmy Giuffre

Bass – Oscar PettifordDrums – Connie KayPiano – Horace SilverTenor Saxophone – Lucky ThompsonTrumpet – Joe NewmanVibraphone – Milt Jackson

Bass – Percy HeathDrums – Connie KayPiano – John Lewis Vibraphone – Milt Jackson

Bass – Spanky DeBrestDrums – Art BlakeyPiano – Thelonious MonkTenor Saxophone – Johnny GriffinTrumpet – Bill Hardman

Alto Saxophone – David "Fathead" NewmanBaritone Saxophone – Hank CrawfordBass – Edgar WillisDrums – Milt TurnerPiano – Ray CharlesTrumpet – Marcus Belgrave

Alto Saxophone – Jackie McLean, John HandyBaritone Saxophone – Pepper AdamsBass – Charles MingusDrums – Danny Richmond*Piano – Horace ParlanTenor Saxophone – Booker ErvinTrombone – Jimmy Knepper, Willie Dennis

Bass – Paul Chambers Drums – Art TaylorPiano – Tommy FlanaganTenor Saxophone – John Coltrane

Alto Saxophone – Ornette ColemanBass – Charlie HadenDrums – Billy HigginsTrumpet [Pocket] – Donald Cherry*

Bass – Willie RuffDrums – Charles Smith Piano – Dwike Mitchell

Bass – Addison FarmerDrums – Osie JohnsonPiano, Vocals – Mose Allison

Banjo – Emanuel SaylesBass – Papa John JosephClarinet – George Lewis Drums – Abbey "Chinee" Foster*Trombone – Louis Nelson Trumpet – Ernest "Punch" Miller*

Orchestra – Marty PaichSaxophone – Hank Crawford

Bass – Cecil McBeeDrums – Jack DeJohnetteFlute – Charles LloydPiano – Keith Jarrett

Alto Saxophone – James SpauldingBass – Bob CunninghamDrums – Otis Ray Appleton*Percussion – Ray BarrettoPiano – Albert DaileyTrumpet – Freddie Hubbard

Bass – Steve NovoselDrums – Jimmy HoppsPiano – Ron BurtonTenor Saxophone [Manzello & Strich], Clarinet – Rhaasan Roland Kirk*

Bass [Fender] – Mike LeechDrums – Gene ChrismanElectric Piano – Bobby WoodFlute – Herbie MannGuitar – Larry Coryell, Reggie YoungOrgan – Bobby EmmonsVibraphone – Roy Ayers

Bass – Cecil McBeeCongas – Norman PriceDrums – Bernard PurdieElectric Bass – Chuck RaineyElectric Guitar – Eric GaleFlute – Yusef LateefPercussion – Al "Tootie" Heath*Trumpet – Danny Moore, Jimmy Owens, Snooky Young

Bass – Leroy VinnegarDrums – Donald DeanPiano, Vocals – Les McCannTenor Saxophone – Eddie HarrisTrumpet – Benny Bailey