Dizzy Gillespie - [bad word] Talib Daawud (Side Two, tracks 3-5), Joe Gordon (Side One and Side Two, tracks 1 & 2), Quincy Jones (Side One and Side Two, tracks 1 & 2), Lee Morgan (Side Two, tracks 3-5), Ermit V. Perry, Carl Warwick - [bad word] Al Grey (Side Two, tracks 3-5), Rod Levitt, Melba Liston, Frank Rehak (Side One and Side Two, tracks 1 & 2) - trombone
Ernie Henry (Side Two, tracks 3-5), Jimmy Powell, Phil Woods (Side One and Side Two, tracks 1 & 2) - alto saxophone
Benny Golson (Side Two, tracks 3-5), Billy Mitchell, Ernie Wilkins (Side One and Side Two, tracks 1 & 2) - tenor saxophone
Billy Root (Side Two, tracks 3-5), Marty Flax (Side One and Side Two, tracks 1 & 2) - baritone saxophone
Wynton Kelly (Side Two, tracks 3-5), Walter Davis Jr. (Side One and Side Two, tracks 1 & 2) - piano
Nelson Boyd (Side One and Side Two, tracks 1 & 2), Paul West (Side Two, tracks 3-5) - bass
Charlie Persip - [bad word]