- Alto Saxophone
- Charlie Parker
- Bass
- Bob Kesterson, Curly Russell, Jimmy Butts, Red Callender, Slam Stewart, Tommy Potter, Vic McMillan
- Drums
- Cozy Cole, Don Lamond, Harold "Doc" West, J.C. Heard, Max Roach, Roy Porter, Sidney Catlett
- Guitar
- Arvin Garrison, Barney Kessel, Danny Barker, Remo Palmieri, Tiny Grimes
- Piano
- Al Haig, Bud Powell, Clyde Hart, Dizzy Gillespie, Dodo Marmarosa, Erroll Garner, Jimmy Bunn, Sadik Hakim, Sir Charles Thompson, Teddy Wilson
- Tenor Saxophone
- Dexter Gordon, Flip Phillips, Lucky Thompson, Wardell Gray
- Trumpet
- Buck Clayton, Dizzy Gillespie, Howard McGhee, Miles Davis
- Vibraphone
- Red Norvo