- Bass
- Arnold Fishkin, Curly Russell, Franklin Skeete, Nelson Boyd, Oscar Pettiford, Tommy Potter, Tubby Phillips
- Drums
- Denzil Best, Jack Parker, Jeff Morton, Lee Abrams, Max Roach, Roy Hall, Roy Haynes, Shelly Manne
- Guitar
- Al Casey, Billy Bauer
- Liner Notes
- Bob Porter
- Piano
- Al Haig, Bud Powell, Duke Jordan, George Wallington, John Lewis, Lennie Tristano, Sal Mosca, Wynton Kelly
- Saxophone
- Brew Moore, Don Lanphere, Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, Gerry Mulligan, Lee Konitz, Leo Parker, Sonny Stitt, Wardell Gray, Warne Marsh
- Trombone
- J.J. Johnson, Kai Winding
- Trumpet
- Fats Navarro