- Alto Saxophone
- Benny Carter, Bill Stegmeyer, Carl Frye, Earle Warren, Eddie Barefield, Ernie Powell, George Dorsey, Hymie Schertzer, Jimmy Powell, Lem Davis, Leslie Johnakins, Tab Smith
- Bass
- Artie Bernstein, Bob Haggart, George Duvivier, Grachan Moncur, Joe Mondragon, John Fields, John Kirby, John Simmons, Johnny Williams, Lou Butterman, Pete Peterson, Ted Sturgis, Walter Page
- Clarinet
- Artie Shaw, Benny Goodman, Bill Stegmeyer, Buster Bailey, Irving Fazola, Jimmy Hamilton, Tony Scott, Vido Musso
- Drums
- Cozy Cole, Jo Jones
- Guitar
- Al Casey, Allan Reuss, Barney Kessel, Bob Bain, Danny Barker, Dick McDonough, Freddie Green, Jimmy McLin, John Collins, Lawrence Lucie, Mundell Lowe, Paul Chapman, Teddy Walters, Tiny Grimes
- Photography
- Michael Ochs Archives
- Piano
- Clyde Hart, Dick McDonough, Joe Bushkin, Teddy Wilson
- Tenor Saxophone
- Armand Camgros, Ben Webster, Ernie Powell, Hank Ross, Joe Thomas, Kenneth Hollon, Kermit Scott, Lester Boone, Lester Young, Stanley Payne