Q: The Musical Biography of Quincy Jones
Original Release Date: October 16, 2001
Track Listing
- 1. Kingfish
- 2. Stockholm Sweetnin'
- 3. I'm Gone
- 4. Swingin' Till the Girls Come Home
- 5. Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On
- 6. The Song Is You
- 7. Let Me off Uptown
- 8. Makin' Whoopee
- 9. Misty
- 10. Moanin'
- 11. One Mint Julep
- 12. As Time Goes By
- 13. Sophisticated Lady
- 14. Quintessence
- 15. The Midnight Sun Will Never Set
- 16. I Can't Stop Loving You
- 17. I'm Beginning to See the Light
- 18. Faith
- 19. Tribute to Benny Carter
- 20. Springsville
- 21. My Buddy
- 22. Soul Bossa Nova
- 23. In the Heat of the Night
- 24. The Pawnbroker
- 25. Ease on Down the Road
- 26. Eyes of Love
- 27. Sanford & Son Theme (The Streetbeater)
- 28. Come Back Charleston Blue
- 29. Hicky-Burr
- 30. Ironside
- 31. You Put It on Me
- 32. Who Needs Forever?
- 33. For Love of Ivy (End Title)
- 34. Call Me Mister Tibbs (Main Title)
- 35. The Time for Love Is Anytime [Cactus Flower Theme]
- 36. The Hot Rock (End Title)
- 37. Mirage
- 38. Theme from the Anderson Tapes
- 39. The Spell You Spin (the Web You Weave)
- 40. Lonely Bottles
- 41. Love Theme from "The Getaway"
- 42. Money Runner/Money Is [Medley]
- 43. Miss Celie's Blues [Sister]
- 44. Many Rains Ago [Oluwa]
- 45. Fly Me to the Moon
- 46. Thriller
- 47. Baby Come to Me
- 48. Give Me the Night
- 49. Yah Mo B There
- 50. You Don't Own Me
- 51. Stomp!
- 52. Do You Love What You Feel
- 53. Something So Right
- 54. Strawberry Letter 23
- 55. Somewhere
- 56. Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough
- 57. How Do You Keep the Music Playing?
- 58. State of Independence
- 59. We Are the World
- 60. Killer Joe
- 61. Stuff Like That
- 62. Everything Must Change
- 63. I Heard That!!
- 64. Tell Me a Bedtime Story
- 65. Beautiful Black Girl
- 66. Takin' It to the Streets
- 67. Walking in Space
- 68. Just Once
- 69. One Hundred Ways
- 70. Let the Good Times Roll
- 71. Moody's Mood for Love
- 72. Back on the Block
- 73. Setembro [Brazilian Wedding Song]
- 74. The Secret Garden [Sweet Seduction Suite]
Credits
- Bill Cosby: Vocals, Cowbell
- Big Maybelle: Vocals
- Leonard Bernstein: Composer
- Lalo Schifrin: Piano
- Stephen Sondheim: Composer
- Waylon Jennings: Vocals (Background)
- Willie Nelson: Vocals (Background)
- James Cleveland: Vocals (Background)
- Sandra Crouch: Conductor
- Lincoln Mayorga: Conductor
- Harry Belafonte: Vocals (Background)
- Al Jarreau: Vocals (Background)
- Bette Midler: Vocals (Background)
- Frank Sinatra: Vocals
- Dionne Warwick: Vocals (Background)
- Patti Austin: Vocals (Background), Vocal Arrangement
- The Brothers Johnson: Arranger
- Lindsey Buckingham: Vocals (Background)
- Kim Carnes: Vocals (Background)
- Ray Charles: Organ, Vocals
- Christopher Cross: Vocals (Background)
- Bob Dylan: Vocals (Background)
- Aretha Franklin: Piano, Vocals
- Siedah Garrett: Composer, Vocals (Background)
- Bob Geldof: Vocals (Background)
- Lesley Gore: Vocals
- Gwen Guthrie: Vocals, Vocals (Background)
- Hall & Oates: Vocals (Background)
- Donny Hathaway: Vocals
- James Ingram: Vocals
- Michael Jackson: Percussion, Vocals
- Billy Joel: Vocals (Background)
- Margie Joseph: Vocals
- Cyndi Lauper: Vocals (Background)
- Kenny Loggins: Vocals (Background)
- Michael McDonald: Vocals (Background)
- The Pointer Sisters: Vocals (Background)
- Billy Preston: Organ
- Lionel Richie: Vocals (Background)
- Smokey Robinson: Vocals (Background)
- Diana Ross: Vocals, Vocals (Background)
- Brenda Russell: Vocals (Background)
- Paul Simon: Guitar, Vocals, Producer
- Bruce Springsteen: Vocals (Background)
- Donna Summer: Vocals
- Tina Turner: Vocals (Background)
- Luther Vandross: Vocals, Vocals (Background)
- Barry White: Vocals, Spoken Word
- George Adams: Flute, Sax (Tenor)
- Cannonball Adderley: Sax (Alto)
- Nat Adderley: Trumpet, Cornet
- Gerald Albright: Sax (Alto)
- Monty Alexander: Keyboards
- Benny Bailey: Trumpet, Flugelhorn
- Count Basie: Piano
- Louie Bellson: Drums
- Tony Bennett: Vocals
- George Benson: Guitar, Vocals
- Jerry Bergonzi: Sax (Tenor)
- Michael Brecker: Sax (Tenor)
- Clifford Brown: Trumpet
- Milt Buckner: Piano
- Buddy Childers: Trumpet
- Pete Christlieb: Sax (Tenor)
- Jimmy Cleveland: Trombone
- Buddy Collette: Flute (Alto)
- Art Davis: Bass
- Miles Davis: Trumpet
- Richard Davis: Bass (Acoustic)
- George Duke: Fender Rhodes
- Billy Eckstine: Vocals
- Harry "Sweets" Edison: Trumpet
- Jon Faddis: Trumpet
- Art Farmer: Trumpet
- Victor Feldman: Vibraphone, Shaker
- Ella Fitzgerald: Vocals
- Curtis Fuller: Trombone
- Erroll Garner: Composer
- Astrud Gilberto: Vocals
- Gil Goldstein: Keyboards
- Paul Gonsalves: Sax (Tenor)
- Freddie Green: Guitar, Shaker
- Urbie Green: Trombone
- Al Grey: Trombone
- George Gruntz: Keyboards, Leader
- Jim Hall: Guitar
- Lionel Hampton: Vibraphone
- Herbie Hancock: Piano (Electric)
- Johnny Hodges: Sax (Alto)
- Shirley Horn: Vocals
- Dick Hyman: Keyboards
- Milt Jackson: Vibraphone
- Eddie Jefferson: Vocals (Background)
- Budd Johnson: Sax (Tenor)
- Quincy Jones: Trumpet, Arranger, Composer, Conductor, Vocals (Background), Handclapping, Producer, Liner Notes, Executive Producer, Supervisor
- Thad Jones: Trumpet
- Roger Kellaway: Piano
- Barney Kessel: Guitar
- Steve Khan: Guitar
- Rahsaan Roland Kirk: Flute, Sax (Alto), Stritch
- Gene Krupa: Drums
- Hubert Laws: Flute, Sax (Alto), Sax (Tenor)
- Melba Liston: Trombone
- Bob Malach: Clarinet, Flute, Sax (Tenor)
- Tom "Bones" Malone: Trombone
- Shelly Manne: Drums
- Greg Mathieson: Synthesizer Arrangements
- Dave McKenna: Piano
- Pierre Michelot: Bass
- Grover Mitchell: Trombone
- James Moody: Sax (Alto)
- Gerry Mulligan: Sax (Baritone)
- Ray Nance: Trumpet
- Oliver Nelson: Reeds
- Joe Newman: Trumpet
- Anthony Ortega: Sax (Alto)
- Cecil Payne: Sax (Baritone)
- Duke Pearson: Piano
- Bill Perkins: Flute, Flute (Alto), Saxophone
- Oscar Pettiford: Bass, Cello
- Flip Phillips: Sax (Tenor)
- Bill Reichenbach Jr.: Trombone
- Jerome Richardson: Clarinet, Flute, Flute (Alto), Sax (Alto), Sax (Soprano), Sax (Tenor)
- Marshall Royal: Sax (Alto)
- Joe Sample: Keyboards
- Bud Shank: Flute (Alto), Woodwind
- Lew Soloff: Trumpet
- Les Spann: Flute, Guitar
- Marvin Stamm: Trumpet, Flugelhorn
- Lucky Thompson: Sax (Tenor)
- Tom Varner: French Horn
- Jack Walrath: Trumpet, Flugelhorn
- Dinah Washington: Vocals
- Julius Watkins: French Horn
- George Young: Saxophone
- Charlie Shavers: Trumpet
- Cootie Williams: Trumpet
- Patti Bown: Piano
- Ronnell Bright: Piano
- Lawrence Brown: Trombone
- Bobby Bryant: Trumpet, Flugelhorn
- Joe Darensbourg: Clarinet
- Wallace Davenport: Trumpet
- Lars Gullin: Sax (Baritone)
- Bengt Hallberg: Piano
- Paul Humphrey: Percussion, Drums, Cowbell
- Howard Johnson: Tuba, Sax (Baritone)
- Hal McKusick: Sax (Alto)
- Ake Persson: Trombone
- Seldon Powell: Sax (Tenor)
- Chuck Rainey: Bass
- Mike Richmond: Bass
- Ernie Royal: Trumpet
- Aaron Sachs: Sax (Tenor)
- Manfred Schoof: Trumpet, Flugelhorn
- Eddie Shu: Sax (Tenor)
- Grady Tate: Drums
- Nick Travis: Trumpet
- Bill Watrous: Trombone
- Joe Wilder: Trumpet
- Ed Berger: Photography
- John D'earth: Trumpet, Flugelhorn
- Rachelle Ferrell: Vocals
- Stu Martin: Drums
- Wallace Roney: Trumpet, Flugelhorn
- Bill Summers: Percussion, Vocals (Background)
- Alex Foster: Sax (Soprano)
- Tevin Campbell: Vocals
- David Foster: Piano, Keyboards, Rhythm Arrangements
- Hal Mooney: Producer
- Arthur Adams: Guitar
- Rose Banks: Vocals (Background)
- Dave Bartholomew: Composer
- Paul Beaver: Synthesizer
- Bill Champlin: Vocals (Background)
- La Toya Jackson: Vocals (Background)
- Ralph MacDonald: Percussion, Composer
- David T. Walker: Guitar
- Marilyn Baker: Viola
- Charles May: Arranger, Vocals
- Marlon Jackson: Vocals (Background)
- Vincent Price: Narrator
- Felix Slatkin: Violin
- John Clark: French Horn
- Don Heckman: Liner Notes
- Lloyd Jones: Photography
- Artie Kane: Piano
- Russell Procope: Sax (Alto)
- Brian McKnight: Vocals
- Jackie Jackson: Vocals (Background)
- Salvador: Composer
- Howard McCrary: Vocals (Background)
- Anita O'Day: Vocals
- Chano Pozo: Bongos, Conga
- Chuck Connors: Trombone
- Quentin Jackson: Trombone
- Britt Woodman: Trombone
- Bob Cranshaw: Bass (Electric)
- Sekou Bunch: Bass
- Bobbye Hall: Percussion
- Al Aarons: Trumpet
- Frank Abbey: Engineer
- Gloria Agostini: Harp
- Al Porcino: Trumpet
- Jocelyn Allen: Vocals (Background)
- Ray Alonge: French Horn
- Ernie Altschuler: Producer
- Clarence "Sleepy" Anderson: Piano
- William Cat Anderson: Trumpet
- Andraé Crouch: Conductor
- Wayne Andre: Trombone
- Maya Angelou: Poetry
- Louis Armstrong: Trumpet, Vocals
- Rodney Armstrong: Vocals
- Victor Arno: Violin
- Nick Ashford: Composer, Vocals, Vocal Arrangement
- John Audino: Trumpet
- Joe Zawinul: Synthesizer
- Tom Bahler: Vocals (Background), Producer, Vocal Arrangement
- Danny Bank: Sax (Baritone)
- Brian Banks: Synthesizer
- Danny Barcelona: Drums
- Dave Bargeron: Euphonium
- Everett Barksdale: Banjo
- John Barnes: Synthesizer Arrangements
- Ellis Bartes: Drums
- Jim Beach: Producer
- Arnold Belnick: Violin
- John Bello: Trumpet
- Joe Benjamin: Bass
- Max Bennett: Bass
- Benny Carter: Sax (Alto), Liner Notes
- Paul Bergstrom: Cello
- Gil Bernal: Sax (Tenor)
- Dara Lynn Bernard: Vocals (Background)
- Harry Bluestone: Violin
- David Blumberg: Arranger
- Johnny Board: Sax (Tenor)
- Michael Boddicker: Synthesizer, Keyboards, Synthesizer Programming
- George Bohannon: Trombone
- Bono: Vocals, Liner Notes
- Aubrey Bouck: French Horn
- Norman Granz: Producer
- Oscar Brashear: Trumpet
- Alex Brofsky: French Horn
- Ray Brown: Bass, Producer, String Bass
- Delmar Brown: Keyboards
- Garnett Brown: Trombone
- Hugh Brown: Art Direction
- Bobby Bruce: Violin
- Billy Byers: Trombone
- Robbie Buchanan: Synthesizer, Piano
- Francis Buckley: Engineer
- Dennis Budimir: Guitar
- James Buffington: French Horn
- Larry Bunker: Percussion
- Johnny Burke: Composer
- Anders Burman: Producer
- Roy Burrowes: Trumpet
- Jaki Byard: Keyboards
- Harry Carney: Sax (Baritone)
- Buddy Catlett: Bass
- Julian Cawdry: Flute, Piccolo
- Paul Chambers: Bass
- Henderson Chambers: Trombone
- Chaka Khan: Vocals
- Leon "Ndugu" Chancler: Drums
- Earl Chapin: French Horn
- Alvin Chea: Vocals
- Vivian Cherry: Vocals (Background)
- Gene Cipriano: Woodwind
- Clark Terry: Trumpet, Flugelhorn
- Kenny Clarke: Drums
- Herman Clebanoff: Violin
- Sonny Cohn: Trumpet
- Henry Coker: Trombone
- John Collins: Guitar
- Rudy Collins: Drums
- Buster Cooper: Trombone
- Paulinho Da Costa: Percussion
- Dave Grusin: Synthesizer, Keyboards, Organ (Hammond), Clavinet, Arp
- Pierre Cullaz: Guitar
- Roland Dahinden: Trombone
- Rollice Dale: Viola
- Sunny David: Composer
- El DeBarge: Composer
- James A. Decker: French Horn
- Jack Del Rio: Percussion
- Cedric Dent: Vocals
- Cornell Dupree: Guitar
- George Devens: Percussion
- Alvin Dinkin: Viola
- Eric Dixon: Sax (Tenor)
- George Doering: Guitar
- Don Elliott: Whistle (Human), Xylophone, Vibraphone
- George Dorsey: Sax (Alto)
- Bonnie Douglas: Violin
- Tom Dowd: Engineer
- Johnny Drew: Bass
- Duke Ellington: Piano, Arranger, Conductor, Producer
- Melvin Dunlap: Bass
- Xavier Duss: Oboe
- Don Sebesky: Arranger
- Sheila E.: Vocals (Background)
- Nathan East: Bass
- Jesse Ehrlich: Cello
- Reiner Erb: Bassoon
- Gene Estes: Percussion
- Gil Evans: Transcription
- Miles Evans: Trumpet
- Voncielle Faggett: Vocals (Background)
- Paul Faulise: Trombone
- Joe Ferrante: Trumpet
- Cecil Figelski: Viola
- Frank Foster: Sax (Tenor)
- Charlie Fowlkes: Sax (Baritone)
- Simon Franglen: Drum Programming
- Steve Gadd: Composer, Drums
- James Gadson: Drums
- Alexander Gafa: Guitar
- Barry Galbraith: Guitar
- Eric Gale: Guitar, Composer
- Kenny Garrett: Sax (Alto)
- Jacques Gasselin: Violin
- Humberto Gatica: Engineer
- Christian Gavillet: Clarinet (Bass), Sax (Baritone)
- Grant Geissman: Guitar
- Rudy Van Gelder: Engineer
- James Getzoff: Violin
- Tammie Gibson: Vocals (Background)
- Benny Gill: Violin
- Jim Gilstrap: Vocals (Background)
- Sal Giorgianni: Sax (Alto)
- Bernie Glow: Trumpet
- Gene Goe: Trumpet
- Catherine Gotthoffer: Harp
- Janice Gower: Violin
- Gary Grant: Slide Trumpet
- Diva Gray: Vocals (Background)
- William Green: Woodwind
- Paul Griffin: Piano, Keyboards
- Lani Groves: Vocals, Vocals (Background)
- Bernie Grundman: Remastering
- John Guess: Engineer
- Jimmy Hamilton: Clarinet, Sax (Tenor)
- Erik Hanson: Drum Programming
- Terry Harrington: Woodwind
- Hilda Harris: Vocals (Background)
- Harry Lookofsky: Violin, Concert Master
- Ernie Hayes: Piano
- Roy Haynes: Drums
- Haywood Henry: Sax (Baritone)
- Dick Hazard: Arranger
- Richard Heath: Percussion
- Freddie Hubbard: Trumpet, Flugelhorn
- Marlo Henderson: Guitar
- Nat Hentoff: Liner Notes
- Sam Herman: Guitar
- Conrad Herwig: Trombone
- Jerry Hey: Trumpet, Horn Arrangements, Slide Trumpet
- Milt Hinton: Bass
- Dick Hixson: Trombone (Bass)
- Howard Roberts: Guitar
- Leon Huff: Piano
- Bill Hughes: Trombone
- Kim Hutchcroft: Sax (Baritone)
- Ice-T: Rap
- Benard Ighner: Composer
- Paul Jackson, Jr.: Guitar
- Anthony Jackson: Bass
- Marilyn Jackson: Vocals (Background)
- Tito Jackson: Vocals (Background)
- Mortonette Jenkins: Vocals
- Augie Johnson: Vocals (Background)
- George Johnson: Guitar, Vocals, Vocals (Background)
- Osie Johnson: Drums
- Keg Johnson: Trombone
- Leonard Johnson: Trumpet
- Louis Johnson: Bass, Guitar, Vocals
- Roy Lee Johnson: Bass
- Jimmy Jones: Piano
- Virgil Jones: Trumpet
- Edd Kalehoff: Synthesizer, Moog Synthesizer
- Anatol Kaminsky: Violin
- Armand Karpoff: Cello
- Nathan Kaproff: Violin
- Louis Kaufman: Violin
- Carol Kaye: Bass
- Joel Kaye: Saxophone
- Randy Kerber: Drum Programming, Synthesizer Programming
- Milton Kestenbaum: String Bass
- Joey Kibble: Vocals
- Mark Kibble: Vocals, Vocal Arrangement
- Porter Kilbert: Sax (Alto)
- B.B. King: Guitar, Vocals
- Norm Kinney: Engineer
- Jesse Kirkland: Vocals (Background)
- Ray Kramer: Cello
- Billy Kyle: Piano
- Ben Kynard: Sax (Baritone)
- Abraham Laboriel, Sr.: Bass
- Leonard Lee: Composer
- Charles Loper: Trombone
- Herb Lovelle: Drums
- Curtis Lowe: Sax (Tenor)
- Dan Lube: Violin
- Steve Lukather: Guitar
- Alfred Lustgarten: Violin
- Edgar Lustgarten: Cello
- Paulette McWilliams: Vocals (Background)
- Billy Mackel: Guitar
- Arthur Maebe: Trombone
- Tony Maiden: Guitar, Vocals
- Virginia Majewski: Viola
- Kevin Maloney: Synthesizer Arrangements
- Johnny Mandel: Synthesizer, Strings, Arranger, Woodwind
- Sam Marowitz: Sax (Alto)
- Harvey Mason, Sr.: Drums
- Myrna Matthews: Vocals (Background)
- George Matthews: Trombone
- Jimmy Maxwell: Trumpet
- Carmen McRae: Vocals
- Lew McCreary: Trombone
- Yolanda McCullough: Vocals
- Earl McIntyre: Euphonium
- Mike Melvoin: Synthesizer
- Lloyd Michels: Trumpet
- Big Chief Russell Moore: Trombone
- Perry Morgan: Vocals (Background)
- Tommy Morgan: Harmonica
- Sidney Muldrow: French Horn
- Ed Mullens: Trumpet
- Dick Nash: Trombone
- George Neikrug: Cello
- Erno Neufeld: Violin
- Jack Nimitz: Sax (Baritone)
- Jack Noren: Drums
- Jimmy Nottingham: Trumpet
- Bill Nuttycombe: Violin
- Anne O'Brien: Flute
- Michael Omartian: Synthesizer Arrangements
- Fred Ohms: Trombone
- Glenn Osser: Arranger
- Richard Page: Vocals (Background)
- David Paich: Synthesizer
- Chris Parker: Drums
- Jose Paula: Percussion
- Sonny Payne: Drums
- Leon Pendarvis: Horn Arrangements
- Greg Phillinganes: Synthesizer, Bass, Fender Rhodes
- Harvey Phillips: Tuba
- Bobby Plater: Flute, Sax (Alto)
- Steve Porcaro: Synthesizer, Synthesizer Programming
- Claudio Pontiggia: French Horn
- Benny Powell: Trombone
- David Pridgen: Vocals
- Ian Prince: Keyboards
- Christian Rabe: Bassoon
- Don Rader: Trumpet
- Lou Raderman: Violin
- Phil Ramone: Engineer
- Alan Raph: Trombone, Trombone (Bass)
- Dorothy Remsen: Harp
- Flip Ricard: Trumpet
- Emil Richards: Percussion, Bottle, Vibraphone
- John "J.R." Robinson: Percussion, Drums, Handclapping
- Paul Robyn: Viola
- Frank Rosolino: Trombone
- Roger Rosenberg: Clarinet (Bass), Sax (Baritone)
- Ack Van Rooyen: Trumpet, Flugelhorn
- Zachary Sanders: Vocals (Background)
- Sheldon Sanov: Violin
- Sarah Vaughan: Vocals
- Phil (Boogie) Schier: Engineer
- Dave Schildkraut: Sax (Alto)
- Xenia Schindler: Harp
- Larry Schneider: Clarinet, Flute, Oboe, Sax (Tenor)
- Bobby Scott: Piano
- Dave Seghezzo: Oboe
- Caiphus Semenya: Percussion, Conductor, Vocals (Background), Finger Snaps, Choir Arrangement
- Doc Severinsen: Trumpet
- Bob Shad: Producer
- Arvell Shaw: Bass
- Ernie Shepard: Bass
- Leo Shepherd: Trumpet
- Sahib Shihab: Sax (Baritone)
- Kenny Shroyer: Trombone
- Paul Shure: Violin
- Henry Sigismonti: French Horn
- Alfie Silas: Vocals (Background)
- Valerie Simpson: Composer, Vocals (Background)
- Sherwood Sledge: Vocals
- Sonny Terry: Harmonica
- Marshall Sosson: Violin
- Maurice Spears: Trombone
- David Spinozza: Guitar
- Stephanie Spruill: Vocals (Background)
- Floyd Standifer: Trumpet
- Neil Stubenhaus: Bass
- Maretha Stewart: Vocals (Background)
- Tony Studd: Trombone (Bass)
- Robert Sushel: Violin
- Creed Taylor: Arranger, Conductor, Producer
- Tommy Tedesco: Guitar
- Richard Tee: Composer, Keyboards
- Rod Temperton: Synthesizer, Composer, Handclapping, Liner Notes
- Darrel Terwilliger: Violin
- Bob Thiele: Producer
- Toots Thielemans: Harmonica
- David Tofani: Saxophone
- Ray Triscari: Trumpet
- Lloyd Trotman: Bass
- Bobby Tucker: Piano, Conductor
- Ian Underwood: Synthesizer, Handclapping, Synthesizer Programming
- Val Valentin: Engineer
- Harold Vick: Saxophone
- Gerald Vinci: Violin, Concert Master
- Donald Waldrop: Trombone
- Dan Wallin: Engineer
- Earle Warren: Sax (Alto)
- Mervyn Warren: Keyboards, Vocals
- Oren Waters: Vocals (Background)
- Ernie Watts: Sax (Soprano), Sax (Tenor), Woodwind
- Wah-Wah Watson: Guitar
- Michel Weber: Clarinet
- Bob Weinstock: Producer
- Alex Weir: Guitar
- Frank Wess: Sax (Alto)
- Chauncey Welsch: Trombone
- Judith Wenziker: Oboe
- David White: Composer
- John Williams: Piano
- Zedric Williams: Vocals (Background)
- Carolyn Willis: Vocals (Background)
- Kai Winding: Trombone
- David "Hawk" Wolinski: Keyboards
- Stevie Wonder: Vocals (Background)
- Phil Woods: Sax (Alto)
- Sam Woodyard: Drums
- Snooky Young: Trumpet
- Tilman Zahn: Oboe
- Vincent DeRosa: French Horn
- Chuck Finley: Trumpet, Slide Trumpet
- Eleanor Slatkin: Cello
- Chris White: Bass
- Margaret Aue: Cello
- Fred Christie: Engineer
- Michael A. Hauser: Vibraphone
- Justin Shirley-Smith: Engineer
- Clark Spangler: Synthesizer Programming
- Chuck Stewart: Photography
- Louise Velazquez: Producer
- Dave Williams: Composer
- Leon Ware: Vocals (Background)
- Joseph Livoti: Violin
- Claude McKnight: Vocals
- Bob Ostrowsky: Viola
- John Santulis: Violin
- Wattsline Choir: Vocals (Background)
- Joe Stepansky: Violin
- Joe Lopes: Sax (Alto)
- Eddie Barclay: Strings, Harp, Woodwind
- Huey Lewis & the News: Vocals (Background)
- Eddie Garcia: Photography
- Carol Friedman: Photography
- Herman Leonard: Photography
- Kevin Westenberg: Photography
- Anthony Hamilton: Toaster
- Claude Nobs: Executive Producer
- Tommy Mitchell: Trombone, Trombone (Bass)
- Gerhard Lehner: Engineer
- Larry Busacca: Photography
- Harrison Funk: Photography
- Sam Emerson: Photography
- Jean-Pierre Leloir: Photography
- David Richards: Engineer
- Annie Leibovitz: Photography
- Joe Howard: Trombone
- QDIII: Rap
- Steve Woolard: Discographical Annotation
- Veryle Brilhart: Harp
- Emily Cagan: Product Manager
- Richard Dedeaux: Toaster
- Umi Kenyon: Cover Design
- Jeff Magid: Audio Supervisor
- Betty Marks: Violin
- Jackie Sallow: Photography
- Susanne Schapowalow: Photography
- Ralph Shaeffer: Violin
- Bruce Talamon: Photography
- Alex Neimann: Viola
- The Three Riffs: Vocals (Background)
- Ann Goodman: Cello
- Gunnar Johnson: Bass
- Bobby Watson: Bass
- Sheryl Farber: Editorial Supervision
- Ronnie Cooper: Cello
- Anita Evans: Orchestration, Orchestral Coordinator
- Albane Navizet: Photography
- Alex Nieman: Viola
- Arni Egillson: String Bass
- Patrick Demarchelier: Cover Photo
- Bruce Cannon: Effects
- TRC: Producer
- David E. Williams: Guitar
- Shawn Amos: Producer
- Daniel Goldmark: Editorial Research
- Bill Eaton: Vocals, Vocals (Background)
- Joe Greene: Vocals (Background)
- David P. Jackson: Violin
- Photofest: Photography
- Ben Wright: Composer, String Arrangements
- Gerald Early: Liner Notes
- Roy Elridge: Trumpet, Vocals
- Michael Anthony: Guitar
- Dave Cavanaugh: Producer
- Larry Williams: Saxophone
- Elisa Shokoff: Producer
- John Arnold: Percussion
- Jeffrey Solow: Cello
- Jim Marshall: Photography
- David Duke: Trombone, French Horn
- Louis Morell: Guitar
- Bart Howard: Composer
- Herman Hupfeld: Composer
- David "Curly" Williams: Composer
- D. Cockran: Composer
- Alan Robinson: French Horn