| Person | Type | Job | Role(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
 Aram Avakian | Crew | Editing | Editor, Co-Director |
 Arnold Perl | Crew | Writing | Writer, Continuity |
Bert Stern | Crew | Directing | Director, Producer, Cinematography |
George Wein | Crew | Sound | Music Producer |
 Harvey Kahn | Crew | Production | Associate Producer |
Raymond Phelan | Crew | Crew | Cinematography |
Albert D'Annibale | Crew | Writing | Writer |
Courtney Hesfela | Crew | Crew | Cinematography |
Elliot Gruskin | Crew | Sound | Sound |
 Anita O'Day | Cast | Actress | Self |
Art Farmer | Cast | Self | |
 Chico Hamilton | Cast | Self | |
 Chuck Berry | Cast | Actor | Self |
Danny Barcelona | Cast | Actor | Self |
 David Bailie | Cast | Actor | Self |
 Dinah Washington | Cast | Actress | Self |
 Eric Dolphy | Cast | Self | |
George Shearing | Cast | Self | |
Gerry Mulligan | Cast | Actor | Self |
Jack Teagarden | Cast | Self | |
 Jo Jones | Cast | Actor | Self |
 Louis Armstrong | Cast | Actor | Self |
 Mahalia Jackson | Cast | Actress | Self |
Max Roach | Cast | Actor | Self |
Peanuts Hucko | Cast | Actor | Self |
Bill Crow | Cast | Self | |
 Thelonious Monk | Cast | Actor | Self |
Patricia Bosworth | Cast | Actress | Woman in Audience (uncredited) |
Jimmy Giuffre | Cast | Self | |
Bob Brookmeyer | Cast | Self | |
Armando Peraza | Cast | Self | |
Buck Clayton | Cast | Self | |
Big Maybelle | Cast | Self | |
Sonny Stitt | Cast | Self | |
Eli's Chosen Six | Cast | Self | |
Urbie Green | Cast | Self | |
Ray Mosca | Cast | Self | |
Rudy Rutherford | Cast | Self | |
Sal Salvador | Cast | Self | |
Willis Conover | Cast | Interviewer | |
Nathan Gershman | Cast | Self | |
Harold Gaylor | Cast | Self | |
 Jim Hall | Cast | Actor | Self |
Terri Gibbs | Cast | Self | |
Henry Grimes | Cast | Self | |
| Person | Type | Job | Role(s) |
