| Person | Type | Job | Role(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
 Clint Eastwood | Crew | Directing | Director |
 Joel Cox | Crew | Editing | Editor |
Vic Losick | Crew | Crew | Cinematography |
 André Previn | Cast | Actor | Self (archive footage) |
 Cab Calloway | Cast | Actor | Self (archive footage) |
Clint Eastwood | Cast | Actor | Self |
 Dave Brubeck | Cast | Actor | Self |
Dorothy Donegan | Cast | Self (archive footage) | |
 Dr. John | Cast | Actor | Self |
 Duke Ellington | Cast | Actor | Self (archive footage) |
 Fats Domino | Cast | Actor | Self (archive footage) |
 Ignacy Jan Paderewski | Cast | Self (archive footage) | |
 Linda Hopkins | Cast | Actress | Self (archive footage) |
Meade 'Lux' Lewis | Cast | Self (archive footage) | |
 Muddy Waters | Cast | Actor | Self (archive footage) |
 Nat King Cole | Cast | Actor | Self (archive footage) |
 Oscar Peterson | Cast | Actor | Self (archive footage) |
Pete Jolly | Cast | Actor | Self |
Pinetop Perkins | Cast | Self | |
 Ray Charles | Cast | Actor | Self |
Willie Dixon | Cast | Self (archive footage) | |
Marcia Ball | Cast | Self | |
Otis Spann | Cast | Self (archive footage) | |
 Thelonious Monk | Cast | Actor | Self (archive footage) |
 Count Basie | Cast | Actor | Self (archive footage) |
 Big Joe Turner | Cast | Actor | Self (archive footage) |
Art Tatum | Cast | Self (archive footage) | |
Professor Longhair | Cast | Actor | Self (archive footage) |
Jay McShann | Cast | Self | |
Albert Ammons | Cast | Self (archive footage) | |
| Person | Type | Job | Role(s) |
