Herman Autrey (transcript)

Freddie Green

Red Norvo

Eddie Barefield

Sonny Greer (audio)

Leonard Phillips

Danny Barker

Tiny Grimes

Hayes Pillars

Charlie Barnet

Al Hall

Sam Price

Count Basie

George Handy

Russell Procope

Mario Bauza (transcript)

Erskine Hawkins

Gene Ramey

Barney Bigard

Horace Henderson

Roger "Ram" Ramirez

Andrew Blakeney

Woody Herman

Zilner Randolph

Arthur Briggs

J. C. Higginbotham

Jimmy Rowles

Lawrence Brown

Milt Hinton (transcript)

Marshall Royal

John Bubbles

Art Hodes

Red Saunders

Teddy Bunn

Charlie Holmes

Eddie Sauter

Garvin Bushell

Paul Howard

Howard Scott

Jacques Butler

Helen Humes

John Simmons

Happy Caldwell

Alberta Hunter

Zutty Singleton

Red Callender

Clarence Hutchenrider

Henry "Buster" Smith

Benny Carter

Quentin Jackson (transcript)

Jabbo Smith

Bill Challis

Budd Johnson (audio)

Alberto Soccaras

Doc Cheatham (audio) (transcript)

Gus Johnson

Reb Spikes

Kenny Clarke

J. C. Johnson

Slam Stewart

Buck Clayton

Jimmy Jones

Jesse Stone

Arnett Cobb

Sam Jones

Maxine Sullivan

Cozy Cole (audio) (transcript)

Andy Kirk

Buddy Tate

Bill Coleman

Cliff Leeman

Juan Tizol

John Collings

Baby Lovett

Joe Thomas (trumpeter)

Jimmy Crawford

Nellie Lutcher (audio)

Walter "Foots" Thomas

Joe Darensbourg

Howard McGhee

Sir Charles Thompson

Wild Bill Davison (audio)

Jimmy McPartland

Big Joe Turner

Vic Dickenson

Teddy McRae

Sippie Wallace

Eddie Durham

Jay McShann

Wilbur Ware

George Duvivier

Machito (Frank Grillo)

Earle Warren

Harry Edison

John Malachi

Benny Waters

Teddy Edwards

Jimmy Maxwell

Tom Whaley

Roy Eldridge

Charles Mingus

Cootie Williams

Gil Evans

Monk Montgomery

Mary Lou Williams

Ernie Fields

Freddie Moore

Quinn Wilson

Panama Francis

Russell Big Chief Moore

Teddy Wilson

Bud Freeman

Chauncey Morehouse

Sam Wooding

Ed "Montudie" Garland

Snub Moseley

Lee Young

Chuck Green

Big Nick Nicholas

Trummy Young