• Famoudou Don Moye
• Conga, Drums, Maracas, Whistle (Human), Gong, Whistle (Instrument), Tympani (Timpani), Performer, Conch Shell, Donno, Dendir, Bamboo Flute, Bendir, Rattle, Chekere

• Elson Nascimento
• Percussion, Surdo

• Bobby Previte
• Drums

• Sun Ra
• Synthesizer, Piano

• Tom Rainey
• Drums

• Michael Ray
• Trumpet, Vocals

• Rich Rothenberg
• Sax (Tenor)

• Knoel Scott
• Sax (Alto)

• Jorge Silva
• Percussion

• John Tchicai
• Clarinet (Bass), Sax (Tenor), Vocals

• Henry Threadgill
• Flute, Sax (Alto), Sax (Tenor), Flute (Bass)

• June Tyson
• Vocals

• Frank Wright
• Sax (Tenor), Vocals

• John Zorn
• Sax (Alto)

• Cecil Taylor Segments II
• Performer

• Sun Ra Arkestra
• Performer, ?

• Sonny Clark Memorial Quartet
• Performer

• James Jacson
• Bassoon, Drums (African), Drums

• Jothan Callins
• Bass, Bass (Electric)

• Aldo Borrelli
• Mastering

• Rashid Bakr
• Drums, Vocals

• Ron McBee
• Percussion, Conga

• Maria Bonandrini
• Cover Art

• Steve Holtje
• Liner Notes

• Andre Martinez
• Percussion, Drums, Vocals

• Karen Borca
• Bassoon, Vocals

• Earl "Buster" Smith
• Drums

• Ed Felson
• Bass

• William Parker
• Bass, Vocals

• Fred Hopkins
• Bass

• Marshall Allen
• Flute, Sax (Alto)

• Steve McCall
• Drums, Bells

• Clifford Barbaro
• Drums

• Giovanni Bonandrini
• Producer

• Kenny Clarke
• Percussion, Performer, Whistle (Human), Trap Kit, Crotale, Bendir, Whistle (Instrument), Vocals

• Teddy Daniel
• Trumpet, Foot Percussion, Flugelhorn, Wood Flute

• Nick de Geronimo
• Bass, Foot Percussion

• Nick DiGeronimo
• Bass, Foot Percussion

• Tyrone Hill
• Trombone

• Wayne Horvitz
• Piano

• Ed Jackson
• Sax (Alto)

• Ahmed Abdullah
• Trumpet, Vocals

• Air
• Performer

• Ran Blake
• Piano

• Andrew Cyrille
• Percussion, Trap Kit, Crotale, Foot Percussion, Talking Drum, Vocals, Whistle (Instrument), Balafon, Shaker, Performer, Whistle (Human), Drums

• Ray Drummond
• Bass

• Johnny Dyani
• Bass, Piano, Tambourine, Vocals

• Ricky Ford
• Sax (Tenor)

• John Gilmore
• Sax (Tenor), Timbales

• Milford Graves
• Percussion, Trap Kit, Shaker, Performer, Mridangam, Darbouka, Darabeka, Bells, Whistle (Instrument), Whistle (Human), Vocals, Gong, Bongos, Chimes

• Gunter Hampel
• Clarinet (Bass), Sax (Baritone), Vocals

• Jon Hazilla
• Drums

• Joseph Jarman
• Flute, Clarinet (Bass), Sax (Soprano), Sax (Tenor), Sax (Baritone), Sopranino, Performer, Conch, ?, Shells, Vocals

• Jimmy Lyons
• Sax (Alto), Vocals

• Enrico Rava
• Trumpet, Vocals

• Cecil Taylor
• Piano, ?, Vocals

• Tom Varner
• French Horn, Performer

• Mike Richmond
• Bass

• Tomasz Stanko
• Trumpet, Vocals

• David S. Ware
• Flute, Foot Percussion, Sax (Tenor)