Dizzy Gillespie (Trumpet - Be Bop), Miles Davis (Trumpet - Be Bop and then all kind)
John Coltrane (Tenor Sax - Hard Bop/Free), Stan Getz (Tenor Sax Cool), Herbie Hancock (Piano), Chick Corea (Piano), Pat Metheny (Guitar), Glenn Miller – trombone, Les Paul – guitar, Derek Smith – piano, Rosemary Clooney – vocals, Harry James – trumpet, Dizzy Gillespie – trumpet, Peggy Lee – vocals, Cab Calloway – vocals , Buddy Rich – drums, Bill Allred – trombone, Carl Fontana – trombone, Billy Butterfield – trumpet, Spike Jones – trumpet, Bob Haggart – bass, Doc Cheatham – trumpet, Frank Sinatra – vocals, Ella Fitzgerald – vocals, Lionel Hampton – vibes, Sarah Vaughan – vocals, Duke Ellington – piano, Nat "King" Cole - piano/vocals
Benny Goodman – clarinet, Eddie Higgins – piano, Buddy Hacket – trumpet, WoodyHerman – clarinet, Gene Krupa – drums, Tommy Dorsey – trombone, Les Brown – bandleader, Billie Holiday – vocals, cannonball adderley sax, wes montgomery guitar
James Brown, Aretha Franklin, Otis Redding, Marvin Gaye and Ray Charles