| Person | Type | Job | Role(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
 Marino Amoruso | Crew | Directing | Director, Writer |
 Bill Robinson | Cast | Actor | Self (archive footage) |
 Billy Eckstine | Cast | Actor | Self (archival footage) |
 Cab Calloway | Cast | Actor | Self (archive footage) |
 Charlie Parker | Cast | Actor | Self (archival footage) |
 Dizzy Gillespie | Cast | Actor | Self (archive footage) |
 Dorothy Dandridge | Cast | Actress | Self (archive footage) |
 Duke Ellington | Cast | Actor | Self (archive footage) |
 Fats Waller | Cast | Actor | Self (archive footage) |
 Lena Horne | Cast | Actress | Self (archive footage) |
 Louis Armstrong | Cast | Actor | Self (archive footage) |
 Louis Jordan | Cast | Actor | Self (archive footage) |
 Nat King Cole | Cast | Actor | Self (archive footage) |
Sidney Bechet | Cast | Self (archive footage) | |
 Count Basie | Cast | Actor | Self (archival footage) |
Fletcher Henderson | Cast | Self (archival footage) | |
Warren Schaefer | Cast | Narrator | |
| Person | Type | Job | Role(s) |
