tracks b1 to b8 arranged by Charles Mingus
tracks a1 to a7 arranged by Leonard Feather
tracks b1 to b8 bass Charles Mingus
tracks a1 to a7 bass Milt Hinton
design Fran Scott
tracks b1 to b8 drums Kenny Dennis
tracks a1 to a7 drums Osie Johnson
engineer Val Valentin
liner notes Martin Williams
tracks a1 to a7 piano Al Williams
tracks b1 to b8 piano Horace Parlan
producer Leonard Feather
tracks b1 to b8 tenor saxophone Shafi Hadi
tracks a1 to a7 tenor saxophone, clarinet Sam Taylor
tracks b1 to b8 trombone Jimmy Knepper
tracks a1 to a7 trombone Vic Dickenson
tracks a1 to a7 trumpet Henry "Red" Allen
vocals Langston Hughes