alto saxophone Hank Crawford
arranged by Dave Matthews
bass Gary King
bass trombone David Taylor
bass trombone Paul Faulise
bass trombone Tony Studd
cello Alan Shulman
cello Charles McCracken
cello Seymour Barab
drums Steve Gadd
electric piano Leon Pendarvis
guitar Eric Gale
percussion Ralph MacDonald
producer Creed Taylor
shaker, tambourine Idris Muhammad
trombone Barry Rogers
trombone Fred Wesley
trumpet, flugelhorn Alan Rubin
trumpet, flugelhorn John Frosk
trumpet, flugelhorn Jon Faddis
trumpet, flugelhorn Robert Millikan
violin Charles Libove
violin David Nadien
violin Emanuel Green
violin Harold Kohon
violin Harry Cykman
violin Joe Malin
violin John Pintavalle
violin Lewis Eley
violin Max Ellen
violin Max Pollikoff
violin Paul Gershman
violin Raoul Poliakin
violin Richard Sortomme
vocals Deborah McDuffie
vocals Frank Floyd
vocals Hilda Harris
vocals Maeretha Stewart
vocals Patti Austin