Bass - Edgar Willis (tracks: A1, B2) , Oscar Pettiford (tracks: B1) , Roosevelt Sheffield (tracks: A3, A4, B1,)
Drums - Connie Kay (tracks: B1) , Milton Turner (tracks: A1) , Richie Goldberg (tracks: B2) , William Peeples (tracks: A3, A4)
Guitar - Skeeter Best (tracks: B1)
Piano, Saxophone - Ray Charles
Saxophone - Bennie Crawford (tracks: A1, B2) , Billy Mitchell (tracks: B1) , David Newman* (tracks: A1, A2, A4, B2) , Emmot Dennis (tracks: A4)
Trumpet - Joseph Bridgewater* (tracks: A4) , John Hunt (tracks: A4) , Lee Harper (tracks: B2) , Marcus Belgrave (tracks: A1, B2)
Vibraphone - Milt Jackson (tracks: B1)