Louis Armstrong
Self
Acting
Mahalia Jackson
Self
Acting
Gerry Mulligan
Self
Acting
Dinah Washington
Self
Acting
Chico Hamilton
Self
Sound
Anita O'Day
Self
Acting
George Shearing
Self
Acting
Jimmy Giuffre
Self
Sound
Chuck Berry
Self
Acting
Jack Teagarden
Self
Acting
Thelonious Monk
Self
Acting
Big Maybelle
Self
Acting
Sonny Stitt
Self
Acting
Eli's Chosen Six
Self
Acting
David Bailie
Self
Acting
Danny Barcelona
Self
Acting
Bob Brookmeyer
Self
Acting
Buck Clayton
Self
Acting
Bill Crow
Self
Acting
Eric Dolphy
Self
Acting
Art Farmer
Self
Acting
Harold Gaylor
Self
Acting
Nathan Gershman
Self
Acting
Terri Gibbs
Self
Acting
Urbie Green
Self
Acting
Henry Grimes
Self
Acting
Jim Hall
Self
Acting
Peanuts Hucko
Self
Acting
Jo Jones
Self
Acting
Ray Mosca
Self
Acting
Armando Peraza
Self
Acting
Max Roach
Self
Acting
Rudy Rutherford
Self
Acting
Sal Salvador
Self
Acting
Willis Conover
Interviewer
Acting
Patricia Bosworth
Woman in Audience (uncredited)
Acting