Directed by
| Sacha Jenkins | ||
Cast (in credits order)
| Louis Armstrong | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
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| Steve Allen | ... | Self (archive sound) | |
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Ernie Anderson | ... | Self (voice) |
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Lucille Armstrong | ... | Self (voice) |
| Amiri Baraka | ... | Self (archive sound) | |
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Danny Barker | ... | Self (archive sound) |
| Count Basie | ... | Self (archive sound) | |
| Leonard Bernstein | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
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Barney Bigard | ... | Self (archive sound) |
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Jack Bradley | ... | Self (voice) |
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Arthur Briggs | ... | Self (voice) |
| Dick Cavett | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
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Chuck Cecil | ... | Self (voice) |
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Doc Cheatham | ... | Self (archive sound) |
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Al Cobette | ... | Self (voice) |
| Walter Cronkite | ... | Self (archive sound) | |
| Stanley Crouch | ... | Self (archive sound) | |
| Miles Davis | ... | Self (archive sound) | |
| Ossie Davis | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
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Peter Davis | ... | Self (archive footage) |
| Mike Douglas | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
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Orval Faubus | ... | Self (archive footage) |
| Leonard Feather | ... | Self (archive sound) | |
| David Frost | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Dizzy Gillespie | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
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Bobby Hackett | ... | Self (archive footage) |
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Lil Hardin | ... | Self (archive footage) |
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Charlie Holmes | ... | Self (voice) |
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George James | ... | Self (voice) |
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Manuela Jones | ... | Self (archive footage) |
| John F. Kennedy | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
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Larry Lubenow | ... | Self (voice) |
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Humphrey Lyttelton | ... | Self (archive sound) |
| Wynton Marsalis | ... | Self (voice) | |
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Dan Morgenstern | ... | Self (voice) |
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De Lesseps Morrison | ... | Self (archive footage) |
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Ferdinand 'Jelly Roll' Morton | ... | Self (archive sound) (as Jelly Roll Morton) |
| Edward R. Murrow | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
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Ray Nance | ... | Self (archive sound) |
| Nas | ... | Self - Narrator (voice) | |
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Ricky Riccardi | ... | Self (voice) |
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Fred Robbins | ... | Self (archive sound) |
| Artie Shaw | ... | Self (archive sound) | |
| Archie Shepp | ... | Self (voice) | |
| Ed Sullivan | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Jack Teagarden | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
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Slim Thompson | ... | Self (voice) |
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Enrico Tomaso | ... | Self (archive footage) |
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Fred Ware | ... | Self (archive sound) |
| Orson Welles | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| James Young | ... | Self (archive sound) (as Trummy Young) | |
Produced by
| Madeleine Akers | ... | additional archival producer |
| Julie Anderson | ... | producer |
| Michele Anthony | ... | executive producer |
| Sara Bernstein | ... | producer (p.g.a.) |
| David Blackman | ... | executive producer |
| Kelsey Field | ... | supervising producer |
| Brian Grazer | ... | executive producer |
| Ron Howard | ... | executive producer |
| Sacha Jenkins | ... | producer |
| Simone Maurice | ... | post producer |
| Amilca Palmer | ... | archival producer |
| Ricky Riccardi | ... | consulting producer |
| Jasmine Szympruch | ... | associate producer |
| Naomi Tan | ... | line producer |
| Justin Wilkes | ... | producer (p.g.a.) |
| Jeremy Zerechak | ... | post producer |
Music by
| Terence Blanchard | ||
Cinematography by
| Edward Lachman | ||
Editing by
| Alma Herrera-Pazmiño | ||
| Jason Pollard | ||
Production Management
| Matthew Patrick Smith | ... | production manager |
| Ramos C. Smith | ... | Senior Data Manager |
Sound Department
| Frederick DiPasquale | ... | audio recordist |
| Nik Drankoski | ... | audio recordist |
| Jon Flores | ... | dialogue editor |
| Leslie Shatz | ... | sound designer / supervising sound editor |
| James Stein | ... | audio recordist |
Visual Effects by
| Matthew Brunson-Cline | ... | Lead Designer |
| Logan Cuddemi | ... | motion designer |
| Cristian Delvalle Caicedo | ... | gfx assistant editor |
| Brian Douglass | ... | visual effects producer |
| Caitlin Tartaro | ... | motion graphics producer |
Camera and Electrical Department
| John Busch | ... | gaffer |
| Tinx Chan | ... | camera operator |
| Yoel Collado | ... | swing |
| Artur Dzieweczynski | ... | dit |
| Rick Gioia | ... | assistant camera |
| Yu Jiang | ... | scout camera operator |
| Ryan Mulholland | ... | grip |
Animation Department
| Hectah Arias | ... | animation and graphics |
Editorial Department
| Anil Balram | ... | mastering technician |
| Juliette Boyajian | ... | first assistant editor |
| Emily Dell'Olio | ... | additional assistant editors |
| David Franzo | ... | Color Assist |
| Nikita Liamzine | ... | additional assistant editors |
| Ana Maldonado | ... | post-production assistant |
| Lorena Lomeli Moreno | ... | digital intermediate producer |
| Jota Mun | ... | finishing editor |
| Elizabeth Niles | ... | executive producer: Picture Post |
| Alec Perez | ... | conform artist |
| Raine Roberts | ... | post-production assistant |
| Justin Rosen | ... | additional assistant editors |
| Daniel Torres Villafana | ... | additional assistant editors |
| Gino Volpe | ... | Mastering Technician |
Music Department
| Justin T. Feldman | ... | music supervisor |
| Alex Rusbarsky | ... | music coordinator |
| Louie Schultz | ... | music editor |
| Jordan Wiggins | ... | music editor |
| Chaya Zabludoff | ... | music coordinator |
Additional Crew
| Ashley Albrecht | ... | Production Accountant: Imagine Documentaries |
| Kelly Andersen | ... | additional research |
| Brian Becker | ... | additional research |
| Mica Bernhard | ... | Coordinator: Sara Bernstein - Imagine Documentaries |
| Ryan Carli | ... | Production Supervisor: Imagine Documentaries |
| Marley Cogan | ... | additional research |
| Nicole Compas | ... | Legal Services: Ramo Law PC |
| John Ignacio | ... | production accountant |
| Kristin Jones | ... | transcription |
| Manuela Kalamboukas | ... | production assistant/researcher |
| Lily Kaplan | ... | Development Producer: Imagine Documentaries |
| Meredith Kaulfers | ... | SVP: Current - Imagine Documentaries |
| Maggie Kubicek | ... | Coordinator: Justin Wilkes - Imagine Documentaries |
| David Magdael | ... | publicist |
| Kendall Marianacci | ... | set production assistant |
| Jonna McLaughlin | ... | Senior Supervising Producer: Imagine Documentaries |
| Diana Palacios | ... | clearance counsel |
| Rotem Peretz | ... | Legal Services: Ramo Law PC |
| Michael Peters | ... | Production Attorney |
| Heather Phillips | ... | Marketing and Publicity Consultant |
| Elsa Ramo | ... | Legal Services: Ramo Law PC / Production Attorney |
| Darcie Reisler | ... | Associate Producer: Imagine Documentaries |
| Annie Salsich | ... | additional research |
| Sofia Santana | ... | additional research & clearances |
| Christopher St. John | ... | Co-Executive Producer: Imagine Documentaries |
| Shannon Stanley | ... | Detroit Filed Producer |
| Marcos Suarez | ... | intern |
| D'en Vargas | ... | intern |
| Joanne Vaught | ... | production accountant |
| Daniel Villagomez | ... | credits administrator |