Alto Saxophone – Phil Woods (tracks: 1 to 6, 8 to 10)
Arranged By, Co-producer – Benny Golson
Art Direction, Design – Blake Taylor
Bass – Charlie Haden (tracks: 3, 4, 5, 8)
Coordinator, Contractor – Amy Roslyn
Drums – Airto* (tracks: 3), Bernard Purdie (tracks: 2, 9), Marvin "Smitty" Smith (tracks: 1, 4, 6, 8, 10)
Electric Bass – Anthony Jackson (tracks: 1, 2, 6, 9, 10)
Electric Guitar –
John Scofield (tracks: 1, 10), Robben Ford (tracks: 2, 9)
Engineer – Rudy Van Gelder
Flugelhorn – Art Farmer (tracks: 4, 5, 7, 8)
Guitar – Romero Lubambo (tracks: 3, 5, 6, 7, 8)
Organ [Hammond B3, Overdubbed] – Jim Beard (tracks: 2)
Organ [Hammond B3] – Jimmy McGriff (tracks: 9)
Percussion – Airto* (tracks: 1, 3, 6, 7, 8, 10), Tito Puente (tracks: 1, 10)
Percussion [Rhythmstick] – Dizzy Gillespie (tracks: 1, 10)
Photography By [Cover] – Pete Turner (4)
Piano – Hilton Ruiz (tracks: 1, 4)
Producer – Creed Taylor
Soprano Saxophone – Bob Berg (tracks: 5)
Synthesizer – Jim Beard (tracks: 1, 5, 8, 10)
Synthesizer [Bass] – Benny Golson (tracks: 1)
Synthesizer [Synthesized Piano] – Jim Beard (tracks: 6)
Tenor Saxophone – Bob Berg (tracks: 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10)
Trumpet – Art Farmer (tracks: 1, 2, 3, 6, 8, 9, 10), Dizzy Gillespie (tracks: 1, 10)
Trumpet [Additional] – Jon Faddis (tracks: 1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 10), Randy Brecker (tracks: 1, 2, 6, 10)
Vocals – Airto* (tracks: 3), Amy Roslyn (tracks: 3), Diana Moreira* (tracks: 3), Flora Purim (tracks: 3, 5, 6, 8, 10), Janice Pendarvis (tracks: 3)