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Cast & Crew
Directed By
Cast
- Louis Armstrong
- Self
- Steve Allen
- Self
- Ernie Anderson
- Self
- Lucille Armstrong
- Self
- Amiri Baraka
- Self
- Danny Barker
- Self
- Count Basie
- Self
- Leonard Bernstein
- Self
- Barney Bigard
- Self
- Jack Bradley
- Self
- Arthur Briggs
- Self
- Dick Cavett
- Self
- Chuck Cecil
- Self
- Doc Cheatham
- Self
- Al Cobette
- Self
- Walter Cronkite
- Self
- Stanley Crouch
- Self
- Miles Davis
- Self
- Ossie Davis
- Self
- Peter Davis
- Self
- Mike Douglas
- Self
- Orval Faubus
- Self
- Leonard Feather
- Self
- David Frost
- Self
- Dizzy Gillespie
- Self
- Bobby Hackett
- Self
- Lil Hardin
- Self
- Charlie Holmes
- Self
- George James
- Self
- Manuela Jones
- Self
- John F. Kennedy
- Self
- Larry Lubenow
- Self
- Humphrey Lyttelton
- Self
- Wynton Marsalis
- Self
- Dan Morgenstern
- Self
- De Lesseps Morrison
- Self
- Edward R. Murrow
- Self
- Ray Nance
- Self
- Nas
- Self - Narrator
- Ricky Riccardi
- Self
- Fred Robbins
- Self
- Artie Shaw
- Self
- Archie Shepp
- Self
- Ed Sullivan
- Self
- Jack Teagarden
- Self
- Slim Thompson
- Self
- Enrico Tomaso
- Self
- Fred Ware
- Self
- Orson Welles
- Self
- James Young
- Self
Produced By
- Madeleine Akers
- additional archival producer
- Julie Anderson
- producer
- Michele Anthony
- executive producer
- Sara Bernstein
- producer
- 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
- Jeremy Zerechak
- post producer
Music
Cinematography
Sound
- Frederick DiPasquale
- audio recordist
- Nik Drankoski
- audio recordist
- Jon Flores
- dialogue editor
- Leslie Shatz
- sound designer / supervising sound editor
- James Stein
- audio recordist
Editing
Visual Effects
- 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
Production Management
- Matthew Patrick Smith
- production manager
- Ramos C. Smith
- Senior Data Manager
Animation
- Hectah Arias
- animation and graphics
Editorial
- 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
Other
- 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
Music Department
- Justin T. Feldman
- music supervisor
- Alex Rusbarsky
- music coordinator
- Louie Schultz
- music editor
- Jordan Wiggins
- music editor
- Chaya Zabludoff
- music coordinator
Camera Department
- John Busch
- gaffer
- Tinx Chan
- camera operator
- Yoel Collado
- swing
- Rick Gioia
- assistant camera
- Yu Jiang
- scout camera operator
- Ryan Mulholland
- grip
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