比莉·哈乐黛

Billie Holiday

饰：(archive footage)

约翰·哈蒙德

John Hammond

饰：Self - Record Producer

阿缇·肖

Artie Shaw

饰：Self - Swing Band Leader

Barney Josephson

饰：Self - Owner of Café Society

Jimmy Rowles

饰：Self

Coleman Hawkins

饰：(archive footage)

Thelma Carpenter

饰：Self - Actress and Singer

George 'Red' Callender

饰：Self

Ben Webster

饰：(archive footage)

Vic Dickenson

饰：(archive footage)

罗伊·埃尔德里奇

Roy Eldridge

饰：(archive footage)

Michele Wallace

Michele Wallace

饰：Self - Writer

Milt Hinton

饰：Self - Jazz Musician

Leonard Feather

饰：Self - Jazz Writer and Critic

Doll Thomas

饰：Self - Caretaker

Carmen McRae

饰：Self - Jazz Singer

西尔维娅·西姆斯

Sylvia Syms

饰：Self - Singer

阿特·塔图姆

Art Tatum

饰：(archive footage)

Milton Gabler

饰：Self - Record Producer

Norman Granz

饰：Self - Impresario and Record Producer

Lester Young

饰：(archive footage)

Gerry Mulligan

饰：(archive footage)

Yolande Bavan

饰：Self - Actress and Singer