Charlie Parker - alto
Dizzy Gillespie - trumpet
Bud Powell - piano
Thelonious Monk - piano
J.J. Johnson - trombone
Max Roach - drums
Tadd Dameron - composer, arranger


Other significant Players of Classic Bop


Alto Saxophone

Sonny CrissSonny Stitt
Phil WoodsLou Donaldson
Richie ColeCharles McPherson


Bass

Oscar Pettiford
Charles Mingus
Ray Brown
Percy Heath


Clarinet

Buddy DeFranco


Drums

Kenny Clarke
Art Blakey
Roy Haynes


Guitar

Charlie ChristianBarney Kessel
Tal FarlowHerb Ellis
Kenny BurrellJoe Pass


Percussion

Chano Pozo


Piano

Al HaigDodo Marmarosa
Duke JordanJohn Lewis
Barry Harris


Tenor Saxophone

Don ByasDexter Gordon
Wardell GrayTeddy Edwards
Gene AmmonsSonny Stitt


Trombone

Kai Winding
Jimmy Cleveland


Trumpet

Howard McGhee
Fats Navarro
Jon Faddis


Vibes

Milt Jackson
Terry Gibbs


Vocals - Male

Dave LambertEddie Jefferson
King PleasureJon Hendricks


Vocals - Female

Ella FitzgeraldSarah Vaughan
Anita O'DayAnnie Ross


Big Bands

Billy Eckstine
Dizzy Gillespie
Woody Herman's First Two Herds
Stan Kenton