导演 Stanley Nelson

Miles Davis (voice) 卡尔·鲁伯利

Self - East St. Louis Resident Reginald Petty

Self - Writer Quincy Troupe

Self - Writer Farah Griffin

Self - Childhood Friend Lee Annie Bonner

Self - Writer Ashley Kahn

Self - Historian Benjamin Cawthra

Self - Musician Jimmy Heath

Self - Musician Jimmy Cobb

Self - Writer Dan Morgenstern

Self - Writer Greg Tate

Self - Writer Gerald Early

Self - Musician 昆西·琼斯

Self - Musician Wayne Shorter

Self - Musicologist Tammy L. Kernodle

Self - Singer Juliette Gréco

Self - Writer Vincent Bessières

Self - Jazz Promoter George Wein

Self - East St. Louis Resident Eugene Redmond

Self - Musician Carlos Santana

Self - Musician 赫伯特·汉考克

Self - Musician Marcus Miller

Self - Friend Cortez McCoy

Self - Friend Sandra McCoy

Self - Historian Jack Chambers

Self - Dancer / 1st Wife Frances Davis

Self - Musician René Urtreger

Self - Musician Joshua Redman

Self - Musician James Mtume

Self - Musician Lenny White

Self - Nephew Vince Wilburn Jr.

Self - Musician Archie Shepp

Self - Writer Stanley Crouch

Self - Daughter Cheryl Davis

Self - Musician Ron Carter

Self - Columbia Records President Clive Davis

Self - Friend Marguerite Cantú

Self - Son Erin Davis

Self - Music Manager Mark Rothbaum

Self - Musician Mike Stern

Self - Personal Assistant Mikel Elam

Self - Painter Jo Gelbard

Self - Musician Wallace Roney

Self - Musician (archive footage) Miles Davis

Self - Anchorman (archive footage) 沃尔特·克朗凯特

Self - Musician (archive footage) Charlie Parker

Self - Musician (archive footage) Dizzy Gillespie

Self - Musician (archive footage) Thelonious Monk

Self - Singer (archive footage) Johnny Mathis

Self - Filmmaker (archive footage) 路易·马勒

Self - Actress (archive footage) 让娜·莫罗

Self - Musician (archive footage) John Coltrane

Self - Music Arranger (archive footage) Gil Evans

Self - Musician (archive footage) Tony Williams

Self - Singer / 2nd Wife (archive footage) Betty Davis

Self - Musician (archive footage) Prince