Cast (in credits order)
| Bert Stern | ... | Self - Narrator (voice) | |
| Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Louis Armstrong | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Patricia Bosworth | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Jimmy Giuffre | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Mahalia Jackson | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
