Acoustic Bass – Dave Holland
Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Sitar [Electric] – John Scofield
Arranged By – Bob Belden, Herbie Hancock
Art Direction – Patricia Lie
Bass Clarinet, Flute – Gary Herbig (tracks: 2, 3, 6)
Bass Trombone – Maurice Spears (tracks: 2, 3, 6)
Cello – Cameron L. Stone* (tracks: 2 to 4, 6)
Coordinator [Production Coordinator] – Camille Tominaro, Melinda Murphy
Coordinator [Release Coordinator] – Nate Herr
Design – Gary St. Clare, Michael Tobias Design
Drums, Percussion [Electric] – Jack DeJohnette
Engineer [Assisted By] – John Scheunemen, Richard Clarke*
Flute, Alto Flute – Sam Riney (tracks: 2, 3, 6), William E. Green* (tracks: 2, 3, 6)
French Horn – Suzette Moriarty (tracks: 2, 3, 6)
Mastered By – Scott Hull (2)
Mixed By – Raymond E. Blair
Oboe, English Horn – Gene Cipriano (tracks: 2, 3, 6)
Percussion – Don Alias
Photography By – James R. Minchin, III*
Photography By [On Black & White Side] – Jimmy Katz
Piano – Herbie Hancock
Producer – Guy Eckstine, Herbie Hancock
Producer [Associate], Mixed By [Assistance] – Darrell Smith
Recorded By [Strings, Horns, Woodwinds] – Joel Moss
Recorded By, Engineer – John Pace
Tenor Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone – Michael Brecker
Trumpet, Flugelhorn – Lester Lovitt* (tracks: 2, 3, 6), Oscar Brashear (tracks: 2, 3, 6)
Violin – Lili R. Haydn* (tracks: 2 to 4, 6), Margaret R. Wootn* (tracks: 2 to 4, 6), Richard S. Greene* (tracks: 2 to 4, 6)