Alto Flute – Mwile Bennie Maupin* (tracks: 2-1 to 2-3)
Bass – Mchezaji Buster Williams* (tracks: 2-1 to 2-3), Ron Carter (tracks: 1-1 to 1-4)
Drums – Tony Williams* (tracks: 1-1 to 1-4), Jabali Billy Hart* (tracks: 2-1 to 2-3), James Levi (tracks: 2-4, 2-5)
Electric Bass – Paul Jackson (2) (tracks: 2-4, 2-5)
Electric Piano [Rhodes], Electric Piano [Yamaha Electric Grand], Keyboards [Hohner D6 Clavinet] – Mwandishi Herbie Hancock* (tracks: 2-1 to 2-3)
Electric Piano [Rhodes], Electric Piano [Yamaha Electric Grand], Synthesizer [Arp Odyssey], Synthesizer [Arp String Ensemble], Keyboards [Hohner D6 Clavinet], Synthesizer [Micro-moog], Synthesizer [Oberheim Polyphonic], Effects [Echoplex, Countryman Phase Shifter, Cry Baby Wah Wah] – Herbie Hancock (tracks: 2-4, 2-5)
Electric Piano [Yamaha Electric Grand] – Herbie Hancock (tracks: 1-1 to 1-4)
Engineer – David Rubinson, Fred Catero
Engineer [Assistant Live Audio] – Fundi (2)
Engineer [Assistant Location] – Aaron J. Baron*, Fred Scheidt, Larry Dahlstrom, Paul Cohen (7), Ron Olson, Tom Brown (2), Tom Dwyer
Engineer [Assistant] – Chris Minto
Engineer [Live Audio] – Bryan Bell
Executive Producer [Associate] – Jeffrey Cohen
Executive Producer [Jazz Originals Series] – Henri Renaud
Flugelhorn, Effects – Eddie Henderson (tracks: 2-1 to 2-3)
Guitar – Ray Parker, Jr.* (tracks: 2-4, 2-5)
Guitar, Synthesizer [Maestro Universal Synthesizer System], Effects [Maestro Sample & Hols, Voice Bag] – Wah Wah Watson* (tracks: 2-4, 2-5)
Liner Notes – Herbie Hancock
Management [Road Manager] – Vincent Lynch
Mastered By [Original Recording] – George Horn, Paul Stubblebine
Other [Tour Planning & Coordination] – Bill Allen
Percussion – Kenneth Nash (tracks: 2-4, 2-5)
Producer – David Rubinson & Friends, Inc.
Producer [Series] – Henri Renaud
Tenor Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone – Wayne Shorter (tracks: 1-1 to 1-4)
Tenor Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone, Lyricon – Bennie Maupin (tracks: 2-4, 2-5)
Tenor Trombone, Bass Trombone – Pepo Julian Priester* (tracks: 2-1 to 2-3)
Trumpet – Freddie Hubbard (tracks: 1-1 to 1-4)
Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Effects – Mganga Eddie Henderson* (tracks: 2-1 to 2-3)