| Person | Type | Job | Role(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
 Dave Harding | Crew | Production | Producer, First Assistant Camera |
 John Coltrane | Crew | Sound | Music |
 John Scheinfeld | Crew | Directing | Director, Writer |
 Victoria Thomas | Crew | Production | Casting Consultant |
Marcus Pardo | Crew | Sound | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
Peter S. Lynch II | Crew | Editing | Editor, Co-Producer |
Sig Sigworth | Crew | Production | Executive Producer |
Scott Pascucci | Crew | Production | Producer |
John Beug | Crew | Production | Producer |
Stan Taylor | Crew | Camera | Director of Photography |
Dave Wendlinger | Crew | Sound | Sound |
Spencer Proffer | Crew | Production | Producer |
Shane Ross | Crew | Editing | Colorist |
 Ravi Coltrane | Crew | Crew | Technical Advisor |
Annette Powlis-Greaux | Crew | Production | Production Manager |
Fred Salkind | Crew | Visual Effects | Visual Effects, Graphic Designer |
Paul Bang | Crew | Sound | Sound |
Mark Pinkus | Crew | Production | Executive Producer |
Doug Lebow | Crew | Art | Graphic Designer, Visual Effects |
Robert Ghiraldini | Crew | Sound | Sound |
Kathleen Ermitage | Crew | Production | Associate Producer |
John Oh | Crew | Sound | Sound |
Patrick Martin | Crew | Visual Effects | Photo Retouching |
David Rogers | Crew | Art | Graphic Designer, Visual Effects |
Colin Hatton | Crew | Production | Production Manager |
Bruce Resnikoff | Crew | Production | Executive Producer |
Kiku Lani Iwata | Crew | Writing | Story Manager |
 Bill Clinton | Cast | Actor | Self - Politician |
 Carlos Santana | Cast | Actor | Self - Musician |
 Common | Cast | Actor | Self - Musician |
 Cornel West | Cast | Actor | Self - Philosopher |
 Denzel Washington | Cast | Actor | John Coltrane (voice) |
John Coltrane | Cast | Actor | Self - Musician (archive footage) |
 John Densmore | Cast | Actor | Self - Musician |
 Martin Luther King Jr. | Cast | Actor | Self - Civil Rights Activist (archive footage) |
 Miles Davis | Cast | Actor | Self - Musician (archive footage) |
 Sonny Rollins | Cast | Actor | Self - Musician |
 Wayne Shorter | Cast | Actor | Self - Musician |
 Wynton Marsalis | Cast | Actor | Self - Musician |
 McCoy Tyner | Cast | Actor | Self - Musician |
Reggie Workman | Cast | Self - Musician | |
 Benny Golson | Cast | Actor | Self - Musician |
Ravi Coltrane | Cast | Self - Son | |
Jimmy Heath | Cast | Self - Musician | |
Kamasi Washington | Cast | Actor | Self - Musician |
Alice Coltrane | Cast | Self - Musician / 2nd Wife (archive footage) | |
Lewis Porter | Cast | Self - Musician | |
Ashley Kahn | Cast | Self - Biographer | |
Osaharu Fukushima | Cast | Self - Nagasaki Gig Assistant (1966) | |
Michelle Coltrane | Cast | Self - Stepdaughter | |
Yasuhiro Fujioka | Cast | Self - Coltrane's Collector | |
Oran Coltrane | Cast | Self - Son | |
Ben Ratliff | Cast | Self - Music Critic | |
Antonia Andrews | Cast | Self - Stepdaughter | |
| Person | Type | Job | Role(s) |
