Irrepressible Impulses

Bass – Cecil McBeeDrums – Clifford JarvisElectric Piano [Fender Rhodes] – Lonnie Liston SmithSoprano Saxophone, Bells, Percussion – Pharoah SandersViolin – Michael White Written-By – Lonnie Liston Smith

Bass – Jimmy GarrisonDrums – Elvin JonesEngineer – Rudy Van GelderPiano – McCoy Turner*Tenor Saxophone, Written-By – John Coltrane

Arranged By, Harp, Written-By – Alice ColtraneBass – Reggie WorkmanDrums – Ben RileyEngineer – Baker Bigsby, Tom FlyeProducer – Ed MichelSoprano Saxophone – Frank LoweStrings – Alan Schulman*, Arthur Aaron, Avron Coleman, David Sackson, Edward Green*, Harry Glickman, Henry Aaron, Irving Spice, Janet Hill, Joan Kalisch, Julien Barber, Leroy Jenkins, Ronald Lipscomb, Seymour Miroff*, Thomas Nickerson, William StoneTimpani – Elaine Jones*

Drums – Jim Keltner, Shelly ManneElectric Bass [Fender] – Wilton FelderElectric Piano [Fender Rhodes] – Jim Lang*, Mike WoffordGuitar – Howard RobertsPercussion – Mark Stephens*Tenor Saxophone, Written-By – John Klemmer

Bass – Jamil SuliemanDrums – Frank GantEngineer – George SawtellePiano – Ahmad JamalWritten-By – Antonio Carlos Jobim

Alto Saxophone – Bill PerkinsDrums – Ron Beck*Electric Bass [Fender] – Jimmy CalhounFrench Horn – Willy Ruff*Guitar – Sonny GlazePiano, Guitar, Guitar [Varitone], Written-By – Cliff Coulter*Tenor Saxophone – Marshall Royal, Plas JohnsonTrumpet – Harry "Sweets" Edison*Trumpet, Trumpet [Varitone] – John Turk

Alto Saxophone – Clarence White, Marion BrownBacking Vocals – Albertine Robinson, Joshie Armstead*Baritone Saxophone – James WareCello – Calo Scott, Ronald LipscombCornet – Clifford ThorntonDrums – Beaver HarrisElectric Bass [Fender] – Gerald Jemott*, Roland WilsonElectric Piano – Walter Davis, Jr.*Euphonium – Hakim JamiGuitar – Cornell DupreeLead Vocals – Henry HullPercussion – Juma Sutan*, Nene DeFense, Ollie AndersonTenor Saxophone – Billy Robinson, Roland AlexanderTenor Saxophone, Written-By – Archie SheppTrombone – Charles Greenlee, Charles Stephens, Kiano Zawadi*Trumpet – Charles McGhee, Michael Ridley, Roy Burrows*Violin – John Blake, Leroy Jenkins, Lakshinarayana Shankar*Written-By – William G. Harris*

Bass – Richard Davis Drums – Chico HamiltonGuitar, Written-By – Larry CoryellOrgan – Ernie Hayes

Alto Flute – Joe Henderson, Pharoah SandersBass – Ron CarterDrums – Ben RileyHarp, Written-By – Alice Coltrane

Bass, Arranged By – Ray BrownDrums – Dick BerkPiano – Monty AlexanderTenor Saxophone – Teddy EdwardsVibraphone – Milt JacksonWritten-By [Release Credit] – Traditional

Alto Saxophone, Piccolo Flute – James SpauldingBacking Vocals – Anita Branham, Anita Shepp, Barbara Parsons, Claudette Brown, Jody Shayne, Sharon SheppBaritone Saxophone – Howard Johnson Drums, Written-By – Beaver HarrisElectric Bass [Fender] – Roland WilsonElectric Piano [Fender Rhodes] – Dave BurrellGuitar – Billy Butler , David SpinozzaLead Vocals – Joe Lee WilsonPercussion – Calo Scott, Hetty (Bunchy) Fox*, Juma Sutan*, Ollie AndersonTenor Saxophone, Written-By – Archie SheppTrombone – Charles Greenlee, Grachan Moncur IIITrumpet – Roy Burrows*, Ted Daniels*