1, 2, to the Bass

• Stanley Clarke – bass guitar, double bass, tenor bass, piano, vocals • Michael Hunter – trumpet • Reggie Young – trombone • Everette Harp – saxophone • Doug Webb – saxophone • Hubert Laws – flute • Myron McKinley – keyboards • George Duke – keyboards • Bob Leatherbarrow – vibraphone • L. Subramaniam – violin • Paul Jackson Jr. – guitar • Joe Satriani – guitar • Michael Thompson – guitar • Jimmy Earl – bass • Armand Sabal-Lecco – bass • Reggie Hamilton – bass • Gerry Brown – drums • Vinnie Colaiuta – drums • John "J.R." Robinson – drums • Amel Larrieux – vocals • Glenn Lewis – vocals • Oprah Winfrey – spoken word • Q-Tip – spoken word, co-producer (track #1) • Quincy Jones  – co-producer (track #11) • Dre & Vidal – co-producer (track #3) == References ==