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Cholly Atkins as himself •
Louie Bellson as himself •
Delta Rhythm Boys as Themselves •
Ruth Brown as herself •
Willie Bryant as himself - Master of Ceremonies •
The Clovers as Themselves •
Nat "King" Cole as himself •
Charles "Honi" Coles as himself •
Larry Darnell as himself •
Martha Davis as herself •
Duke Ellington as himself •
Lionel Hampton as himself •
Little Buck as himself •
Mantan Moreland as himself •
Leonard Reed as himself •
Nipsey Russell as himself •
Big Joe Turner as himself •
Dinah Washington as herself == Soundtrack ==