David Sanborn alto saxophone
Don Grolnick acoustic piano, clavinet, Fender Rhodes, synthesizers, arrangements (5)
Steve Khan electric guitar, acoustic guitar, 12-string electric guitar
Joe Beck electric guitar (4)
Buzz Feiten electric guitar (4)
Will Lee bass guitar
Chris Parker drums (1-6)
Rick Marotta additional drums (1, 3)
Steve Gadd drums (7, 8, 9)
Ralph MacDonald bongos, percussion, congas (7, 8, 9)
Jos้ Madera percussion (7, 8, 9)
Warren Smith percussion (7, 8, 9)
Howard Johnson baritone saxophone, tuba, arrangements (2)
Michael Brecker tenor saxophone
Tom Malone trombone
Randy Brecker trumpet, arrangements (6)
John Clark French horn (2)
Peter Gordon French horn (2)
David Matthews arrangements (1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9)
Charles McCracken cello
George Ricci cello
Lucien Schmit cello
John Beal double bass
Bob Daugherty double bass
Al Brown viola
Harold Coletta viola
Manny Vardi viola
Emile Charlap violin, string contractor
Harry Clickman violin
Lou Eley violin
Paul Gershman violin
Harry Glickman violin
Leo Kahn violin
Harold Kohon violin
Charles Libove violin
Guy Lumia violin
David Nadien violin, concertmaster
Gene Orloff violin
Max Pollikoff violin
Matthew Raimondi violin
John Court producer
Don Hahn engineer, remixing (1-4, 6-9)
Lee Herschberg remixing (5)
Sam Ginsberg assistant engineer
Ed Thrasher art direction
Robert Lockhart design
Benno Friedman photography