Trompetistul Dizzie Gillespie - Albumul "Afro" (Gilbert Valdez - flaut, Quincy Jones, Jimmy Nottingham, Ernie Royal - trompete, Leon Comegys, J. J. Johnson, George Matthews - trombon, George Dorsey, Hilton Jefferson - saxofon alto, Hank Mobley, Lucky Thompson - saxofon tenor, Danny Bank - saxofon bariton, Wade Legge - pian, Lou Hackney - bas, Charlie Persip - baterie, Candido Camero, Mongo Santamaria, Jose Mangual, Ubaldo Nieto, Ralph Miranda - percuţie)