Jimmy Cleveland

饰：Himself (trombonist, Thelonious Monk Octet)

Harry Colomby

Harry Colomby

饰：Himself (personal manager)

约翰·柯川

John Coltrane

饰：Himself

Ray Copeland

饰：Himself (Thelonious Monk Octet: trumpet) (archive footage)

Nica De Koenigswarter

饰：Herself

Tommy Flanagan

饰：Himself (duo, piano performance)

Larry Gales

饰：Himself (Thelonius Monk Quartet,Thelonious Monk Octet, bass play

Johnny Griffin

饰：Himself (Thelonious Monk Octet, tenor sax)

Barry Harris

饰：Himself (duo, piano performance)

Bob Jones

Bob Jones

饰：Himself (road manager)

特奥·马斯罗

Teo Macero

饰：Himself (Columbia Records producer)

Thelonious Monk Jr.

饰：Himself

Nellie Monk

饰：Herself

塞隆尼斯·芒克

Thelonious Monk

饰：Himself (archive footage)

Frank Paccione

饰：Himself-Vocalist (singing voice)

Ben Riley

饰：Himself (Thelonious Monk Quartet,Thelonious Monk Octet, drummer)

Charlie Rouse

Charlie Rouse

饰：Himself (Thelonious Monk Quartet: saxophone, Thelonious Monk Oct

Phil Woods

饰：Himself (Thelonious Monk Octet, alto sax)

塞缪尔·E·赖特

Samuel E. Wright

饰：Narrator

塞缪尔·E·赖特

Samuel E. Wright

饰：自己