Yusef Lateef – The Diverse Yusef Lateef

Acoustic Bass – Cecil McBee
Backing Vocals – The Sweet Inspirations
Congas – Ray Barretto
Drums – Bernard Purdie
Electric Bass [Fender] – Chuck Rainey
Piano – Richard Tee
Written-By, Tenor Saxophone – Yusef Lateef

Acoustic Bass – Cecil McBee
Backing Vocals – The Sweet Inspirations
Bass [Fender, Unamplified] – Chuck Rainey
Bells [Indian] – Hugh Lawson
Congas – Ray Barretto
Horn [Shofar], Gong [Chinese], Congas [Large Conga Drum] – Roy Brooks
Timbales – Bernard Purdie
Written-By, Flute, Flute [Bamboo], Flute [Chinese Globular], Flute [Chinese Buddhist], Percussion [Kulin Tang], Cymbal [Chinese Cymbals] – Yusef Lateef

Bass – Cecil McBee
Flute – Yusef Lateef
Piano – Hugh Lawson
Written-By, Drums – Roy Brooks

Bass – Cecil McBee
Cello – Kermit Moore
Conductor – William S. Fischer
Drums – Roy Brooks
Piano – Hugh Lawson
Viola – Alfred Brown
Violin – Selwart Clarke
Violin – Jesse James Tryon
Written-By, Flute, Tambura, Arranged By [Strings] – Yusef Lateef