The Jazz Life! / Charles Mingus/Lightnin' Hopkins/Eric Dolphy…

1. R & R
Alto Saxophone – Eric Dolphy
Bass – Charles Mingus
Drums – Jo Jones
Piano – Tommy Flanagan
Trombone – Jimmy Knepper
Trumpet – Roy Eldridge

2. Black Cat
Vocals, Guitar – Lightnin' Hopkins

3. Father And Son
Bass – Jimmy Garrison
Drums – G. T. Hogan
French Horn – Julius Watkins
Piano – Patti Brown
Tenor Saxophone – Hugh Brodie
Trumpet – Cal Massey

1. Lord, Lord Am I Ever Gonna Know
Bass – Peter Trunk
Drums – Kenny Clarke
Piano – Martial Solal
Tenor Saxophone – Lucky Thompson

2. Vassarlean
Alto Saxophone – Charles McPherson
Bass – Charles Mingus
Bass Clarinet – Eric Dolphy
Drums – Dannie Richmond
Piano – Nico Bunick
Tenor Saxophone – Booker Ervin
Trumpet – Lonnie Hillyer, Ted Curson

3. Oh Yeah, Oh Yeah
Baritone Saxophone – Cecil Payne
Bass – John "Peck" Morrison
Drums – Max Roach
Tenor Saxophone – Walter Benton
Trombone – Julian Priester
Trumpet – Benny Bailey, Kenny Dorham