 Denzel WashingtonJohn Coltrane (voice) | John Coltrane (voice) |
| AAntonia AndrewsSelf - Stepdaughter | Self - Stepdaughter |
 Bill ClintonSelf - Politician | Self - Politician |
| MMichelle ColtraneSelf - Stepdaughter | Self - Stepdaughter |
| OOran ColtraneSelf - Son | Self - Son |
 Ravi ColtraneSelf - Son | Self - Son |
 CommonSelf - Musician | Self - Musician |
 John DensmoreSelf - Musician | Self - Musician |
| YYasuhiro FujiokaSelf - Coltrane's Collector | Self - Coltrane's Collector |
| OOsaharu FukushimaSelf - Nagasaki Gig Assistant (1966) | Self - Nagasaki Gig Assistant (1966) |
 Benny GolsonSelf - Musician | Self - Musician |
 Jimmy HeathSelf - Musician | Self - Musician |
| AAshley KahnSelf - Biographer | Self - Biographer |
 Wynton MarsalisSelf - Musician | Self - Musician |
| LLewis PorterSelf - Musician | Self - Musician |
| BBen RatliffSelf - Music Critic | Self - Music Critic |
 Sonny RollinsSelf - Musician | Self - Musician |
 Carlos SantanaSelf - Musician | Self - Musician |
 Wayne ShorterSelf - Musician | Self - Musician |
 McCoy TynerSelf - Musician | Self - Musician |
| KKamasi WashingtonSelf - Musician | Self - Musician |
 Cornel WestSelf - Philosopher | Self - Philosopher |
| RReggie WorkmanSelf - Musician | Self - Musician |
 Alice ColtraneSelf - Musician / 2nd Wife (archive footage) | Self - Musician / 2nd Wife (archive footage) |
 John ColtraneSelf - Musician (archive footage) | Self - Musician (archive footage) |
 Miles DavisSelf - Musician (archive footage) | Self - Musician (archive footage) |
 Martin Luther King Jr.Self - Civil Rights Activist (archive footage) | Self - Civil Rights Activist (archive footage) |
