Tom Waits - Swordfishtrombones

Guitar – Fred TackettHorns [Baritone Horn] – Randy AldcroftMarimba [Bass] – Victor Feldman

Banjo [Guitar] – Fred TackettMarimba, Marimba [Bass], Shaker, Bass Drum [With Rice] – Victor FeldmanOther [Chair] – Tom WaitsPercussion [Metal Aunglongs] – Francis ThummTrombone – Randy Aldcroft

Drums [Bass Boo Bams] – Victor FeldmanOrgan [Hammond B-3] – Tom Waits

Bass – Greg CohenPiano – Tom Waits

Drums [Bracke Drum, Snare], Percussion [Bell Plate] – Victor FeldmanTrombone – Joe Romano

Bagpipes – Anthony Clark StewartPerformer [Vocal Harmonium], Synthesizer, Bells [Freedom Bell] – Tom WaitsProgrammed By [Synthesizer Program] – Clark Spangler

Drums [Parade Drum], Cymbal – Stephen Taylor Arvizu HodgesHorns [Baritone Horn] – Randy AldcroftOrgan [Hammond B-3], Drums [Snaredrum], Bells – Victor FeldmanTrombone – Bill Reichenback*, Dick (Slyde) Hyde*

Harmonium – Tom WaitsTrumpet – Joe Romano

Organ [Hammond] – Ronnie Barron

Bass – Larry TaylorMarimba, Congas, Bass Drum, Drums [Dabuki Drum] – Victor Feldman

Drums [Snare], Tambourine – Victor FeldmanOrgan – Eric Bikales

Bass Drum [Parade] – Stephen Taylor Arvizu HodgesTalking Drum [African] – Victor Feldman

Harmonica [Glass] – Francis Thumm, Richard Gibbs, Stephen Taylor Arvizu HodgesPiano – Tom Waits