Title: The Messenger (Kurt Elling album)
Content: Kurt Elling - vocals ; Laurence Hobgood - piano, synthesizer (tracks 4, 11) ; Rob Amster - double bass (except 6-8, 11), electric bass (6) ; Eric Hochberg - acoustic bass (7, 8, 11) ; Paul Wertico - drums (exc. 6, 10, 12), percussion (2-4, 11) ; Jim Widlowski - drums (6, 12), percussion (2, 11) ; Orbert Davis - trumpet (2), flugelhorn (5) ; Edward Petersen - tenor saxophone (6, 12) ; Eddie Johnson - tenor saxophone (10) ; Cassandra Wilson - vocals (11) ; Dave Onderdonk - guitar (2, 4, 11) ; Production ; Laurence Hobgood and Kurt Elling - producers ; Paul Wertico - co-producer ; Roger Heiss - engineer, mixing ; Ed Blalach - assistant engineer ; Danny Kopelson - recording engineer for vocals on 11 (at Sear Sound, New York, Nov. 11, 1996) ; Patrick Roques - design ; Nellery Hill - cover illustration ; William Claxton - photography 
Title: Gettin' the Message
Content: Johnny "Hammond" Smith – organ ; Lem Winchester – vibraphone ; Eddie McFadden – guitar ; Wendell Marshall – bass ; Bill Erskine – drums ; Esmond Edwards – producer ; Rudy Van Gelder – engineer 
Title: The Messenger (Kurt Elling album)
Content:  The Messenger is the second studio album by Kurt Elling. Like Close Your Eyes (and the following) the album was released by Blue Note, the production credits lie with pianist Laurence Hobgood, Elling himself and drummer Paul Wertico as co-producer. Hobgood, bassist Rob Amster and Wertico are co-billed on the album cover, establishing the piano trio –led by Hobgood up to 1619 Broadway from 2012– as the singers core backing. Amster and Wertico are nevertheless replaced on some tracks by Eric Hochberg (already known from Close Your Eyes) and percussionist Jim Widlowski. A further voice is added on half of the tracks, trumpet player Orbert Davis, tenor saxophonists Edward Petersen or Eddie Johnson, and on one track literally, with Cassandra Wilson on "Time of the Season". On this song and part 
Title: Show Me Your Way
Content: Executive producer – Bill Gaither ; Producers – Jonathan David Brown, Ken Harding, Bergen White ; Recorded by Jonathan David Brown ; Arranged by Bergen White ; Photography – Peter Nash ; Art direction – Larry Newlon/Powell Creative Group ; Assistant engineers – Patrick Kelly, Todd Robbins 
Title: Missa Mercuria
Content: Dennis Ward - producer, engineer ; Achim Kohler - mixing 
Title: Dead Tone
Content:  The film was produced by Magic Johnson's production company. Producers, Lisa Diane Washington. Associate Producers, Anita M. Cal and Tony Moore.
Title: It's Long Overdue
Content:  Producers: Clifford "Snags" Jones, Keith Martin, John Oates, Michael McCary, Danny Sembello, Marti Sharron and others. Dennis Walters Executive producers : Inerje Barrett and Michael McCary for Black Panther Productions Inc.
Title: Intent On Contentment
Content: Producer - Ibby (Jimmy Ibbotson) 
Title: Only the Very Best
Content: Producers – Keith Thomas (Tracks 1, 2, 7 & 9); Steve Camp (Tracks 3, 5, 8 & 10); Morris Stewart (Tracks 4 & 6). ; Executive Producer – Neal Joseph ; Art Direction – Bill Brunt ; Photography – Alan Messer 
Title: Party and Bullshit
Content: Buttnaked Tim Dawg – co-producer ; James Earl Jones, Jr. – co-producer ; Sean "Puffy" Combs – executive producer ; Andre Harrell – executive producer ; Mark Siegal – executive producer ; Toby Emmerich – music supervisor ; Kathy Nelson – music supervisor ; Easy Mo Bee – producer ; Jonnie “Most” Davis - Recording/Mix engineer Adapted from Discogs.

Question: Who was the producer of The Message?
Answer: Chen Kuo-Fu.