tracks 6-1 to 6-3 alto saxophone Pete Clark
tracks 1-9 to 1-16, 1-21 to 3-3, 3-7 to 3-14, 3-18 to 5-3, 5-5, 5-7 to 5-23, 5-25, 5-26, 6-4 to 9-6, 9-8 to 11-25 alto saxophone, bass saxophone, soprano saxophone Otto Hardwick
tracks 1-1 to 3-1, 3-4 to 3-11, 3-15 to 5-3, 5-5, 5-10 to 11-25 alto saxophone, clarinet, soprano saxophone Johnny Hodges
tracks 2-3, 2-4, 2-14, 2-15 arranged by Benny Carter
tracks 11-11 to 11-16, 11-18, 11-24, 11-25 arranged by Billy Strayhorn
tracks 10-10 arranged by Brick Fleagle
tracks 9-2 arranged by Chappie Willett
tracks 9-11 arranged by Louis C. Singer
tracks 1-1 to 4-14, 4-19 to 5-4, 5-7 to 5-23, 5-25 to 8-7, 8-11, 8-12 to 8-20, 8-23 to 11-25 banjo, guitar Fred Guy
tracks 1-1 to 4-4, 4-8 to 11-25 baritone saxophone, clarinet, alto saxophone Harry Carney
tracks 5-5 to 6-15, 6-17 to 6-21, 7-1 to 11-19, 11-24, 11-25 bass Billy Taylor Sr.
tracks 5-11 to 5-17, 5-20 to 5-23, 6-1 to 6-12, 6-14, 6-15, 6-17, 6-18, 6-20, 6-21, 7-1 to 7-11, 7-14 to 7-21, 8-5 to 8-26 bass Hayes Alvis
tracks 11-20 to 11-23 bass Jimmy Blanton
tracks 1-1 to 5-6, 5-24 bass Wellman Braud
tracks 5-3 brass bass Billy Taylor Sr.
tracks 1-1 to 2-6, 2-11 to 2-17, 3-4 to 3-10, 3-15 to 4-4, 4-8 to 5-3, 5-7 to 5-19, 5-25 to 9-8, 9-12 to 11-25 clarinet, tenor saxophone Barney Bigard
tracks 5-1 to 7-3, 7-7 to 7-16, 7-19 to 8-10, 8-13 to 8-22, 8-25 to 11-25 cornet Rex Stewart
tracks 1-1 to 5-23, 5-24 to 11-25 drums, vibraphone, chimes, maracas Sonny Greer
executive-producer Michael Cuscuna
tracks 10-12, 11-17, 11-18 piano Billy Strayhorn
piano, celesta, spinet Duke Ellington
producer [for release] Scott Wenzel
producer [for release], restoration, transferred by Steven Lasker
tracks 6-13 to 6-16, 6-19 to 8-4, 8-16 to 8-20 supervised by Al Brackman
tracks 5-5, 5-6, 5-24 supervised by Harry Grey
tracks 3-7 to 3-10, 3-18 to 4-4, 4-19 to 4-23 supervised by Irving Mills
tracks 1-1 to 2-6, 2-11 to 2-17, 4-5 to 4-14, 4-24, 4-25 supervised by Jack Kapp
tracks 11-1 to 11-4 supervised by John Hammond
tracks 1-1 to 3-3, 3-11 to 3-14, 4-5 to 4-14, 4-24, 4-25 supervised by Victor Young
tracks 6-8 to 6-10, 6-17, 11-20 to 11-23 tenor saxophone Ben Webster
tracks 4-5 to 4-7 tenor saxophone Joe Garland
transferred by, edited by, mastered by Andreas K. Meyer
tracks 8-13 to 8-15, 8-25, 8-26 trombone Herb Fleming
tracks 1-1 to 5-3, 5-5, 5-7 to 5-19, 5-23, 5-25 to 11-25 trombone Joe Nanton
tracks 1-9 to 1-16, 1-21 to 3-1, 3-3 to 3-11, 3-13 to 5-3, 5-5, 5-7 to 5-10, 5-18 to 5-23, 5-25 to 11-25 trombone Lawrence Brown
tracks 1-1 to 5-3, 5-7 to 5-23, 5-25 to 8-10, 8-16 to 8-22 trumpet Arthur Whetsel
tracks 1-1 to 5-4, 5-10 to 7-3, 7-7, 7-11 to 7-16, 7-19 to 9-1, 9-4 to 11-25 trumpet Cootie Williams
tracks 1-1 to 3-3, 3-7 to 3-14, 3-18 to 4-25, 7-12, 7-13, 8-1 to 9-3 trumpet Freddy Jenkins
tracks 9-2, 9-3 trumpet Ray Nance
tracks 8-11 to 8-15, 8-23 to 8-26, 9-4 to 11-25 trumpet Wallace Jones
tracks 6-4 to 6-7 tuba Billy Taylor Sr.
tracks 1-1 to 8-12, 8-16 to 8-24, 9-1 to 10-6, 10-14 to 10-16, 11-1 to 11-25 valve trombone Juan Tizol
tracks 2-7, 2-8, 2-18, 2-19, 3-4, 3-5, 3-15, 3-16 vocals Adelaide Hall
tracks 1-6, 1-19 vocals Bing Crosby
tracks 1-3, 1-17 vocals Cootie Williams
tracks 3-1, 3-11 vocals Donald Mills
tracks 3-2, 3-3, 3-12 to 3-14 vocals Ethel Waters
tracks 6-15, 6-21 vocals Harry Carney
tracks 3-1, 3-11 vocals Harry Mills
tracks 6-15, 6-21 vocals Hayes Alvis
tracks 3-1, 3-11 vocals Herbert Mills
tracks 1-2, 2-10, 2-21, 3-9, 4-5 to 4-7, 4-11, 5-1 to 5-4, 5-11 to 5-13, 5-19, 5-20, 5-26 to 6-5, 6-15, 6-21, 7-1 to 7-3, 7-6, 7-11, 7-14 to 7-16, 7-18 to 7-21, 8-11, 8-12, 8-15, 8-23, 8-24, 9-1, 9-4 to 9-6, 9-9, 9-10, 9-21, 11-5 to 11-8, 11-17, 11-18, 11-20 to 11-23 vocals Ivie Anderson
tracks 7-19, 7-20 vocals Ivie Anderson And Her Boys From Dixie
tracks 10-12 vocals Jean Eldridge
tracks 2-5, 2-16 vocals Ray Mitchell
tracks 6-15, 6-21 vocals Rex Stewart
tracks 9-13 vocals Scat Powell
tracks 1-1 vocals Sonny Greer
tracks 3-1, 3-11 vocals, guitar John Mills Jr.
Phonographic Copyright (p) Sony Music Entertainment
Copyright (c) Mosaic Records, L.L.C.
Manufactured By Sony Music Entertainment
Recorded At American Record Corporation Studios
Recorded At Brunswick Recording Studios, Chicago
Recorded At Associated Cinema Studios
Recorded At Master Record Co. Studios, NYC
Recorded At World Broadcasting System Inc.
Designed At Inkwell, Inc.
Glass Mastered At Sony DADC, Terre Haute
Glass Mastered At Sony DADC, Terre Haute
Glass Mastered At Sony DADC, Terre Haute
Glass Mastered At Sony DADC, Terre Haute
Glass Mastered At Sony DADC, Terre Haute
Glass Mastered At Sony DADC, Terre Haute
Glass Mastered At Sony DADC, Terre Haute
Glass Mastered At Sony DADC, Terre Haute
Glass Mastered At Sony DADC, Terre Haute
Glass Mastered At Sony DADC, Terre Haute
Glass Mastered At Sony DADC, Terre Haute
℗ 2010 Sony Music Entertainment.
© 2010 Mosaic Records L.L.C.

Numbered limited edition of 5,000 boxed sets.

# 8-14, 8-26 omit Duke Ellington.
# 9-7, 9-22 Ellington plays a hand drum instead of piano.
# 9-19, 9-24 omit Ellington at the piano.
# 10-5 omit Duke Ellington.
# 10-12 Billy Strayhorn at piano instead of Ellington.
# 11-3 omit Duke Ellington.
# 11-16 to 11-18: Billy Strayhorn replace Duke Ellington.

SESSIONS DATE AND LOCATION:
# 1-1 to 1-3, 1-17: America Record Corp. studios, NYC, February 2, 1932, 10:45 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. and 5:10 to 7:20 p.m.
# 1-4, 1-5, 1-17: American Record Corp. studios, NYC, February 4, 1932, unknown start time to 2:50 p.m.
# 1-6 to 1-8, 1-19, 1-20: American Record Corp. studios, NYC, February 11-12, 1932, unknown start time to 5:30 a.m.
# 1-9 to 1-10: American Record Corp. studios, NYC, May 16, 1932, 3:00 to 6:55 p.m.
# 1-11 to 1-13, 1-21: American Record Corp. studios, NYC, May 17, 1932, 1:30 to 5-10 p.m.
# 1-14 to 1-16, 1-22, 1-23: American Record Corp. studios, NYC, May 18, 1932, 2:00 to 6:15 p.m.
# 2-1, 2-2, 2-11 to 2-13: American Record Corp. studios, NYC, September 19-20, 1932, 8:15 p.m. to 1:40 a.m.
# 2-3, 2-4, 2-14, 2-15: American Record Corp. studios, NYC, September 21-22, 1932, 9:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m.
# 2-5, 2-6, 2-16, 2-17: American Record Corp. studios, NYC, September 22, 1932, 11:00 a.m. to 1:40 p.m.
# 2-7 to 2-10, 2-18 to 2-21: American Record Corp. studios, NYC, December 21-22, 1932, 8:00 p.m. to 2:10 a.m.
# 3-1 to 3-3, 3-11 to 3-14: American Record Corp. studios, NYC, December 22, 1932, 2:00 p.m. to 5:10 p.m.
# 3-4 to 3-6, 3-15 to 3-17: American Record Corp. studios, NYC, January 7, 1933, 12:30 to 5:40 p.m.
# 3-7 to 3-9, 3-18, 3-19: Columbia studios, NYC, February 15, 1933.
# 3-10: Columbia studios, NYC, February 16, 1933.
# 4-1 to 4-4, 4-19 to 4-23: American Record Corp. studios, NYC, February 17, 1933, 1:30 to 7:00 p.m.
# 4-5 to 4-7: American Record Corp. studios, NYC, May 9, 1933, 2:00 to 6:30 p.m.
# 4-8 to 4-10, 4-24: American Record Corp. studios, NYC, May 16, 1933, 2:00 to 6:45 p.m.
# 4-11 to 4-14, 4-25: American Record Corp. studios, NYC, August 15, 1933, 6:00 to 11:30 p.m.
# 4-15 to 4-18: American Record Corp. studios, NYC, September 13, 1934, 1:00 to 5:00 a.m.
# 5-1 to 5-4: Brunswick studios, Chicago, January 9, 1935.
# 5-5, 5-6, 5-24: American Record Corp. studios, NYC, March 5-6, 1935, 11:00 p.m. to 5:30 a.m.
# 5-7 to 5-10: American Record Corp. studios, NYC, April 30, 1935, 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
# 5-11 to 5-13: American Record Corp. studios, NYC, August 19, 1935, 10:00 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.
# 5-14 to 5-17: American Record Corp. studios, NYC, September 12, 1935, 12:30 p.m. start.
# 5-18, 5,19, 5-25, 5-26: Brunswick studios, Chicago, January 20, 1936.
# 5-20 to 5-23: American Record Corp. studios, NYC, February 27, 1936, 11:15 a.m. to 3:15 p.m.
# 6-1 to 6-3: American Record Corp. studios, NYC, February 28, 1936, 11:45 a.m. to 3:45 p.m.
# 6-4 to 6-7: American Record Corp. studios, NYC, July 17, 1936, probably morning session.
# 6-8 to 6-10, 6-17: American Record Comp. studios, July 29, 1936.
# 6-11, 6-12, 6-18: Associated Cinema Studios, Hollywood, December 21, 1936.
# 6-13 to 6-16, 6-19 to 6-22: Master Record Co. studios, NYC, March 5-6, 1937, 7:00 p.m. to 2:10 a.m.
# 7-1 to 7-3, 7-15, 7-16: Master Record Co. studios, NYC, April 9, 1937, 2:00 p.m. start.
# 7-4 to 7-6, 7-17, 7-18: Master Record Co. studios, NYC, April 22, 1937, 2:00 to 6:00 p.m.
# 7-7, 7-8: Master Record Co. studios, May 14, 1937, 2:00 to 6:00 p.m.
# 7-9 to 7-11, 7-19 to 7-21: Master Record Co. studios, June 8, 1937, 3:30 to 6:30 p.m.
# 7-12, 7-13, 8-1 to 8-4, 8-16 to 8-20: American Record Corp. studios, NYC, September 20, 1937, 10:00 a.m. to 8: p.m.
# 8-5 to 8-7: American Record Corp. studios, NYC, January 13, 1938, 9:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
# 8-8 to 8-10, 8-21, 8-22: American Record Corp. studios, NYC, February 2, 1938, 9:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
# 8-11, 8-12, 8-23, 8-24: American Record Corp. studios, NYC, February 24-25, 1938, 6:30 to 11:30 p.m. and 11:30 p.m. to 2.00 a.m.
# 8-13 to 8-15, 8-25, 8-26: American Record Corp. studios, NYC, March 3, 1938, 2:00 to 7:00 p.m.
# 9-1 to 9-3: American Record Corp. studios, NYC, April 11, 1938, 2:30 to 6:10 p.m.
# 9-4 to 9-7, 9-21, 9-22: American Record Corp. studios, NYC, June 7, 1938, 6:00 to 11:20 p.m.
# 9-8 to 9-11: American Record Corp. studios, NYC, June 20, 1938, 7:00 p.m. to midnight.
# 9-12 to 9-14: American Record Corp. studios, NYC, August 4, 1938, 2:00 to 7:00 p.m.
# 9-15 to 9-18, 9-23: American Record Corp. studios, NYC, August 9, 1938, 1:30 to 7:40 p.m.
# 9-19, 9-20, 9-24, 9:25: American Record Corp. studios, NYC, September 2, 1938, 2:30 to 6:00 p.m.
# 10-1 to 10-3, 10-14, 10-15: American Record Corp. studios, NYC, or Master Record Co. studios, NYC, December 19, 1938, 3:30 p.m. start.
# 10-4 to 10-6, 10-16: American Record Corp. studios, NYC, or Master Record Co. studios, NYC, December 22, 1938.
# 10-7 to 10-10, 10-17, 10-18: World Broadcasting System studios, March 20, 1939, 6:00 to 8:30 p.m.
# 10-11 to 10-13, 10-19: World Broadcasting System studios, NYC, March 21, 1939, 5:30 to 9:00 p.m.
# 11-1 to 11-4: World Broadcasting System studios, NYC, June 6, 1939, 2:45 to 6:45 p.m.
# 11-5 to 11-8: World Broadcasting System studios, NYC, June 12, 1939, 4:00 to 8:40 p.m.
# 11-9 to 11-11: World Broadcasting System studios, NYC, August 28, 1939, 3:00 to 5:40 p.m.
# 11-12 to 11-16, 11-24, 11-25: probably World Broadcasting System studios, NYC, October 14, 1939, 11:00 a.m. start.
# 11-17 to 11-19: probably World Broadcasting System studios, NYC, October 16, 1939.
# 11-20 to 11-23: probably World Broadcasting System studios, NYC, February 14, 1940, 1:00 to 4:00 p.m.

PREVIOUSLY UNISSUED:
1-23, 3-3, 4-12, 5-4, 8-19, 8-20
Matrix / Runout: DIDX-590084 1 A02 (Disc 1 mirror band)
Matrix / Runout: DIDX-590085 2 A01 (Disc 2 mirror band)
Matrix / Runout: DIDX-590086 1 A01 (Disc 3 mirror band)
Matrix / Runout: DIDX-590087 1 A02 (Disc 4 mirror band)
Matrix / Runout: DIDX-590088 1 A01 (Disc 5 mirror band)
Matrix / Runout: DIDX-590089 1 A01 (Disc 6 mirror band)
Matrix / Runout: DIDX-590090 1 A01 (Disc 7 mirror band)
Matrix / Runout: DIDX-590091 1 A01 (Disc 8 mirror band)
Matrix / Runout: DIDX-590092 1 A01 (Disc 9 mirror band)
Matrix / Runout: DIDX-590093 1 A02 (Disc 10 mirror band)
Matrix / Runout: DIDX-590097 1 A01 (Disc 11 mirror band)
Mastering SID Code: IFPI L328 (Discs 1, 2, 6, 9 & 10 mirror band)
Mastering SID Code: IFPI L327 (Discs 3, 4, 5, 7, 8 & 11 mirror band)
Mould SID Code: IFPI 50A5 (Discs 1 & 2 hub)
Mould SID Code: IFPI 50AF (Discs 3, 4, 5 & 9 hub)
Mould SID Code: IFPI 50D4 (Discs 6, 8 & 10 hub)
Mould SID Code: IFPI 50F5 (Disc 7 hub)
Mould SID Code: IFPI 50E0 (Disc 11 hub)
Other: A776395 (Discs 1-4 labels)
Other: A776397 (Discs 5-8 labels)
Other: A776398 (Discs 9-11 labels)
Other: AA776395 (Disc 1 label)
Other: AB776395 (Disc 2 label)
Other: AC776395 (Disc 3 label)
Other: AD776395 (Disc 4 label)
Other: AA776397 (Disc 5 label)
Other: AB776397 (Disc 6 label)
Other: AC776397 (Disc 7 label)
Other: AD776397 (Disc 8 label)
Other: AA776398 (Disc 9 label)
Other: AB776398 (Disc 10 label)
Other: AC776398 (Disc 11 label)