tracks 1-1 to 1-12, 2-1, 2-9 to 2-19, 3-1 to 3-4,4-1 to 4-21, 5-1 to 5-12, 6-8 to 6-21, 9-1 to 9-16 alto saxophone Charlie Parker
tracks 3-7, 3-8 arranged by Shorty Rogers
tracks 3-7 to 3-11, 3-14, 3-15 baritone saxophone Serge Chaloff
tracks 4-1 to 4-8 bass Arnold Fishkin
tracks 3-7 to 3-15 bass Artie Bernstein
tracks 3-1 to 3-6, 3-16 to 3-21 bass Bob Kesterson
tracks 9-17 to 9-22 bass Jimmy Johnson
tracks 2-1 to 2-8, 7-11 to 7-21 bass Ray Brown
tracks 4-9 to 4-24, 5-1 to 5-16, 6-1 to 6-7, 8-12 to 8-18 bass Red Callender
tracks 1-1 to 1-12 bass Slam Stewart
tracks 6-8 to 6-21, 9-1 to 9-16 bass Tommy Potter
tracks 2-9 to 2-19 bass Vic McMillan
tracks 8-1 to 8-11 cello Harry Babasin
tracks 5-13 to 5-16, 6-1 to 6-7 drums Chuck Thompson
tracks 3-7 to 3-15, 5-1 to 5-12 drums Don Lamond
tracks 4-9 to 4-24 drums Harold "Doc" West
tracks 1-6 to 1-12, 7-11 to 7-21 drums J.C. Heard
tracks 8-1 to 8-11 drums Jackie Mills
tracks 4-1 to 4-8 drums Jimmy Pratt
tracks 6-8 to 6-21, 9-1 to 9-16, 9-17 to 9-22 drums Max Roach
tracks 2-9 to 2-19, 3-16 to 3-21, 8-12 to 8-18 drums Roy Porter
tracks 1-1 to 1-5 drums Specs Powell
tracks 2-1 to 2-8 drums Stan Levey
tracks 2-1 to 2-8, 3-16 to 3-21 electric guitar Arvin Garrison
tracks 5-1 to 5-12 electric guitar Barney Kessel
tracks 3-7 to 3-15 electric guitar Chuck Wayne
executive-producer [for spotlite] Tony Williams
tracks 9-17 to 9-20 guitar Al Casey
mastered by Steve Marlowe
photography by Francis Wolff
tracks 2-2 to 2-8 piano Al Haig
tracks 5-13 to 5-16 piano Charles Fox
tracks 2-9 to 2-19, 3-16 to 3-21, 5-1 to 5-12, 8-1 to 8-11 piano Dodo Marmarosa
tracks 6-8 to 6-21, 9-1 to 9-16 piano Duke Jordan
tracks 1-13 to 1-23, 4-9 to 4-24 piano Erroll Garner
tracks 2-1 piano George Handy
tracks 7-11 to 7-21 piano Hank Jones
tracks 3-1 to 3-6, 6-1 to 6-7 piano Jimmy Bunn
tracks 8-12 to 8-18 piano Jimmy Rowles
tracks 4-1 to 4-8 piano Russ Freeman
tracks 1-1 to 1-12 piano Teddy Wilson
tracks 3-7 to 3-15 piano, arranged by Ralph Burns
tracks 9-17 to 9-22 piano, celesta Linton Garner
reissue producer Michael Cuscuna
research Tony Williams
tracks 5-13 to 5-16, 6-1 to 6-7, 8-12, 8-13, 8-16, 8-17 tenor saxophone Dexter Gordon
tracks 9-17 to 9-22 tenor saxophone Don Lanphere
tracks 1-1 to 1-12, 3-7 to 3-11 tenor saxophone Flip Phillips
tracks 7-11 to 7-21 tenor saxophone James Moody
tracks 2-1 to 2-18 tenor saxophone Lucky Thompson
tracks 3-16 to 3-21, 8-14 to 8-18 tenor saxophone Teddy Edwards
tracks 5-1 to 5-12 tenor saxophone Wardell Gray
tracks 9-1 to 9-16 trombone J.J. Johnson
tracks 5-13 to 5-16 trombone Melba Liston
tracks 3-7 to 3-13 trombone, valve trombone Bill Harris
tracks 1-1 to 1-12, 2-1 to 2-8 trumpet Dizzy Gillespie
tracks 9-17 to 9-22 trumpet Fats Navarro
tracks 3-1 to 3-6, 3-16, 4-1 to 4-8, 5-1 to 5-12, 7-11 to 7-21 trumpet Howard McGhee
tracks 4-1 to 4-8 trumpet Melvyn Broiles
tracks 2-9 to 2-19, 6-8 to 6-21, 9-1 to 9-16 trumpet Miles Davis
tracks 4-1 trumpet Shorty Rogers
tracks 3-7 to 3-11 trumpet Sonny Berman
tracks 2-2 to 2-8, 7-11 to 7-21 vibraphone Milt Jackson
tracks 1-1 to 1-12 vibraphone Red Norvo
tracks 4-9 to 4-14, 9-17 to 9-20 vocals Earl Coleman
Recorded At WOR Studios
Recorded At Electro Broadcast Studios
Recorded At C.P. MacGregor Studios
Designed At Inkwell, Inc.
Phonographic Copyright (p) Spotlite Records
Copyright (c) Mosaic Records (2)
Licensed Through Mosaic Records, L.L.C.
Recorded:
#1-1 to 1-12: WOR Studios, New York City, June 6, 1945
#1-13 to 1-23: C.P. MacGregor Studios, Hollywood, June 10, 1947
#2-1 to 2-8: Electron Broadcast Studios, Glendale, February 5, 1946
#2-9 to 2-19: Radio Recorders, Hollywood, March 28, 1946
#3-1 to 3-6; C.P. MacGregor Studios, Hollywood, July 29, 1946
#3-7 to 3-15; C.P. MacGregor Studios, Hollywood, September 21, 1946
#3-16 to 3-21; C.P. MacGregor Studios, Hollywood, October 18, 1946
#4-1 to 4-8; Private Recording at the Home of Charlie Kopely, Hollywood, February 1, 1947
#4-9 to 4-21; C.P. MacGregor Studios, Hollywood, February 19, 1947
#5-1 to 5-12: C.P. MacGregor Studios, Hollywood, February 26, 1947
#5-13 to 5-16: C.P. MacGregor Studios, Hollywood, June 5, 1947
#6-1 to 6-7: C.P. MacGregor Studios, Hollywood, June 12, 1947
#6-8 to 6-21; C.P. MacGregor Studios, Hollywood, October 28, 1947
#7-1 to 7-10: WOR Studios, New York City, November 4,1947
#7-11 to 7-21: WOR Studios, New York City, December 3,1947
#8-1 to 8-11: C.P. MacGregor Studios, Hollywood, December 3, 1947
#8-12 to 8-18: C.P. MacGregor Studios, Hollywood, December 4, 1947
#9-1 to 9-16: WOR Studios, New York City, December 17, 1947
#9-17 to 9-22: WOR Studios, New York City, December 29, 1948