tracks a1 to a4 accompanied by Unknown Artist
tracks c1 to c8 accompanied by [remainder] Unknown Artist
tracks d4 to d6 arranged by Sammy Lowe
tracks c1 to c8 baritone saxophone Bob McNeely
tracks d4 to d6 baritone saxophone Haywood Henry
tracks a1 to a8 baritone saxophone Paul Williams
tracks b1 to b5 baritone saxophone Tate Houston
tracks d4 to d6 bass Charley Manz
tracks d1 to d3 bass Frank Fields
tracks b6, b7 bass Franklin Skeete
tracks a5 to a8 bass John Holiday
tracks b1 to b5 bass Walter Buchanan
tracks b8 bass Walter Page
tracks a5 to a8 drums Benny Benjamin
tracks b8 drums Bobby Donaldson
tracks b1 to b5 drums Butch Ballard
tracks d1 to d3 drums Earl Palmer
tracks d4 to d6 drums Herbie Lovelle
tracks b6, b7 drums Hey Jackson
executive-producer Steve Backer
tracks d4 to d6 guitar Carl Lynch
tracks d1 to d3 guitar Justin Adams
liner notes Robert Palmer
mastered by Rudy Van Gelder
tracks d4 to d6 organ Robert Banks
tracks d1 to d3 piano Ed Frank
tracks a5 to a8 piano Floyd Taylor
tracks b1 to b5, b8 piano George Rhodes
tracks d4 to d6 piano Lee Anderson
tracks b6, b7 piano Wynton Kelly
tracks d1 to d3 producer [original sessions] Fred Mendelsohn
tracks c1 to c8 producer [original sessions] Ralph Bass
tracks a1 to b8 producer [original sessions] Teddy Reig
tracks d4 to d6 producer [original sessions] Tom Wilson
reissue producer Bob Porter
tracks c1 to c8 tenor saxophone Big Jay McNeely
tracks a5 to a8 tenor saxophone Billy Mitchell
tracks b1 to b8 tenor saxophone Hal Singer
tracks d1 to d3 tenor saxophone Lee Allen
tracks a5 to a8 tenor saxophone Louis Barrett
tracks d4 to d6 tenor saxophone Sam Taylor
tracks b1 to b5, b8 trombone Alfred "Chippy" Outcalt
tracks b6, b7 trombone Milt Larkin
tracks d1 to d3 trombone Waldren "Frog" Joseph
tracks d1 to d3 trumpet Jack Willis
tracks a5 to a8 trumpet James Poe
tracks b1 to b5, b8 trumpet Willie Moore
tracks b5 vocals Chicago Carl Davis
tracks d3 vocals Earl Williams
tracks d4 to d6 vocals [vocal chorus] Unknown Artist
tracks c1, c2, c4 to c8, d6 written-by Cecil McNeely
tracks b1 to b4, b7, b8 written-by Hal Singer
tracks d1, d2 written-by Lee Allen
tracks a1 to a8 written-by Paul Williams
tracks c3, d4, d5 written-by Unknown Artist
Phonographic Copyright (p) Arista Records, Inc.
Copyright (c) Arista Records, Inc.
Manufactured By Arista Records, Inc.
Distributed By Arista Records, Inc.
Pressed By Hub-Servall Record Mfg. Corp.
Gatefold Cover.

[A1 to A4]: Recorded in Detroit March 2 & 4, 1948.
[A5 to A8]: Rec. in Detroit Jan.13 & July 7,1948.
[B1 to B5]: Rec. in N.Y. Febuary 9,1949.
[B6 to B7]: Rec in N.Y. Oct.25,1949.
[B8]: Rec. in N.Y. Dec.10,1948.
[C1 to C8]: Rec. in Los Angeles Nov.29 & Dec.15,1949.
[D1 to D3]: Rec. in New Orleans June 14,1954.
[D4 to D6]: Rec. in Newark Feb.9,1961.

All Material Issued on 12 LP for the first time except Side Three, #7 which is also on SJL2221.

Inside the gatefold is biographical text on artist's involved,
the back cover has detailed musician credit list.
Matrix / Runout: SJL 2234 SA (A Label)
Matrix / Runout: SJL 2234 SB (B Label)
Matrix / Runout: SJL 2234 SC (C Label)
Matrix / Runout: SJL-2234 SD (D Label)
Matrix / Runout: SJL-2234-A-1 HUB (A Runout, Etched)
Matrix / Runout: SJL-2234-B-3 HUB Re (B Runout, Etched)
Matrix / Runout: SJL-2234-C-1 (C Runout, Etched)
Matrix / Runout: SJL-2234.D:RE:1 HUBRe (D Runout, Etched)
Matrix / Runout: MASTER BY- VAN GELDER (A, B, C, D Runout, Stamped)