alto saxophone Johnny Hodges baritone saxophone, bass clarinet Harry Carney bass Aaron Bell cornet, violin Ray Nance design [cover] Robert Flynn design [liner] Joe Lebow drums Sam Woodyard engineer Rudy Van Gelder liner notes Stanley Dance photography by Joe Alper piano Duke Ellington producer Bob Thiele tenor saxophone Coleman Hawkins trombone Lawrence Brown Recorded At Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey Record Company Am-Par Record Corp. Lacquer Cut At Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey Mastered At Longwear Plating Recorded 18 August, 1962 First press per AM-PAR on labels. Matrix / Runout: A-26·A LW VAN GELDER (Side A runout, etched; (VAN GELDER), stamped) Matrix / Runout: A-26·B LW VAN GELDER (Side B runout, etched; (VAN GELDER), stamped)