tracks 1 to 20 alto saxophone Johnny Hodges
tracks 21 to 23 alto saxophone Willie Smith
baritone saxophone Harry Carney
tracks 21 to 23 bass clarinet Harry Carney
tracks 18 to 20 celesta [celeste] Billy Strayhorn
tracks 15 to 17, 21 to 23 clarinet Harry Carney
tracks 1 to 12, 15 to 17, 21 to 23 clarinet Jimmy Hamilton
tracks 1 to 11, 15 to 17, 21 to 23 clarinet, alto saxophone Russell Procope
compiled by, producer Riki Parth
cover [cover art] K. H. Rosenzopf
tracks 9 to 14 double bass Junior Raglin
tracks 1 to 11 double bass Oscar Pettiford
tracks 15 to 23 double bass Wendell Marshall
tracks 21 to 23 drums Louis Bellson
tracks 1 to 20 drums Sonny Greer
tracks 1 to 11 guitar Fred Guy
tracks 5, 8 piano Billy Strayhorn
piano, music director Duke Ellington
remastered by Gerhard Wessely
tracks 1 to 12 tenor saxophone Al Sears
tracks 15 to 17 tenor saxophone Jimmy Forrest
tracks 1 to 11, 15 to 23 tenor saxophone Jimmy Hamilton
tracks 21 to 23 tenor saxophone Paul Gonsalves
tracks 9 to 11 timpani [tympany] Elayne Jones
tracks 21 to 23 trombone Britt Woodman
tracks 1 to 11 trombone Claude Jones
tracks 21 to 23 trombone Juan Tizol
tracks 1 to 12, 15 to 17 trombone Lawrence Brown
tracks 15 to 17, 21 to 23 trombone Quentin Jackson
tracks 1 to 11, 15 to 20 trombone Tyree Glenn
tracks 9 to 12, 14 to 17 trumpet Al Killian
tracks 15 to 17 trumpet Dave Burns
tracks 21 to 23 trumpet Fats Ford
tracks 1 to 11 trumpet Francis Williams
tracks 3 to 17, 21 to 23 trumpet Harold Baker
tracks 15 to 17, 21 to 23 trumpet Nelson Williams
tracks 1 to 11, 15 to 23 trumpet Ray Nance
tracks 1 to 11 trumpet Shelton Hemphill
tracks 1 to 8 trumpet Wilbur Bascomb
tracks 15 to 20 vibraphone Tyree Glenn
tracks 1 to 11, 15 to 17, 21 to 23 violin Ray Nance
tracks 9 vocals Al Hibbler
tracks 6, 8, 12 vocals Dolores Parker
tracks 15 vocals Kay Davis
tracks 16, 18, 19 vocals Lu Elliott
Phonographic Copyright (p) Neatwork
Copyright (c) Neatwork
Glass Mastered At Sony DADC
Remastered At Soundborn Studios
Complementing the French Classics CD-Series.
Made in EU

Unless otherwise stated, all recordings on this collection were originally unissued.

Track 1 (mx. HCO-2677-rehearsal take) was recorded at Columbia studio, 6624 Romaine St., Hollywood, CA on October 6, 1947.
Track 2 (mx. HCO-2677-alt. tk.) was recorded at Columbia studio, 6624 Romaine St., Hollywood, CA on October 6, 1947.
Track 3 (mx. CO-38371-alt. tk.) was recorded presumably in Liederkranz Hall, New York, NY on November 10, 1947.
Track 4 (mx. CO-38372-2) was recorded presumably in Liederkranz Hall, New York, NY on November 10, 1947 and was originally issued on Mad About The Boy / Ellington Mood.
Track 5 (mx. CO-38374-alt. tk.) was recorded presumably in Liederkranz Hall, New York, NY on November 11, 1947.
Track 6 (mx. CO-38386-1A) was recorded presumably in Liederkranz Hall, New York, NY on November 14, 1947 and was originally issued on [l1866] 1-266.
Track 7 (mx. CO-38389-alt. tk.) was recorded presumably in Liederkranz Hall, New York, NY on November 14, 1947.
Track 8 (mx. CO-38399-alt. tk.) was recorded presumably in Liederkranz Hall, New York, NY on November 20, 1947.
Track 9 (mx. XCO-40789-alt. tk.) was recorded in New York, NY on December 24, 1947.
Track 10 (mx. XCO-40790-alt. tk.) was recorded in New York, NY on December 24, 1947.
Track 11 (mx. XCO-40792-alt. tk.) was recorded in New York, NY on December 24, 1947.
Track 12 (mx. CO-38670-alt. tk.) was recorded in New York, NY on December 30, 1947.
Track 13 (mx. CO-38671-alt. tk.) was recorded in New York, NY on December 30, 1947.
Track 14 (mx. CO-38672-2) was recorded in New York, NY on December 30, 1947 and was first issued on My Honey's Lovin' Arms / New York City Blues / There's Music In The Land.
Track 15 (mx. CO-41688-2) was recorded in New York, NY on September 1, 1949 and was first issued on You Of All People / The Creole Love Call.
Track 16 (mx. CO-41689-2) was recorded in New York, NY on September 1, 1949.
Track 17 (mx. CO-41690-alt. tk.) was recorded in New York, NY on September 1, 1949.
Track 18 (mx. CO-42553-rehearsal take) was recorded in New York, NY on December 22, 1949.
Track 19 (mx. CO-42553-alt. tk.) was recorded in New York, NY on December 22, 1949.
Track 20 (mx. CO-42554-alt. tk.) was recorded in New York, NY on December 22, 1949.
Track 21 (mx. CO-47018-alt. tk.) was recorded in New York, NY on August 7, 1951.
Track 22 (mx. CO-47019-alt. tk.) was recorded in New York, NY on August 7, 1951.
Track 23 (mx. CO-47020-alt. tk.) was recorded in New York, NY on August 7, 1951.


Barcode: 9120006940610
Matrix / Runout: Sony DADC A0100438524-0101 15 A1
Mastering SID Code: IFPI L555
Mould SID Code: IFPI 94K7
Rights Society: Austro Mechana