tracks b2, b5 alto saxophone Earle Warren
tracks a5, b2, b5 alto saxophone Jimmy Powell
tracks a5 alto saxophone Preston Love
tracks a5, b2, b5 baritone saxophone Rudy Rutherford
tracks a2, a4 to b3, b5 bass Rodney Richardson
tracks a1, a3, b4 bass Walter Page
tracks a1, a3, b2, b4, b5 drums Jo Jones
tracks a2, a4 to b1, b3 drums Shadow Wilson
guitar Freddie Green
photography by [cover] Jay Maisel
piano Count Basie
tracks a1 to a4, b1, b3, b4 saxophone Buddy Tate
tracks a3, b4 saxophone Caughey Roberts
tracks a1, a3, b4 saxophone Don Byas
tracks a1 to a4, b1, b3, b4 saxophone Earle Warren
tracks a1, a3, b4 saxophone Jack Washington
tracks a2, a4, b1, b3 saxophone Jimmy Powell
tracks a2, a4, b3 saxophone Lucky Thompson
tracks b1 saxophone Lucky Thompson
tracks a2, a4, b3 saxophone Rudy Rutherford
tracks b1 saxophone Rudy Rutherford
tracks a1 saxophone Tab Smith
tracks a5, b2, b5 tenor saxophone Buddy Tate
tracks a5, b2, b5 tenor saxophone Illinois Jacquet
tracks a1 to a4, b3, b4 trombone Dickie Wells
tracks b1 trombone Dickie Wells
trombone Eli Robinson
tracks a5, b2, b5 trombone George Matthews
tracks a5, b2, b5 trombone J.J. Johnson
tracks a2, a4, b1, b3 trombone Louis Taylor
tracks a1, a3, b4 trombone Robert Scott
tracks a2, a4 to b3, b5 trombone Ted Donnelly
tracks a1 to a4, b1, b3, b4 trumpet Al Killian
tracks a1, a3, b4 trumpet Buck Clayton
trumpet Ed Lewis
tracks a5, b2, b5 trumpet Emmett Berry
trumpet Harry Edison
tracks a2, a4 to b3, b5 trumpet Joe Newman
Track A1 recorded January 21, 1942.
Tracks A2, A4, B3 recorded December 6, 1944.
Tracks A3, B4 recorded July 27, 1942.
Track A5 recorded January 9, 1946.
Track B1 recorded February 26, 1945.
Tracks B2, B5 recorded February 4, 1946.

Matrix / Runout: xLP 48340 (Side 1 Matrix)
Matrix / Runout: xLP 48341 (Side 2 Matrix)
Matrix / Runout: XLP48340-1G (Side 1 Runout Stamped)
Matrix / Runout: XLP48340-1D (Side 2 Runout Stamped)