art direction Woody Woodward
tracks a1, a2 bass John Simmons
tracks a3 to b4 bass Pops Foster
tracks a1, a2 clarinet Edmond Hall
tracks a3 to b4 clarinet Omer Simeon
coordinator [production coordinator] Stephen C. LaVere
design concept [packaging concept], illustration Ron Wolin
tracks a3 to b4 drums Joseph Smith
tracks a1, a2 drums Sidney Catlett
tracks a1, a2 guitar Jimmy Shirley
tracks a3 to b4 piano Bob Greene
tracks a1, a2 piano James Price Johnson
sleeve notes Pete Welding
tracks a3 to b4 trombone Jimmy Archey
tracks a1, a2 trombone Vic Dickenson
trumpet Sidney De Paris
Record Company Liberty Records, Inc.
Pressed By All Disc Records, Inc.
Tracks A1, A2 recorded June 21, 1944; all others recorded June 14, 1951; all recordings made in New York City.

A1: mx. BN 981-1; unissued
A2: mx. BN 983-1; orig. issue Blue Note 41, BLP 7007, Jazz Parade E2
A3: mx. 386; unissued
A4: mx. 386-1; orig. issue Blue Note BLP 7016
A5: mx. 387-2; orig. issue Blue Note BLP 7016
B1: mx. 388; orig. issue Blue Note BLP 7016
B2: mx. 389-1; orig. issue Blue Note BLP 7016
B3: mx. 390; orig. issue Blue Note BLP 7016
B4: mx. 391-1; orig. issue Blue Note BLP 7016
Rights Society: ASCAP
Matrix / Runout: BP̶ -6501-A 114 (Side A runout etched)
Matrix / Runout: 114 BP̶ -6501-B (Side B runout etched)