tracks a7 to d8 alto saxophone Johnny Hodges
tracks a7, a8, b4 to d8 alto saxophone Otto Hardwick
tracks b1 to b3 alto saxophone Pete Clark
alto saxophone, baritone saxophone Harry Carney
tracks a2 to a6 alto saxophone, bass saxophone Otto Hardwick
tracks a1 to a6 alto saxophone, soprano saxophone Johnny Hodges
tracks a1 to a6 banjo, guitar Fred Guy
tracks a7 to d6, d8 bass Billy Taylor Sr.
tracks a8 to c3 bass Hayes Alvis
tracks d7 bass Jimmy Blanton
tracks a1 to a7 bass Wellman Braud
tracks a1, a7 to d8 clarinet, tenor saxophone Barney Bigard
tracks a7 to d8 cornet Rex Stewart
design Henrietta Condak
drums Sonny Greer
engineer [editing engineers] Ed Michalski
engineer [editing engineers] John Johnson
tracks a7 to d8 guitar Fred Guy
liner notes Helen Oakley Dance
music librarian [original recordings loaned by] Bob Altshuler
music librarian [original recordings loaned by] Frank Driggs
music librarian [original recordings loaned by] Jerry Valburn
music librarian [original recordings loaned by] Stanley Dance
piano, arranged by, presenter Duke Ellington
producer Frank Driggs
tracks a6 tenor saxophone Barney Bigard
tracks a7, d7 tenor saxophone Ben Webster
tracks a3 to a5 tenor saxophone Joe Garland
trombone Joe Nanton
trombone Lawrence Brown
tracks a1 to b5 trumpet Arthur Whetsel
trumpet Cootie Williams
tracks a1 to a6 trumpet Freddy Jenkins
tracks c3 trumpet Harold Baker
tracks b6 to d8 trumpet Wallace Jones
tracks a2 to d8 valve trombone Juan Tizol
tracks d6 vocals Billy Strayhorn
vocals Ivie Anderson
Phonographic Copyright (p) CBS Inc.
Copyright (c) CBS Inc.
Manufactured By Columbia Records
Manufactured By CBS Inc.
Mastered At Customatrix
Pressed By Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Santa Maria
Published By Mills Music, Inc.
Published By Edwin H. Morris & Co., Inc.
Published By Arko Music, Inc.
Published By Walter Kent Music Co.
Published By Jeteffe Music, Inc.
Published By Lautsteed Music
Published By Dorsey Brothers, Inc.
Published By Bourne Co.
Published By American Academy Of Music, Inc.
Published By Robbins Music Corp.
Published By Mills Music Corp.
Published By Four Jays Music
Published By Edgar Leslie
Published By Robbins Music Co.
Published By Arko Music Co., Inc.
Gatefold sleeve.
(c) 1973 CBS, Inc. / (p) 1973 CBS, Inc./Manufactured by Columbia Records / CBS, Inc. / 51 W. 52 Street, New York, N.Y.

Original matrix #s, catalog numbers, recording locations and dates, publishers (rights society):
A1: B 11204-A, Brunswick 6518, New York, February 2, 1932, Mills Music, Inc. (ASCAP)
A2: B 12776-A, Columbia 37298, New York, December 21, 1931, Edwin H. Morris & Co., Inc. (ASCAP)
A3: B 13306-A, Brunswick 6571, New York, May 9, 1933, Arko Music, Inc. (ASCAP)
A4: B 13307-A, Brunswick 6571, New York, May 9, 1933, Arko Music, Inc. (ASCAP)
A5: B 13308-A, Brunswick 6571, New York, May 9, 1933, Arko Music, Inc. (ASCAP)
A6: B 13800-A, Brunswick 6638, New York, August 15, 1933, Mills Music, Inc. (ASCAP)
A7: B 17975-A, Brunswick 7549, New York, July 14, 1935, Mills Music, Inc. (ASCAP)
A8: B 18734-1, Brunswick 7625, New York, January 27, 1936, Mills Music, Inc. (ASCAP)
B1: B 18738-1, Brunswick 7627, New York, February 28, 1936, Walter Kent Music / Jeteffe Music, Inc. (ASCAP)
B2: B 18739-1, Brunswick 7627, New York, February 28, 1936, Mills Music, Inc. (ASCAP)
B3: B 18740-1, Brunswick 7667, New York, February 28, 1936, Mills Music, Inc. (ASCAP)
B4: B 19562-1, Brunswick 7710, New York, July 17, 1936, Lautsteed Music / Dorsey Brothers, Inc. (ASCAP)
B5: B 19563-1, Brunswick 7710, New York, July 17, 1936, Bourne Co. (ASCAP)
B6: M 179-1, Master 101, New York, March 5, 1937, American Academy Of Music, Inc. (ASCAP)
B7: M 379-1, Master 117, New York, April 9, 1937, Robbins Music Corp. (ASCAP)
B8: M 380-1, Master 117, New York, April 9, 1937, Robbins Music Corp. (ASCAP)
C1: M 521-1, Master 137, New York, June 8, 1937, American Academy Of Music, Inc. (ASCAP)
C2: M 520-1, Variety 591, New York, June 8, 1937, Robbins Music Corp. (ASCAP)
C3: M 770-1, Brunswick 8093, New York, February 24, 1938, Mills Music, Inc. (ASCAP)
C4: M 809-1, Brunswick 8131, New York, April 11, 1938, Mills Music, Inc. (ASCAP)
C5: M 832-1, Brunswick 8169, New York, June 7, 1938, American Academy Of Music, Inc. (ASCAP)
C6: M 833-1, Brunswick 8186, New York, June 7, 1938, Mills Music, Inc. / Four Jays Music, E. Leslie (ASCAP)
C7: M 835-1, Brunswick 8168, New York, June 7, 1938, Mills Music, Inc. (ASCAP)
C8: WM 1039-A, Columbia 35208, New York, June 12, 1939, Robbins Music Co. (ASCAP)
D1: WM 1038-A, Brunswick 8405, New York, June 12, 1939, Robbins Music Corp. (ASCAP)
D2: WM 1040-A, Columbia 35240, New York, June 12, 1939, Robbins Music Corp. (ASCAP)
D3: WM 1041-A, Brunswick 8411, New York, June 12, 1939, Mills Music, Corp. (ASCAP)
D4: WM 1107-A, Columbia 35640, New York, October 16, 1939, Robbins Music Corp. (ASCAP)
D5: WM 1106, Columbia 35640, New York, October 16, 1939, Robbins Music Corp. (ASCAP)
D6: WM 1135-1, Columbia 35427, New York, February 14, 1940, Mills Music, Inc. / (ASCAP)
D7: WM 1136-A, Columbia 35556, New York, February 14, 1940, Arko Music Co., Inc. (ASCAP)
D8: WM 1137-A, Columbia 35427, New York, February 14, 1940, Mills Music, Inc. (ASCAP)

Runouts are stamped, except for I S and all subsequent characters, which are etched.
Pressing Plant ID: I S (Etched in runouts)
Rights Society: ASCAP
Other: C 32065 (Catalog number LP 1)
Other: C 32066 (Catalog number LP 2)
Matrix / Runout: o P AL 32065-1A I S A5 (Side A runout)
Matrix / Runout: o P BL 32065-1A I S (Side B runout)
Matrix / Runout: o P AL 32066-1A I S A3 (Side C runout)
Matrix / Runout: o P BL 32066-1A I S A4 (Side D runout)