tracks 11 to 22 bass Gene Ramey
tracks 6 to 10 bass Joe Shulman
tracks 1 to 5 bass Ray Brown
compiled by, liner notes J.G. Calvados
tracks 6 to 10 drums Bill Clark
tracks 1 to 5 drums Buddy Rich
tracks 11 to 22 drums Jo Jones
liner notes [english translation] Mike Baillie
tracks 1 to 5 piano Hank Jones
tracks 6 to 22 piano John Lewis
tenor saxophone Lester Young
1-5 recorded New York City, September 17, 1949
6-10 recorded New York City, June 1950
11-16 recorded New York City, January 16, 1951
17-22 recorded New York City, March 8, 1951