arranged by John Carisi
tracks a3 to a5, b1, b2, b5 bass Jack Lesberg
tracks a1, a6, b3, b4 bass Vinnie Burke
design [cover] Bob Crozier
drums Osie Johnson
engineer Irv Greenbaum
liner notes Tom Stewart
photography by Alan Fontaine
piano Dave McKenna
producer Creed Taylor
reeds Al Cohn
tracks a1, a6, b3, b4 reeds Danny Bank
reeds Hal McKusick
reeds Ray Beckenstein
tracks a2 to a5, b1, b2, b5 reeds Sol Schlinger
tracks a2 to a5, b1, b2, b5 trombone Chauncey Welsch
tracks a3 to b5 trombone Jack Green
tracks a5, b1, b2 trombone Jack Satterfield
trombone Urbie Green
tracks a1, a6, b3, b4 trumpet Doc Severinsen
tracks a2 to a5, b1, b2, b5 trumpet Joe Wilder
trumpet John Carisi
tracks a2 to a5, b1, b2, b5 trumpet Nick Travis
tracks a1, a6, b3, b4 trumpet Phil Sunkel
tracks a2 to a5, b1, b2, b5 tuba Bill Barber
tracks a1, a6, b3, b4 tuba Don Butterfield
Tracks A5, B1, B2 recorded 7/31/1956
Tracks A2, A3, A4, B5 recorded 8/3/1956
Tracks A1, A6, B3, B4 recorded 8/23/1956