tracks d3 to d8 alto saxophone Don Stovall
tracks b3 to b6 alto saxophone Eddie Barefield
tracks a6 to b2 alto saxophone Walter Thomas
tracks d3 to d8 bass Abe Bolar
tracks b7 to d2 bass Al Hall
tracks a1 to a5 bass Billy Taylor Sr.
tracks a6 to b2 bass Mack Shopnick
tracks b3 to b6 bass Sid Weiss
tracks b7 to d2 clarinet Albert Nicholas
cover Dennis Pohl
design, art direction Nancy Greenberg
design, art direction Robert L. Heimall
executive-producer Steve Backer
tracks b7 to d2 guitar Jimmy Shirley
tracks a1 to a5 guitar Teddy Walters
liner notes Stanley Dance
mastered by Al Brown
tracks a1 to b6 piano Johnny Guarnieri
tracks b7 to d2 piano Pete Johnson
producer [original sessions] Buck Ram
producer [original sessions] Herb Abramson
reissue producer Bob Porter
tracks a1 to a5, b7 to d2 tenor saxophone Ben Webster
tracks a to b2, d3 to d8 tenor saxophone Budd Johnson
tracks a6 to b2 tenor saxophone Coleman Hawkins
transferred by, edited by Jack Towers
transferred by, edited by Jerry Valburn
tracks d3 to d8 trombone Clyde Bernhardt
tracks b7 to d2 trombone J.C. Higginbotham
tracks a1 to a5 trombone Ray Conniff
tracks a6 to b2 trumpet Emmett Berry
tracks b7 to d8 trumpet Hot Lips Page
tracks a1 to a5 trumpet Lamar Wright
tracks d3 to d8 vocals Etta Jones
Licensed From SJ Records
Pressed By Sonopress
Pressed By Sonopress
Printed in W. Germany. Almost same gatefold cover as the German issue, just the Savoy-logo in lower right corner is missing here.

A1 to A5: New York, March 13, 1944
A6 to B2: May 1, 1944
B3 to B6: New York, June 14, 1944
B7 to D2: New York, January 26 & 31, 1946; this is an add an instrument session with the selections featuring solo piano, piano-drums, rhythm section, clarinet, tenor sax, trumpet, trombone and full group.
D3 to D8: New York, January 2, 1946
Barcode: 0 035627 053313
Label Code: LC 0337
Rights Society: BIEM GEMA
Price Code: DP (D)
Price Code: RC 230 (F)
Price Code: 2xYY (UK)
Matrix / Runout: DM B-2275 A-2/85 M II PU (Side A runout stamped)
Matrix / Runout: DM B-2275 B-2/85 M II PU (Side B runout stamped)
Matrix / Runout: DM B-2276 A-2/85 S II (Side C runout stamped)
Matrix / Runout: DM B-2276 B-2/85 M II PU (Side D runout stamped)