tracks a1, a8 to b8 bass Al McKibbon
tracks a2 to a7 bass John Levy
tracks b5 to b8 drums Bill Clark
tracks a2 to b3 drums Denzil Best
tracks a1, b4 drums Marquis Foster
tracks a2 to b3 guitar Chuck Wayne
tracks a1, b4, b5 guitar Dick Garcia
tracks b6 to b8 guitar, harmonica Toots Thielemans
piano George Shearing
tracks b6, b7 vibraphone Cal Tjader
tracks b8 vibraphone George Devens
tracks a1, b3 to b5 vibraphone Joe Roland
tracks b8 vocals The Ray Charles Singers
tracks a2 to b1 xylophone, vibraphone [uncredited] Don Elliott
Manufactured By Polydor K.K.
Recording Locations and Dates:
1951-02-05, NYC (tracks A2 to A4)
1951-02-07, NYC (tracks A5 to A7)
1951-05-10, LA (track A8)
1951-10-02, NYC (track B1), location NYC uncredited, other sources list 1951-05-16, LA for this recording (!), cf. Lullaby Of Birdland
1951-10-02, NYC (track B2), location NYC uncredited
1951-12-18, NYC (track B3)
1952-07-17, NYC (tracks A1, B4)
1952-09-12, LA (track B5)
1953-03-12, LA (track B6)
1953-03-13, LA (track B7)
1954-08-20, LA (track B8)
Matrix / Runout: 〄 MM - 2096 A A - I - B (Runout side A stamped)
Matrix / Runout: MM - 2096 B A - I - B (Runout side B stamped)
Rights Society: JASRAC (On Label)