tracks d3 to d8 alto saxophone Don Stovall
tracks b3 to b6 alto saxophone Eddie Barefield
tracks a6, a7, b1, b2 alto saxophone Walter Thomas
art direction Nancy Greenberg
art direction Robert L. Heimall
tracks d3 to d8 bass Abe Bolar
tracks b7, c1 to d2 bass Al Hall
tracks a1 to a5 bass Billy Taylor Sr.
tracks a6, a7, b1, b2 bass Mack Shopnick
tracks b3 to b6 bass Sid Weiss
tracks b7, c1 to d2 clarinet Albert Nicholas
cover Dennis Pohl
design Nancy Greenberg
design Robert L. Heimall
tracks a1 to b6 drums Cozy Cole
tracks b7, c1 to d2 drums J.C. Heard
tracks d3 to d8 drums Jack Parker
edited by Jack Towers
edited by Jerry Valburn
executive producer Steve Backer
tracks b7, c1 to d8 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, c1 to d8 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 a6, a7, b1, b2, d3 to d8 tenor saxophone Budd Johnson
tracks a6, a7, b1, b2 tenor saxophone Coleman Hawkins
transferred by Jack Towers
transferred by Jerry Valburn
tracks d3 to d8 trombone Clyde Bernhardt
tracks b7, c1 to d2 trombone J.C. Higginbotham
tracks a1 to a5 trombone Ray Conniff
tracks a6, a7, b1, b2 trumpet Emmett Berry
tracks b7, c1 to d8 trumpet Hot Lips Page
tracks a1 to a5 trumpet Lamar Wright
tracks d3 to d8 vocals Etta Jones
Phonographic Copyright (p) Arista Records, Inc.
Copyright (c) Arista Records, Inc.
A1-5 - New York, March 13, 1944
A6-7, B1-2 - May 1, 1944
B3-6 - New York, June 14, 1944
B7, C side, D1-2 - 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. New York, January 26&31, 1946
D3-8 - New York, January 2, 1946
Matrix / Runout: SJL 2218-A 1 Al Brown FW/FLA (Side 1)
Matrix / Runout: SJL 2218-B 1 FW/FLA (Side 2)
Matrix / Runout: SJL 2218-C Z FW/FLA (Side 3)
Matrix / Runout: SJL 2218-D Z Al Brown FW/FLA (Side 4)