tracks a2, b1, b3 alto saxophone Hilton Jefferson
tracks a1, a3, b2 baritone saxophone Haywood Henry
tracks a2, b1, b3 bass Joe Benjamin
tracks a1, a3, b2 bass Leonard Gaskin
tracks a2, b1, b3 bassoon Garvin Bushell
tracks a2, b1, b3 clarinet Garvin Bushell
tracks a1, a3, b2 clarinet Haywood Henry
tracks a2, b1, b3 clarinet Hilton Jefferson
cornet Rex Stewart
design Gaye Ellington
tracks a1, a3, b2 drums Arthur Trappier
tracks a2, b1, b3 drums Mickey Sheen
tracks a2, b1, b3 guitar Everett Barksdale
liner notes, producer Stanley Dance
photography by Duncan Butler
tracks a2, b1, b2, b3 piano Dick Cary
tracks a1, a3 piano Willie "The Lion" Smith
tracks a1, a3, b2 tenor saxophone George Kelly
tracks a1, a3, b2 trombone George Stevenson
tracks a2, b1, b3 trumpet Dick Cary
tracks b2 vocals Rex Stewart
Recorded New York, January 28 (A1, A3, B2) and January 31, 1958 (A2, B1, B3).