alto saxophone Johnny Hodges
tracks a5, a6 alto saxophone, baritone saxophone Otto Hardwick
tracks a1 to b6 alto saxophone, baritone saxophone, clarinet Harry Carney
banjo Fred Guy
bass Wellman Braud
drums Sonny Greer
tracks b7 guitar Teddy Bunn
tracks b7 kazoo Harold Randolph
liner notes, compiled by [collator] Stanley Dance
piano Duke Ellington
tracks a1 to a6 soprano saxophone Johnny Hodges
supervised by Milt Gabler
tracks a1 to a6 tenor saxophone, clarinet Barney Bigard
tracks a3 trombone Harry White
trombone Tricky Sam Nanton
tracks a1 to b6 trumpet Arthur Whetsel
tracks a1 to a6 trumpet Bubber Miley
tracks a7 to b7 trumpet Cootie Williams
tracks a3 to b7 trumpet Freddy Jenkins
tracks a1, a2, a5 to b6 trumpet Louis Metcalf
tracks b5, b6 valve trombone Juan Tizol
tracks b7 washboard Bruce Johnson
A1 New York, October 17, 1928
A2 New York, October 17, 1928
A3 New York, October 20, 1928
A4 New York, January 8, 1929
A5 New York, January 8, 1929
A6 New York, January 8, 1929
A7 New York, March 1, 1929

B1 New York, March 1, 1929
B2 New York, March 1, 1929
B3 New York, March 1, 1929
B4 New York, March 1, 1929
B5 New York, September 13, 1929
B6 New York, September 13, 1929
B7 New York, October 29, 1929