alto saxophone Otto Hardwick
alto saxophone, soprano saxophone, clarinet Johnny Hodges
artwork [cover artwork by] Gary Panter
baritone saxophone, alto saxophone, clarinet Harry Carney
bass Billy Taylor Sr.
bass Hayes Alvis
clarinet, tenor saxophone Barney Bigard
coordinator [portait masters series coordination] Andrew Fuhrmann
cornet Rex Stewart
design [cover design] Christopher Austopchuk
drums Sonny Greer
guitar Fred Guy
liner notes Nat Hentoff
piano Duke Ellington
producer [digital production by], engineer [digital engineering by], restoration [digital restoration by], other [prepared for compact disc by] Mark Wilder
recorded by Duke Ellington And His Orchestra
reissue producer [produced for reissue by], producer [digital production by] Bob Thiele
trombone Joe Nanton
trombone Lawrence Brown
trumpet Cootie Williams
trumpet Harold Baker
trumpet Wallace Jones
Copyright (c) CBS Records Inc.
Manufactured By CBS Records Inc.
Manufactured By Portrait Records (4)
Pressed By Digital Audio Disc Corp.
Glass Mastered At DADC
Glass Mastered At DADC
Recorded:
New York City on January 13, 1938 (tracks 1-1 to 1-6).
New York City on February 24, 1938 (track 1-7).
New York City on March 3, 1938 (tracks 1-8, 1-9).
New York City on April 11, 1938 (tracks 1-10 to 1-15)
New York City on June 20, 1938 (tracks 1-16, 2-1).
New York City on August 4, 1938 (tracks 2-2 to 2-4).
New York City on August 9, 1938 (tracks 2-5 to 2-8).
New York City on September 2, 1938 (track 2-9)
New York City on December 19, 1938 (tracks 2-10 to 2-12).
New York City on December 22, 1938 (tracks 2-13 to 2-16).

Tracks 1-1 to 1-5, 1-7 to 1-12, 1-14 to 2-5, 2-7 to 2-10, 2-12, 2-14 to 2-16: Brunswick
Tracks 1-6, 2-6, 2-11: Columbia
Track 1-13: Swing
Track 2-13: Australian Columbia

Track 2-2 was written by Frank Signorelli and Mitchell Parish. CD has it M. Parish-F. Signorelli-V. Grande-J. Lytell.

Digitally remastered from the original analog tapes.

2 CDs comes in a fatboy double jewel case with black trays and 8-page booklet.

© 1989 CBS Records Inc.
Barcode: 0 7464-44395-2 (Text)
Barcode: 074644439526 (Scanned)
Matrix / Runout: DIDP-071269 2 (Disc 1, Mirrored)
Matrix / Runout: Made in USA - Digital Audio Disc Corp. [D logo]® (Disc 1, Mould / Hub Text)
Matrix / Runout: DIDP-071270 1 (Disc 2, Mirrored)
Matrix / Runout: Made in USA - Digital Audio Disc Corp. [D logo]® (Disc 2, Mould / Hub Text)
Other: RK 44396, DIDP 071269 (Disc 1, Disc Label)
Other: RK44397, DIDP 071270 (Disc 2, Disc Label)