tracks 21 to 24 alto saxophone Charlie Holmes
tracks 19, 20 banjo Mancy Carr
tracks 21 to 24 bass Pops Foster
tracks 21 to 24 clarinet Albert Nicholas
tracks 6 to 8 clarinet Omer Simeon
compilation producer Johnny Parth
tracks 6 to 8 cornet King Oliver
tracks 21 to 24 drums Paul Barbarin
tracks 19, 20 drums Zutty Singleton
tracks 6 to 8 guitar Eddie Lang
tracks 1 to 5, 9, 10, 17, 18 guitar Lonnie Johnson
liner notes Chris Smith
tracks 11 percussion Lonnie Johnson
tracks 6 to 8, 11 to 16 piano Clarence Williams
tracks 19, 20 piano Gene Anderson
tracks 21 to 24 piano Luis Russell
tracks 1 to 5 piano Porter Grainger
tracks 9, 10, 17, 18 piano [prob.] Victoria Spivey
remastered by Gerhard Wessely
tracks 19, 20 tenor saxophone Jimmy Strong
tracks 21 to 24 tenor saxophone Teddy Hill
tracks 6 to 8 trombone Eddie Durham
tracks 19, 20 trombone Fred Robinson
tracks 21 to 24 trombone J.C. Higginbotham
tracks 21 to 24 trumpet Henry "Red" Allen
tracks 19, 20 trumpet Louis Armstrong
tracks 9, 10, 12 to 14, 16 to 18 vocals Lonnie Johnson
vocals Victoria Spivey
Copyright (c) Document Records (2)
Phonographic Copyright (p) Document Records (2)
Remastered At Soundborn Studios
Recorded in New York City, 31 October 1927 (track 1), 1 November 1927 (tracks 3 to 5), 12 September 1928 (tracks 6 to 8), 13 October 1928 (tracks 9, 10), 17 October 1928 (tracks 11, 12), 18 October 1928 (tracks 13 to 16), 3 July 1929 (tracks 17, 18), 10 July 1929 (tracks 19, 20), and 24 September 1929 (tracks 21 to 24).
Rights Society: AUSTRO MECHANA
SPARS Code: AAD