tracks a3, a5, a6, a7, a8, a9, b1, b3, b5 alto saxophone Lawrence Burdine tracks b4 backing vocals The Charioteers tracks a3, a6, a7, a8, a9, b1, b3, b5 baritone saxophone Barney Hubert tracks a5 baritone saxophone Floyd Newman tracks a5 bass Jymie Merritt tracks a1, a2, a4 bass Leo Lauchie tracks a3, a6, a7, a8, a9, b1, b3, b5 bass Marshall York tracks b6 bass Ralph Hamilton tracks b6 drums Jessie Sailes tracks a1, a2, a4, b4 drums Sonny Freeman tracks a3, a5, a6, a7, a8, a9, b3 drums Ted Curry guitar B.B. King tracks a1, a2, a4 piano Duke Jethro tracks b5, b6 piano Lloyd Glenn tracks a3, a5, a6, a7, a8, a9, b1, b3 piano Millard Lee tracks a1, a2, a4, tenor saxophone Bobby Forte tracks a1, a2, a3, a4, a5, a6, a7, a8, a9, b1, b3, b5 tenor saxophone Johnny Board tracks b1, b5 trombone Pluma Davis tracks a3, a6, a7, a8, a9, b3, trumpet Henry Boozier trumpet Hobart Dotson tracks a1, a2, a3, a4, a5, a6, a7, a8, a9, b3, trumpet Kenneth Sands vocals B.B. King tracks b8 vocals Jewel Akens tracks b8 vocals Terry Evans Phonographic Copyright (p) Pan-Am Records Copyright (c) Pan-Am Records Tracks A1, A2, A4 recorded in Los Angeles, California, 1961-1962. Tracks A3, A8, A9 recorded in Los Angeles, California, January 1958. Tracks A6, A7, B3 recorded in Los Angeles, California, February 7-9, 1959. Track A5 recorded in Los Angeles, California, probably 1958. Track B1 recorded in Los Angeles, California, 1959. Track B2 recorded in Los Angeles, California, 1961. Track B4 recorded in Los Angeles, California, April 3, 1959. Track B5 recorded in Los Angeles, California, March 16, 1960. Track B6 recorded in Los Angeles, California, March 3, 1960. Tracks B7, B9 recorded in Los Angeles, California, April 10, 1961. Track B8 recorded in Los Angeles, California, August 1958.
Track B2 - unidentified bass, organ, piano and drums. Track B4 - unknown bass, piano and organ. Tracks B7, B9 - unknown saxophone, trumpet, bass, piano, drums and strings.
Trumpet on track B1 is either Henry Boozier, Hobart Dotson or Kenny Sands Drums on track B1 is either Ted Currey or Sonny Freeman Trumpet on track B5 is either Henry Boozier, John Browning or Kenny Sands Drums on track B5 is either Ted Currey or Sonny Freeman Barcode: 8 436563 180088 Matrix / Runout: 144823E1/A (Side 1 Runout) Matrix / Runout: 144823E2/C (Side 2 Runout)