alto saxophone Johnny Hodges
alto saxophone Otto Hardwick
baritone saxophone, clarinet, bass clarinet Harry Carney
tracks 1-1 to 1-9 , 2-2 to 2-22 bass Junior Raglin
tracks 1-20 to 1-24 bass Lloyd Trotman
tracks 2-23 to 2-28 bass Oscar Pettiford
drums Sonny Greer
guitar Fred Guy
liner notes Frank Rutter
piano, arranged by Billy Strayhorn
piano, arranged by, leader Duke Ellington
tenor saxophone Al Sears
tenor saxophone, clarinet Jimmy Hamilton
trombone Claude Jones
tracks 1-1 to 1-24 , 2-1 to 2-22 trombone Joe Nanton
trombone Lawrence Brown
tracks 2-23 to 2-28 trombone Wilbur De Paris
trumpet Cat Anderson
trumpet Rex Stewart
trumpet Shelton Hemphill
trumpet Taft Jordan
tracks 1-1 to 1-24, 2-1 to 2-22 trumpet, violin Ray Nance
tracks 1-7, 1-23, 2-16 voice Al Hibbler
tracks 3-1, 1-17, 2-8, 2-17, 2-26 voice Joya Sherrill
tracks 1-23, 2-16 voice Kay Davis
tracks 2-20 voice Marie Ellington
tracks 1-19 voice Ray Nance
Copyright (c) D.E.T.S.
Phonographic Copyright (p) D.E.T.S.
Glass Mastered At Tocano
Glass Mastered At Tocano
Pressed By Tocano
Recorded At Adams Theatre, Newark
Recorded At Radio City, Studio 6B
Recorded At The New Zanzibar ,NYC
©&℗ 2001 D.E.T.S.

Tracks 1-1 to 1-19 - Treasury Broadcast No. 4, Adams Theatre, Newark, N.J, May 5th, 1945 (ABC)
Tracks 1-20 to 1-24 - Remote Broadcast From The New Zanzibar, New York City, October 1945 (NBC)
Tracks 2-1 to 2-22 - Treasury Broadcast No. 5, From Studio 6B, Radio City, NYC, May 12th, 1945 (ABC)
Tracks 23-2 to 2-28 - Remote Broadcast From The New Zanzibar, New York City, November 1945 (NBC)

Duke Ellington is incorrectly attributed with co-writing track 1-19. It was written by Mercer Ellington alone, with a lyric added later by Ted Persons. Verified by ASCAP research.
Barcode: 7 17101 90032 9 (Written)
Barcode: 717101900329 (Scanned)
Matrix / Runout: TOKANO DK 42921 (CD1)
Mastering SID Code: IFPI LP51 (CD1)
Mould SID Code: IFPI 6ED1 (CD1)
Matrix / Runout: TOKANO DK 42922 (CD2)
Mastering SID Code: IFPI LP51 (CD2)
Mould SID Code: IFPI 6ED1 (CD2)