tracks 17b5 to 17b9, 18a5 to 18a8 alto saxophone Benny Carter
tracks 10a1 to 10a5, 19at to 19a10 alto saxophone Hilton Jefferson
tracks 9b1 to 9b7 alto saxophone Johnny Hodges
tracks 17b1 to 17b4 alto saxophone Murray McEachern
tracks 8b1 to 8b7 alto saxophone Pete Brown
tracks 5a1 to 5b5, 6a1 to 6a6, 7b1, 7b3 to 7b7 alto saxophone Tab Smith
tracks 13a1 to 13a10, 16b1 to 16b7, 18a1 to 18a4 alto saxophone Willie Smith
tracks 7a1 to 7a6 arranged by Billy Moore, Jr.
tracks 7b1 to 7b7, 9b1 to 9b7 arranged by Brick Fleagle
tracks 10b1 to 10b8, 13a6 to 13a10 arranged by Johnny Thompson
tracks 20a4 to 20b4 arranged by Neal Hefti
tracks 20a1 to 20a3 arranged by Ralph Burns
tracks 4a2 to 4b4, baritone saxophone Dickie Wells
tracks 6a1 to 6a6, 7b2 to 7b7, 9b1 to 9b7 baritone saxophone Harry Carney
tracks 20b5 to 20b11 baritone saxophone Serge Chaloff
tracks 7a1 to 7a6, 18b3, 18b4, 19b9 to 19b12 bass Al Hall
tracks 5a1 to 5b5, 6a1 to 6a6 bass Al Lucas
tracks 16a1 to 16a6 bass Arnold Fishkin
tracks 17a1 to 17a4 bass Artie Shapiro
tracks 2a7 to 2b6, 3a1 to 3b4, 9b1 to 9b7, 11b1 to 12b8, 19a7 to 19a10 bass Billy Taylor Sr.
tracks 15b1, 15b3, 15b6 bass Bob Casey
tracks 15a1, 15a2 bass Bob Haggart
tracks 21b7 to 21b10 bass Bob Leininger
tracks 14b1 to 14b8 bass Bunny Franks
tracks 13b1 to 13b6, 16a1 to 16a6, 20a1 to 20a3, 20a11 to 20b11 bass Chubby Jackson
tracks 21a1 to 21b6 bass Clyde Lombardi
tracks 20a4 to 20a10 bass Curly Russell
tracks 18b5 to 18b9 bass Danny Settle
tracks 13a1 to 13a10, 18a1 to 18a4 bass Ed Mihelich
tracks 2a1 to 2a6, 2b7 to 2b10 bass Israel Crosby
tracks 10a6 to 10a9 bass Jack Lesberg
tracks 1a1 to 1a4 bass John Bell
tracks 6b1 to 6b6 bass John Kirby
tracks 15b2, 15b4, 15b5 bass John Simmons
tracks 17a5, 17a6 bass Jud Denaut
tracks 19b1 to 19b8 bass Meyer "Mike" Rubin
tracks 8a1 to 8a6, 8b1 to 8b7, 10a1 to 10a5, 14a1 to 14a9 bass Milt Hinton
tracks 17a7 to 17a9 bass Phil Stephens
tracks 16b1 to 16b7, 16b8 to 16b11 bass Red Callender
tracks 4a1 to 4b4 bass Rodney Richardson
tracks 7b1 to 7b7 bass Sid Weiss
tracks 1a5 to 1b4, 9a1 to 9a6, 10b1 to 11a10 bass Slam Stewart
tracks 16a7 to 16a10, 18b1, 18b2, 19a1 to 19a6 bass Trigger Alpert
tracks 1b5 to 1b8, 15a3 to 15a8, 15b2 to 15b6 bass Vernon King
tracks 7b1 bass clarinet Harry Carney
tracks 20a1 to 20a3 bass clarinet Mickey Folus
tracks 9a1 to 9a6, 12b1 to 12b4 clarinet Aaron Sachs
tracks 13b3 to 13b6 clarinet Al Gibson
tracks 12b5 to 12b8 clarinet Barney Bigard
tracks 1a1 to 1a4, 10a6 to 10a9 clarinet Bujie Centobie
tracks 15b1 , 18b3, 18b4 clarinet Edmond Hall
tracks 15a1, 15a2 clarinet Ernie Caceres
tracks 10b1 to 10b8, 12a1 to 12a8 clarinet Hank D'Amico
tracks 17a7 to 17a9 clarinet Heinie Beau
tracks 14b1 to 14b8 clarinet Irving Fazola
tracks 20a1 to 20a3 clarinet John Laporta
tracks 15a3, 18b1, 18b2, 19a1 clarinet Peanuts Hucko
tracks 1b5 to 1b8 clarinet Rudy Rutherford
tracks 20a1 to 20a3 clarinet Salvatore Delegge
tracks 7b2 clarinet Tab Smith
tracks 19b9 to 19b12 clarinet, alto saxophone Bob Walters
tracks 18b5 to 18b9 clarinet, tenor saxophone Gene Sedric
tracks 7b1 to 7b7 cornet Rex Stewart
tracks 15a4 cornett Wild Bill Davison
design Heyqlow Kobayashi
tracks 13b3 to 13b6 drums Alvin Burroughs
tracks 20a11 to 20b4 drums Alvin Stoller
tracks 20a1 to 20a3 drums Barrett Deems
tracks 14b1 to 14b8 drums Charlie Duke
tracks 2a1 to 3b4, 6a1 to 6b6, 7b1 to 7b7, 12b1 to 12b8 drums Cozy Cole
tracks 15b1, 19a2 to 19a6, 19b9 to 19b12 drums Dave Tough
tracks 11a1 to 11b8 drums Denzil Best
tracks 19b1 to 19b8 drums Dick Balridge
tracks 9a1 to 9a6 drums Eddie Dell
tracks 1b6 to 1b8 drums Fred Radcliffe
tracks 12a1 to 12a8, 15a1, 15a2, 15a3 to 15a8, 15b2 to 15b6 drums George Wettling
tracks 8a1 to 8b7, 10a1 to 10a5, 14a1 to 14a9, 16a7 to 16a10, 18a1, 18a2, 19a1 drums J.C. Heard
tracks 16b8 to 16b11, 17a1 to 17a6 drums Jackie Mills
tracks 18b3, 18b4 drums Jimmy Crawford
tracks 4a1 to 4b4, 5a1 to 5b5 drums Jo Jones
tracks 1a1 to 1a4 drums Johnny Castaing
tracks 19a7 to 19a10 drums Lee Abrams
tracks 1b5 drums Lionel Hampton
tracks 13a1 to 13a10, 17a7 to 18b4 drums Nick Fatool
tracks 16a1 to 16a6 drums Shelly Manne
tracks 1a5 to 1b4, 6a1 to 7a6 drums Sidney Catlett
tracks 18b5 to 18b9 drums Slick Jones
tracks 10b1 to 10b8 drums Specs Powell
tracks 20a4 to 20a10 drums Stan Levey
tracks 20b5 to 20b11 drums Tiny Kahn
tracks 20a1 to 20a3 flute Ted Wheeler
tracks 18b5 to 18b9 guitar Al Casey
tracks 17a5, 17a6 guitar Al Hendrickson
tracks 13a6 to 13a10, 17b5 to 17b9 guitar Allan Reuss
tracks 17b1 to 17b9 guitar Artie Bernstein
tracks 19b9 to 19b12 guitar Barry Galbraith
tracks 13b1 to 13b6, 16a1 to 16b6, 20a11 to 20b4, 21a1 to 21b10 guitar Billy Bauer
tracks 7b1 to 7b7, 9b1 to 9b7 guitar Brick Fleagle
tracks 15a1, 15a2 guitar Carl Kress
tracks 15a3 to 15a8, 15b2 to 15b6 guitar Carmen Mastren
tracks 17a7 to 17b$ guitar Dave Barbour
tracks 19b1 to 19b8 guitar Earl Backus
tracks 18b3, 18b4 guitar Eugene Fields
tracks 4a1 to 4b4 guitar Freddie Green
tracks 20a1 to 20a3 guitar George Barnes
tracks 17a1 to 17a4 guitar George Van Eps
tracks 18b1, 18b2, 19a1 to 19a10 guitar Hy White
tracks 18a1 to 18a4 guitar Irving Ashby
tracks 13a1 to 13a5 guitar Les Paul
tracks 1a1 to a4 guitar Lloyd Dantin
tracks 9a1 to 9a6 guitar Remo Palmieri
tracks 3a1 to 3b4 guitar Teddy Walters
liner notes, research [assisted by] Dan Morgenstern
tracks 20a4 to 20a10 piano Al Haig
tracks 13a1 to 13a5, 16b8 to 16b12, 17b5 to 18b4 piano Arnold Ross
tracks 18b1, 18b2, 19a1 to 19a10 piano Bernie Leighton
tracks 12b1 to 12b4 piano Billy Rowland
tracks 4a1 to 4b4 piano Count Basie
tracks 13b3 to 13b6 piano Dave Rivera
tracks 13a6 to 13a10 piano Dodo Marmarosa
tracks 3a1 to 3b4, 5a1 to 5b5 piano Earl Hines
tracks 18b3, 18b4 piano Ellis Larkins
tracks 10a6 to 10a9 piano Frank Froeba
tracks 15a1, 15a2, 15b1 piano Gene Schroeder
tracks 16a7 to 16a10 piano Geoffrey Clarkson
tracks 12a1 to 12a8 piano Herman Chittison
tracks 15a3 to 15a8, 15b2 to 15b6 piano Joe Sullivan
tracks 1a5 to 1b4, 2a1 to 2a6, 6a1 to 6a6, 7a1 to 7b7, 8a1 to 8a6, 9b1 to 9b7, 12b5 to 12b8, 14a5 to 14a9 piano Johnny Guarnieri
tracks 8b1 to 8b7 piano Kenny Kersey
tracks 21a1 to 21b10 piano Lennie Tristano
tracks 1b6 piano Lionel Hampton
tracks 1b5, ib7 to 1b8 piano Milt Buckner
tracks 16b1 to 16b7 piano Nat King Cole
tracks 14b1 to 14b8 piano Pete Laudeman
tracks 13b1 to 13b6, 20a1 to 20a3 piano Ralph Burns
tracks 1a1 to 1a4 piano Roy Zimmerman
tracks 17a1 to 17a4 piano Skitch Henderson
tracks 18a5 to 18a8 piano Sonny White
tracks 2b7 to 2b10, 6a1 to 6b6, 9a1 to 9a6, 10b1 to 11b8 piano Teddy Wilson
tracks 17a5 to 17b4 piano Tommy Todd
tracks 16a1 to 16a6, 20a11 to 20b4 piano Tony Aless
tracks 10a1 to 10a5 piano, arranged by Buster Harding
producer Kiyoshi Koyama
producer [associate] Richard Seidel
producer [otiginal recordings], liner notes Harry Lim
research [assisted by], liner notes Bob Porter
tracks 20b5 to 20b11 tenor saxophone Allen Eager
tracks 1b5 to 1b8 tenor saxophone Arnett Cobb
tracks 16b8 to 16b11, 17a1 to 17a6, 17b1 to 17b4, 18a1 to 18a4 tenor saxophone Babe Russin
tracks 19b1 to 19b8 tenor saxophone Boyd Rolando
tracks 15a1 to 16b6 tenor saxophone Bud Freeman
tracks 8a1 to 8a6 tenor saxophone Budd Johnson
tracks 20a11 to 20b4 tenor saxophone Charlie Ventura
tracks 2a7 to 2b10, 3a1 to 3b4, 6a1 to 6b6, 11a1 to 12a8 tenor saxophone Coleman Hawkins
tracks 6a1 to 6a6, 7b1 to 7b7, 12b1 to 12b4 tenor saxophone Don Byas
tracks 13b3 to 13b6, 14a5 to 14a9 tenor saxophone Flip Phillips
tracks 18b5 to 18b9 tenor saxophone Freddy Jefferson
tracks 17a7 to 17a9 tenor saxophone Herbie Haymer
tracks 19a7 to 19a10 tenor saxophone Jerry Jerome
tracks 1a5 to 1b4, 4a1 to 4b4 tenor saxophone Lester Young
tracks 14b1 to 14b8 tenor saxophone Steve Giarratano
tracks 16a7 to 16a10 tenor saxophone Ted Nash
tracks 7a1 to 7a6 trombone Benny Morton
tracks 7a1 to 7a6, 13b1 to 13b6 trombone Bill Harris
tracks 19b9 to 19b12 trombone Bob Jenney
tracks 7a1 to 7a6 trombone Claude Jones
tracks 18b3, 18b4 trombone Henderson Chambers
tracks 1a1 to 1a4, 14b1 to 14b8 trombone Julian Laine
tracks 20a11 to 20b4 trombone Kai Winding
tracks 7b1 to 7b7 trombone Lawrence Brown
tracks 13a1 to 13a5 trombone Murray McEachern
tracks 3a1 to 3b4 trombone Trummy Young
tracks 10a1 to 10a5, 14a1 to 14a4, 19a7 to 19a10 trombone Tyree Glenn
tracks 9b1 to 9b7, 10a6 to 10a9, 12b1 to 12b4, 15a1, 15a2, 15b2 trombone Vernon Brown
tracks 7a1 to 7a6, 10b1 to 10b8 trombone Vic Dickenson
tracks 12a1 to 12a8 trombone, vocals Jack Teagarden
tracks 14b1 to 14b8 trumpet Anthony "Tony" Dalmado
tracks 15a1, 15a2 trumpet Billy Butterfield
tracks 4a2 to 4b4, 11a1 to 11a10, 14a5 to 14a9 trumpet Buck Clayton
tracks 5a1 to 5b5, 8a1 to 8a6, 11b1 to 11b8, 15b2 trumpet Charlie Shavers
tracks 17b1 to 17b4 trumpet Clyde Hurley
tracks 18a1 to 18a4 trumpet Dick Cathcart
tracks 2a1 to 2a6, 9b1 to 9b7, 13a6 to 13a10 trumpet Emmett Berry
tracks 1a1 to 1a4, 10a6 to 10a9 trumpet George Hartman
tracks 13b1, 13b2 trumpet Howard McGhee
tracks 18b3, 18b4 trumpet Irving Randolph
tracks 2a1 to 2a6, 3a1 to 3b4, 10b1 to 10b8, 12a1 to 12a8, 12b5 to 12b8, 16a7 to 16a10, 19a7 to 19a10 trumpet Joe Thomas
tracks 8a1 to 8a6, 14a1 to 14a4 trumpet Jonah Jones
tracks 18b5 to 18b9 trumpet Lincoln Mills
tracks 19b9 to 19b12 trumpet Louis R. Mucci
tracks 17a1 to 17a4 trumpet Manny Klein
tracks 20a11 to 20b4 trumpet Neal Hefti
tracks 13b3 to 13b6 trumpet Pete Candoli
tracks 20a4 to 20a10, 20b5 to 20b11 trumpet Red Rodney
tracks 2a1 to 2a6, 2a7 to 2b6, 10a1 to 10a5 trumpet Roy Eldridge
tracks 12b1 to 12b4 trumpet Shorty Rogers
tracks 13a1 to 13a5 trumpet, arranged by Billy May
tracks 20a1 to 20a3 vibraphone Bill Harris
tracks 19b1 to 19b8 vibraphone Frank Rullo
tracks 9a1 to 9a6 vibraphone Red Norvo
tracks 18a1 to 18a4 vibraphone, trombone Juan Tizol
tracks 18b3, 18b4 vocals Ann Hathaway
tracks 20a4 to 20a10 vocals Buddy Stewart
tracks 20a4 to 20a10 vocals Dave Lambert
tracks 1b5 to 1b8, 10b1 to 10b8 vocals Dinah Washington
tracks 20a11, 20a12 vocals Frances Wayne
tracks 18b5 vocals Gene Sedric
tracks 16a7, 18b1, 18b2 vocals Marie Bryant
tracks 18b1, 18b2 vocals The Midtowners
tracks 10b1 to 10b8 xylophone Red Norvo
Manufactured By Nippon Phonogram Co., Ltd.
Distributed By Nippon Phonogram Co., Ltd.
Distributed By PolyGram Records, Inc.
Include a 7 record (SMP- 1050 MONO - Not For Sale) recorded on October 8, 1946.
Comes with a 40 pages booklet and a 8 pages Keynote Photo Album insert.
Subtitle: 334 Immortal Jazz Performances Of The 40´s Including 115 Newly Discovered Gems.
The Complete Boxed Set Reissue Conceived and Produced by Kiyoshi Koyama.

A Joint Project of Nippon Phonogram Co. Ltd. and Polygram Records, Inc. U.S.A.

Manufactured in Japan for sales in US and Japan.

First number from spine.
Recording date:
#1A1 to 1A4: New Orleans, c. March 14, 1941.
#1A5 to 1B4: New York, December 28, 1943.
#1B5 to 1B8: New York, January 24, 1944.
#2A1 to 2A6: New York, February 17, 1944.
#2A7 to 2B6: New York, February 22, 1944.
#2B7 to 2B10: New York, March 22, 1944.
#3A1 to 3B4: New York, May 24, 1944.
#4A1 to 4B4: New York, June 8, 1944.
#5A1 to 5B5: New York, April 22, 1944.
#6A1 to 6A6: New York, May 24, 1944.
#6B1 to 6B6: New York, May 29, 1944.
#7A1 to 7A6: New York, May 30, 1944.
#7B1 to 7B7: New York, June 5, 1944.
#8A1 to 8A6: New York, June 8, 1944.
#8B1 to 8B7: New York, July 19, 1944.
#9A1 to 9A6: New York, July 27, 1944.
#9B1 to 9B7: New York, August 1, 1944.
#10A1 to 10A5: New York, September 20, 1944.
#10A5 to 10A9: New York, September 22, 1944.
#10B1 to 10B8: New York, October 10, 1944.
#11A1 to 11A10: New York, October 17, 1944.
#11b1 to 11B8: New York, October 18, 1944.
#12A1 to 12A8: New York, December 12, 1944.
#12B1 to 12B4: New York, February 2, 1945.
#12B5 to 12B8: New York, February 5, 1945.
#13A1 to 13A5: Los Angeles, May 2, 1945.
#13A6 to 13A10: Los Angeles, May 15, 1945.
#13B1, 13B2: New York, January 10, 1945.
#13B3 to 13B6: Chicago, April 5, 1945.
#14A1 to 14A4: New York, July 6, 1945.
#14A5 to 14A9: New York, August 17, 1945.
#14B1 to 14B4:New Orleans, October 19, 1945.
#14B6 to 14B8: New Orleans, October 24, 1945.
#15A1, 15A2: New York, November 15, 1945.
#15A3 to 15A8: New York, December 5, 1945.
#15A9 to 15B6: New York, December 10, 1945.
#16A1 to 16A6: New York, November 29, 1945.
#16A7 to 16A10: New York, January 25, 1946.
#16B1 to 16B7: Los Angeles, February 16, 1946.
#16B8 to 16B11: Los Angeles, February 20, 1946.
#17A1 to 17A4: Los Angeles, February 22, 1946.
#17A5, 17A6: Los Angeles, March 8, 1946.
#17A7 to 17A9: Los Angeles, March 30, 1946.
#17B1 to 17B4: Los Angeles, April 3, 1946.
#17B5 to 17B9; Los Angeles, April 1946.
#18A1 to 18A4: Los Angeles, April 7 1946.
#18A5 to 18A8: Los Angeles, April 22, 1946.
#18B1, 18B2: New York, April 29, 1946.
#18B3, 18B4: New York, June 20, 1946.
#18B5 to 18B9: New York, December 11, 1946.
#19A1: New Yorl, April 29, 1946.
#19A2 to 19A6: New York, August 9, 1946.
#19A7 to 19A10: New York, August 16, 1946.
#19B1 to 19B4: Chicago, September 20 1946.
#19B5 to 19B8: Chicago, September 23, 1946.
#19B9 to 19B12: New York, October 15, 1946.
#20A1 to 20A3: Chicago, March 6, 1946.
#20A4 to 20A10: New York, November 23, 1946.
#20A11 to 20B4: New York, December 18, 1946.
#20B5 to 20b11: New York, January 29, 1947.
#21A1 to 21B6: New York, October 8, 1946.
#21B7 to 21B10: New York, May 23, 1947.
Barcode: 042283012110 (Scanned, UPC_A US/CA)
Barcode: 4988011301193 (Scanned, EAN_13 JP)
Rights Society: JASRAC