tracks a1, a3, a5, b4, b5 alto saxophone Ernie Powell
tracks a1, a3, a5, b4, b5 alto saxophone Evetis Moore
tracks a2 alto saxophone Gene Blooms
tracks a1, a3, a5, b4, b5 alto saxophone Jackie Fields
tracks a2 alto saxophone Leo Robinson
tracks a2 baritone saxophone Skip Martin
tracks a2 bass Artie Bernstein
tracks a1, a3, a5, b4 to b6 bass Billy Taylor Sr.
tracks b2 bass Oscar Pettiford
tracks a1, a3, a5, b4, b5 clarinet Ernie Powell
cover Ingrid af Sandeberg
tracks a2 drums Dave Tough
tracks b2 drums Denzil Best
tracks a1, a3, a5, b4 to b6 drums J.C. Heard
tracks a4 drums Lionel Hampton
tracks a1, a3, a5, b4 to b6 guitar Gene Fields
tracks a2 guitar Mike Bryan
tracks a1, a3, a5, b4 to b6 piano Gene Rodgers
tracks a2 piano Johnny Guarnieri
tracks b2 piano Sir Charles Thompson
tenor saxophone Coleman Hawkins
tracks a2 tenor saxophone Georgie Auld
tracks a1, a3, a5, b4, b5 tenor saxophone Kermit Scott
tracks a2 tenor saxophone Pete Mondello
tracks a1, a3, a5, b4, b5 trombone Claude Jones
tracks a2 trombone Cutty Cutshall
tracks a2 trombone Lou McGarity
tracks a1, a3, a5, b4, b5 trombone Sandy Williams
tracks a4 trombone Tommy Dorsey
tracks a1, a3, a5, b4, b5 trombone William Cats
tracks a2 trumpet Billy Butterfield
tracks a4 trumpet Harry James
tracks b2 trumpet Howard McGhee
tracks a2 trumpet Irving Goodman
tracks a2 trumpet Jimmy Maxwell
tracks a1, a3, a5, b4, b5 trumpet Joe Guy
tracks a1, a3, a5, b4, b5 trumpet Nelson Bryant
tracks a4 trumpet Roy Eldridge
tracks a1, a3, a5, b4, b5 trumpet Tommy Lindsay
tracks a1, a3, a5, b4, b5 trumpet Tommy Stevenson
Recording dates and locations:
A1 Savoy Ballroom, New York City, August 15, 1940
A2 New York City, April 14, 1944
A3 Savoy Ballroom, New York City, July 19, 1940
A4 Savoy Ballroom, New York City, 1940
A5 Savoy Ballroom, New York City, August 8, 1940

B1 acc. by unknown orchestra Unknown location, 1944
B2 Hollywood, late 1944 or early 1945
B3 New York City, August 18, 1944
B4 Savoy Ballroom, New York City, August 4, 1940
B5 Savoy Ballroom, New York City, August 4, 1940
B6 Savoy Ballroom, New York City, August 15, 1940
Matrix / Runout: LEP 1 71 E71 AA-504-A (side A)
Matrix / Runout: LEP 2 71 E71 AA-504-B (side B)