alto saxophone Johnny Hodges
alto saxophone Otto Hardwick
baritone saxophone, clarinet, bass clarinet Harry Carney
tracks 1-19 to 1-28, 2-13 to 2-31 bass Junior Raglin
tracks 1-1 to 1-18, 2-14 to 2-19 bass Oscar Pettiford
drums Sonny Greer
guitar Fred Guy
piano, arranged by Billy Strayhorn
piano, arranged by, leader Duke Ellington
producer Jerry Valburn
tracks 1-1 to 1-18, 2-1 to 2-13 tenor saxophone Al Sears
tracks 1-19 to 1-28, 2-14 to 2-19 tenor saxophone, clarinet Elmer Williams
tenor saxophone, clarinet Jimmy Hamilton
trombone Claude Jones
tracks 2-14 to 2-19 trombone Joe Nanton
tracks 1-23 to 1-25, 2-13 to 2-24 trombone Juan Tizol
trombone Lawrence Brown
tracks 2-1 to 2-13 trumpet Bernard Flood
tracks 1-1 to 1-18, 2-1 to 2-13 trumpet Cat Anderson
tracks 1-19 to 1-28, 2-14 to 2-19 trumpet Ray Nance
tracks 1-1 to 1-28, 2-14 to 2-19 trumpet Rex Stewart
trumpet Shelton Hemphill
tracks 1-19 to 1-28, 2-1 to 2-19 trumpet Taft Jordan
tracks 1-19 to 1-28, 2-14 to 2-19 trumpet, violin Ray Nance
tracks 1-9, 1-26, voice Al Hibbler
tracks 1-4, 1-17 voice Joya Sherrill
tracks 1-7 voice The Mellotones
Tracks 1-1 to 1-18 - Treasury Broadcast No. 32, Radio City, Studio 6-B, NYC, November 24,1945 (ABC)
Tracks 1-19 to 1-22 - Broadcast from the Hurricane Restaurant, NYC, April 9, 1943 (MPS)
Tracks 1-23 to 1-28 - Broadcast from the Hurricane Restaurant, NYC, April 20 , 1943 (MPS)
Tracks 2-1 to 2-13 - Treasury Broadcast No. 33, Civic Opera House, Chicago, ILL, January 20, 1946
Tracks 2-14 to 2-16 - Broadcast from the Hurricane Restaurant, NYC, April 21, 1944 (MBS)
Tracks 2-25 to 2-31 - Broadcast from the Hurricane Restaurant, NYC, April 27, 1944 (MBS)

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Other: 73:47 (CD2)