booklet editor Belle Epoque cover Mizuno Design House producer Fumimaru Kawashima Phonographic Copyright (p) RCA Records Manufactured by RVC Corporation, Tokyo, Japan from Master Recordings of RCA Corporation, Camden, Red Seal, and Dynagroove used by authority of RCA Corporation.
Tracks A1- A6 recorded in Chicago, March 6, 1940 Tracks A7 - A9 recorded in Chicago, March 15, 1940 Tracks B1 - B2 recorded in Hollywood, May 4, 1940 Tracks B3 - B7 recorded in Chicago, May 28, 1940 Tracks C1 - C4 recorded in New York, July 22, 1940 Tracks C5 - C7 recorded in New York, July 24, 1940 Tracks D1 - D4 recorded in Chicago, September 5, 1940 Tracks D5 - D8 recorded in Chicago, October 1, 1940 Tracks E1 - E5 recorded in Chicago, October 17, 1940 Tracks E6 - E10 recorded in Chicago, October 28, 1940 Tracks F1 - F4 recorded in Chicago, December 28, 1940 Tracks F5 - F10 recorded in Hollywood, February 15, 1941 Tracks G1 - G2 recorded in New York, May 14, 1941 Tracks G3 - G7 recorded in Hollywood, June 25, 1941 Tracks G8 - G9 recorded in Hollywood, June 5, 1941 Tracks H1 - H5 recorded in Hollywood, July 2, 1941 Tracks H6 - H8 recorded in Hollywood, September 26, 1941 Tracks I1 - I4 recorded in Hollywood, December 2, 1941 Tracks I5 - I7 recorded in Chicago, January 21, 1942 Tracks I8 - I10 recorded in Hollywood, February 26, 1942 Tracks J1 - J3 recorded in Hollywood, June 26, 1942 Tracks J4 - J8 recorded in Chicago, July 28, 1942 *Chauncey Haughton (cl, ts) replaces Barney Bigard Tracks K1 - K4 recorded in New York, December 1, 1944 Tracks K5a - K5b recorded in New York, December 11, 1944 Tracks K5c - K5d recorded in New York, December 12, 1944 Tracks L1 - L4 recorded in New York, January 5, 1945 Track L5 recorded in New York, April 26, 1945 Tracks L6 - L7 recorded in New York, May 1, 1945 Track M1 recorded in New York, May 10, 1945 Tracks M2 - M4 recorded in New York, May 11, 1945 Tracks M5 - N1 recorded in New York, May 14, 1945 *Bob Haggart (b) replaces Junior Raglin Tracks N2 - N3 recorded in New York, May 15, 1945 * Sid Weiss (b) replaces Bob Haggart Tracks N4 - N7 recorded in New York, May 16, 1945 Tracks O1a, b & d recorded in New York, July 24, 1945 Tracks O1c & O2 recorded in New York, July 30, 1945 Tracks O3 - O4 recorded in New York, October 6, 1945 *Ray Nance (tp, vln, voc) omitted, Sidney Catlett (ds) replaces Sonny Greer Tracks P1 - P3 recorded in New York, November 26, 1945 Tracks P4 - P5 recorded in New York, January 10, 1946 Tracks P6 - P9 recorded in Hollywood, July 9, 1946 Tracks Q1 - Q4 recorded in Hollywood, July 10, 1946 Tracks Q5 - Q9 recorded in Hollywood, August 26, 1946 Tracks R1 - R8 recorded in Hollywood, September 3, 1946