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tracks d3 to d6, g2 to g6 alto saxophone Benny Carter
tracks i4 to i8 alto saxophone Buff Estes
tracks d3 to d6 alto saxophone Dave Matthews
tracks g7 to h2 alto saxophone Earl Bostic
tracks a1 to a4 alto saxophone George Koenig
tracks d7 to e1 alto saxophone George Oldham
tracks a1 to a4, e2 to e5, f3 to f6 alto saxophone Hymie Schertzer
tracks a5 to b4, c7 to d2 alto saxophone Johnny Hodges
tracks d7 to e1 alto saxophone Omer Simeon
tracks e2 to e5, f3 to f6 alto saxophone Russell Procope
tracks h3 to h7, i4 to i8 alto saxophone Toots Mondello
art direction Dick Smith
tracks c7 to d2 baritone saxophone Edgar Sampson
tracks f7 to g1 baritone saxophone Harry Carney
tracks g7 to i8 bass Artie Bernstein
tracks c7 to d2, f7 to g1 bass Billy Taylor Sr.
tracks a1 to a4 bass Harry Goodman
tracks k1 to k4 bass Hayes Alvis
tracks d7 to e1 bass Jesse Simpkins
tracks a5 to b4, d3 to d6 bass John Kirby
tracks c1 to c6 bass Johnny Miller
tracks b5 to b8 bass Mack Walker
tracks e2 to f6, g2 to g6 bass Milt Hinton
tracks k6 to l8 bass Vernon Alley
tracks j1 to j8 bass Wesley Prince
tracks b1 to b4 clarinet Buster Bailey
tracks b5 to b8 clarinet Eddie Barefield
tracks h8 to i3 clarinet Edmond Hall
tracks k5 to l8 clarinet Marshall Royal
tracks a5 to a7 clarinet Mezz Mezzrow
tracks d7 to e1 clarinet Omer Simeon
tracks c1 to c6 clarinet Vido Musso
tracks f7 to g1 cornet Rex Stewart
tracks j1 to j8 drums Al Spieldock
tracks d7 to e1 drums Alvin Burroughs
tracks a5 to c6, e2 to f6 drums Cozy Cole
tracks a1 to a4 drums Gene Krupa
tracks d3 to d6 drums Jo Jones
tracks k1 to k4 drums Kaiser Marshall
tracks k5 to l4 drums Lee Young
tracks a1 to a4, b1 to b8, f3 to f6, h3 to h7, j1 to j8 drums Lionel Hampton
tracks i4 to i8 drums Nick Fatool
tracks l5 to l8 drums Shadow Wilson
tracks g7 to h2 drums Sidney Catlett
tracks h3 to h7 drums Slick Jones
tracks c7 to d2, f7 to g6 drums Sonny Greer
tracks h8 to i3 drums Zutty Singleton
tracks g7 to h2 electric guitar Charlie Christian
tracks k1 to k4 electric guitar Teddy Bunn
tracks h3 to h7 guitar Al Casey
tracks a1 to b4, c1 to d2, e2 to f2 guitar Allan Reuss
tracks b5 to b8 guitar Bobby Bennett
tracks f3 to f6 guitar Danny Barker
tracks i4 to i8 guitar Ernest Ashley
tracks h8 to i3 guitar Freddie Green
tracks k5 to l8 guitar Irving Ashby
tracks j1 to j8 guitar Oscar Moore
tracks d3 to d6 piano Billy Kyle
tracks b5 to b8, e2 to h7 piano Clyde Hart
tracks a1 to b4, c1 to d2 piano Jess Stacy
tracks h8 to i3 piano Joe Sullivan
tracks b1 to b8, d7 to e1, e6 to f2, f7 to g1, h3 to h7, j1 to j8 piano Lionel Hampton
tracks k1 to k4 piano Marlowe Morris
tracks j1 to j8 piano Nat King Cole
tracks k5 to l8 piano Sir Charles Thompson
tracks d7 to e1, i4 to i8 piano Spencer Odom
producer Frank Driggs
recording supervisor [original recordings supervised by] Eli Oberstein
recording supervisor [original recordings supervised by] Harry Meyerson
recording supervisor [original recordings supervised by] Leonard Joy
recording supervisor [original recordings supervised by] Steve Sholes
remastered by Don Miller
tracks a1 to a4, c1 to c6 tenor saxophone Arthur Rollini
tracks d3 to d6, h3 to h7 tenor saxophone Babe Russin
tracks g2 to g6 tenor saxophone Ben Webster
tracks d7 to e1, i4 to i8 tenor saxophone Budd Johnson
tracks g2 to g6, h8 to i3 tenor saxophone Coleman Hawkins
tracks d3 to d6 tenor saxophone Herschel Evans
tracks e2 to e5, f3 to f6, h3 to h7, i4 to i8 tenor saxophone Jerry Jerome
tracks e2 to f6, g2 to g6 tenor saxophone Leon "Chu" Berry
tracks d7 to e1 tenor saxophone Robert Crowder
tracks a1 to a4 tenor saxophone Vido Musso
tracks k1 to k4 tipple Douglas Daniels
tracks g7 to h2 trombone J.C. Higginbotham
tracks a5 to a7, f7 to g1 trombone Lawrence Brown
tracks h8 to i3 trumpet Benny Carter
tracks a5 to a7, c7 to d2 trumpet Cootie Williams
tracks g2 to g6 trumpet Dizzy Gillespie
tracks d3 to d6 trumpet Harry James
tracks g7 to h2 trumpet Henry "Red" Allen
tracks e2 to e5 trumpet Irving Randolph
tracks b5 to b8 trumpet Jonah Jones
tracks l5 to l8 trumpet Karl George
tracks d7 to e1 trumpet Walter Fuller
tracks a1 to a4, c1 to c6, f3 to f6, h3 to h7, i4 to i8 trumpet Ziggy Elman
typography [type design] Ray Barber
vibraphone Lionel Hampton
tracks k5 to l8 violin Ray Perry
tracks k4 vocals Douglas Daniels
tracks k6 vocals Evelyn Myers
tracks j2, j8 vocals Helen Forrest
tracks k5 vocals Lee Young
tracks a1, a3, a5 to a7, b6, c1, c8, d1, e2, e4, e5, f4, f8, g7, h1, h2, h6, l1, l5 vocals Lionel Hampton
tracks l6 vocals Ruble Blakey
tracks j5 vocals The Hampton Rhythm Boys
tracks k5, l1 vocals The Hampton Rhythm Girls
Copyright (c) RCA Records
Pressed By RCA Records Pressing Plant, Indianapolis
Includes 12-page pamphlet with notes and credits.

Recording locations and dates:
A1 to A4: Feb 8, 1937, NY
A5 to A7: Apr 14, 1937, NY
B1 to B4: Apr 26, 1937, NY
B5 to B8: Aug 16, 1937, Hollywood
C1 to C6: Sep 5, 1937, Hollywood
C7 to D2: Jan 19, 1938, NY
D3 to D6: Jul 21, 1938, NY
D7 to E1: Oct 11, 1938, NY
E2 to E5: Apr 3, 1939, NY
E6 to F2: Apr 5, 1939, NY
F3 to F6: Jun 9, 1939, NY
F7 to G1: Jun 13, 1939, NY
G2 to G6: Sep 11, 1939, NY
G7 to H2: Oct 12, 1939, NY
H3 to H7: Oct 30, 1939, NY
H8 to I3: Dec 21, 1939, NY
I4 to I8: Feb 26, 1940, Chicago
J1 to J4: May 10, 1940, Hollywood
J5 to J8: Jul 17, 1940, Hollywood
K1 to K4: Aug 21, 1940, NY
K5 to K8: Dec 19, 1940, Hollywood
L1 to L4: Dec 20, 1940, Hollywood
L5 to L8: Apr 8, 1941, Chicago

Runout info is stamped except last letter after AI, A2 or CI is etched (no last letter after AI record 1 side B). Letter I is etched in string AXM6-5536I record 5 side I.

Pressing Plant ID: I (Stamped in runouts)
Matrix / Runout: AXM6-5536-1-A (Label side A)
Matrix / Runout: AXM6-5536-1-B (Label side B)
Matrix / Runout: AXM6-5536-2-C (Label side C)
Matrix / Runout: AXM6-5536-2-D (Label side D)
Matrix / Runout: AXM6-5536-3-E (Label side E)
Matrix / Runout: AXM6-5536-3-F (Label side F)
Matrix / Runout: AXM6-5536-4-G (Label side G)
Matrix / Runout: AXM6-5536-4-H (Label side H)
Matrix / Runout: AXM6-5536-5-I (Label side I)
Matrix / Runout: AXM6-5536-5-J (Label side J)
Matrix / Runout: AXM6-5536-6-K (Label side K)
Matrix / Runout: AXM6-5536-6-L (Label side L)
Matrix / Runout: AXM6-5536A-1 I AIJ (Runout side A)
Matrix / Runout: AXM6-5536B-1 I AI (Runout side B)
Matrix / Runout: AXM6-5536C-2 I AI I (Runout side C)
Matrix / Runout: AXM6 5536d 2 I AII (Runout side D)
Matrix / Runout: AXM6-5536E-1 I AIL (Runout side E)
Matrix / Runout: AXM6-5536F-1 I AI H (Runout side F)
Matrix / Runout: AXM6-5536G-1 I CI K (Runout side G)
Matrix / Runout: AXM6-5536H-1 I A2C (Runout side H)
Matrix / Runout: AXM6-5536I-1 I AI И (Runout side I)
Matrix / Runout: AXM6-5536J-1 I A2E (Runout side J)
Matrix / Runout: AXM6-5536K-1̶ 2 I A̶ AIM (Runout side K)
Matrix / Runout: AXM2̶ 6-5536L-10 I AI B (Runout side L)