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art direction George Osaki
artwork Mick Haggerty
design Rod Dyer
liner notes Leonard Feather
Auto-coupled release.

The contents of this album were assembled in 1956 as a record counterpart to The Encyclopedia of Jazz, with the collaboration of the author, Leonard Feather, and the publisher, Horizon Press Publishers of 156 Fifth Ave., New York, N.Y. 10010.
Other albums in this series are Vol. 1 and 2 (Jazz of the '20s and '30s) on MCA2-4061 and Vol. 5 (Jazz of the'50s and '60s) on MCA2-4063.
Notice: The selections contained in this album have been previously released on the Coral and Vocation labels.

A1 recorded in New York, Dec. 1949
A2 recorded in New York, Feb. 13, 1942.
A3 recorded in Hollywood, Dec. 6, 1940.
A4 recorded Dec. 8, 1943.
A5 recorded in New York, July 2, 1942.
A6 recorded in Chicago Nov. 16, 1943.
B1 recorded in New York, Jan. 21, 1941.
B2 recorded in NewYork, Oct. 4, 1944.
B3 recorded Dec. 12, 1944.
B4 recorded May 2, 1944.
B5 recorded Dec. 26, 1941.
B6 recorded in New York, April 5, 1944.
C1 recorded April 1953.
C2 recorded early 1945.
C3 recorded at the Pasadena Civinc Auditorium in 1949.
C4 recorded at Gene Norman's Crescendo Club in Hollowood on Jan.21, 1955.
C5 recorded in New York, Feb. 2, 1956.
C6 recorded in New York, Dec. 29, 1953.
C7 recorded in New York, July 23, 1953.
D1 recorded recorded at the Band Box in New York, Mar. 16, 1953.
D2 recorded in Los Angeles, Dec. 15, 1955.
D3 recorded in New Yor, Set. 29, 1955.
D4 recorded in Los Angeles, Sept. 29, 1955.
D5 recorded at the Hollywood Palladium, September 1953.