tracks c5 to d2, d7 alto saxophone Dave Matthews tracks a4 to b8, c3, c4 alto saxophone George Koenig tracks a4 to b8, c to d2 alto saxophone Hymie Schertzer tracks d7 alto saxophone Milt Yaner art direction Dick Smith tracks a4 to b8, c3, c4, d7 bass Harry Goodman tracks c5 to d2 bass Walter Page clarinet Benny Goodman tracks d3 to d7 drums Dave Tough tracks a1-b2, c1, c2 drums Gene Krupa tracks c5 to d2 drums Lionel Hampton tracks a4 to b8, c3, c4 guitar Allan Reuss tracks d7 guitar Ben Heller tracks c5 to d2 guitar Freddie Green liner notes Mort Goode tracks a4 to b8, c3 to d2, d7 piano Jess Stacy tracks a1-a3, b2, c1, c2, d3 to d6 piano Teddy Wilson reissue producer Frank Driggs tracks a4 to b8, c3, c4, d7 tenor saxophone Arthur Rollini tracks c3 to d2 tenor saxophone Babe Russin tracks d7 tenor saxophone Bud Freeman tracks c5 to d2 tenor saxophone Lester Young tracks a4 to b8 tenor saxophone Vido Musso tracks a4 to b8 trombone Murray McEachern tracks a4 to b8, c3 to d2, d7 trombone Red Ballard tracks b3 to b8, c3 to d2, d7 trombone Vernon Brown tracks a4 to b8, c3 to d2, d7 trumpet Chris Griffin tracks a4 to b8, c1 to d2, d7 trumpet Harry James tracks a4 to b8, c2 to d2, d7 trumpet Ziggy Elman tracks a1-a3, b2, c1, c2, d3 to d6 vibraphone Lionel Hampton Phonographic Copyright (p) RCA Records Copyright (c) RCA Records Pressed By RCA Records Pressing Plant, Indianapolis Tracks A1 to A3 recorded 10/29/37. Tracks A4 to B1 recorded 11/12/37. Tracks B2 to B5 recorded 12/2/37. Tracks B6 to B8 recorded 12/3/37. Track C1 recorded 12/21/37. Track C2 recorded 12/29/37. Tracks C3, C4 recorded 2/16/38. Tracks C5 to D2 recorded 3/9/38. Tracks D3 to D6 recorded 3/25/38. Track D7 recorded 4/8/38. All selections recorded in New York.
Original 78rpm releases: A1, B2: Victor 25725 A2: Victor 25711 A3: Victor 25705 A4, A5: Victor 25720 A6, A7: Victor 25717 A8, B7, B8: previously unissued B1, B5, B6: Victor 25726 B3, B4: Victor 25727 C1, C2: Victor 25751 C3, C4: Victor 25792 C5, C6: Victor 25814 C7, C8: Victor 25808 D1, D2: Victor 26088 D3, D6: Victor 25822 D4: Victor 26044 D5: Victor 26240 D7: Victor 25846
Runout info is stamped except last letter is etched. Rights Society: ASCAP (Jacket back bottom right) Other: 1.00 (Label pressing ring diameter in inches) Pressing Plant ID: 𝙸 (Runouts stamped) Matrix / Runout: AXM2-5557-1-A (Label record 1 side A) Matrix / Runout: AXM2-5557-1-B (Label record 1 side B) Matrix / Runout: AXM2-5557-2-C (Label record 2 side C) Matrix / Runout: AXM2-5557-2-D (Label record 2 side D) Matrix / Runout: AXM2-5557A-2 1 (Variant 1 record 1, side A runout, stamped) Matrix / Runout: AXM2-5557B-2 1 A1 (Variant 1 record 1, side B runout, stamped) Matrix / Runout: AXM2-5557-C-1 1 A1 (Variant 1 record 2, side C runout, stamped) Matrix / Runout: AXM2-5557-D-1 1 A 2A (Variant 1 record 2, side D runout, stamped) Matrix / Runout: AXM2-5557A-2 𝙸 /\1D (Variant 2 record 1, side A) Matrix / Runout: AXM2-5557B-2 𝙸 /\1X (Variant 2 record 1, side B) Matrix / Runout: AXM2-5557C-1 𝙸 /\1X (Variant 2 record 2, side C) Matrix / Runout: AXM2-5557D-1 𝙸 A2A (Variant 2 record 2, side D) Matrix / Runout: AXM2-5557A-2 I AI C (Runout side A variant 3) Matrix / Runout: AXM2-5557B-2 I AI E (Runout side B variant 3) Matrix / Runout: AXM2-5557C-1 I AI H (Runout side C variant 3) Matrix / Runout: AXM2-5557D-1 I A2 E (Runout side D variant 3)