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tracks 4-07 to 4-08 alto saxophone Billy Bowen
tracks 4-05 to 4-06 alto saxophone Carl Frye
tracks 4-03 to 4-04 alto saxophone Earle Warren
tracks 4-11 to 4-13 alto saxophone Eddie Barefield
tracks 4-03 to 4-04 alto saxophone Jack Washington
tracks 4-14 to 4-15 alto saxophone Jimmy Powell
tracks 4-07 to 4-08 alto saxophone Joe Eldridge
tracks 1-05 to 1-07, 1-09 to 1-11, 2-11, 2-16 to 2-17 alto saxophone Johnny Hodges
tracks 4-11 to 4-13 alto saxophone Leslie Johnakins
tracks 4-14 to 4-15 alto saxophone Lester Boone
tracks 3-17 to 3-18 alto saxophone, tenor saxophone Benny Carter
tracks 1-16 to 1-17, 2-16 to 2-17 bass Artie Bernstein
tracks 1-05 to 1-07, 1-08, 4-14 to 4-15 bass Grachan Moncur
tracks 1-01 to 1-03, 1-04, 1-09 to 1-11, 1-20 to 2-02, 2-03, 2-08 to 2-10, 2-11, 2-12 to 2-15, 3-13 to 3-14 bass John Kirby
tracks 3-19, 3-20 to 4-02, 4-05 to 4-06, 4-16 to 4-18, 4-19 to 4-20 bass Johnny Williams
tracks 1-18 to 1-19, 3-17 to 3-18 bass Milt Hinton
tracks 1-12 to 1-15 bass Pete Peterson
tracks 4-11 to 4-13 bass Ted Sturgis
tracks 2-04 to 2-07, 2-18 to 2-20, 3-01 to 3-03, 3-04 to 3-05, 3-06 to 3-09, 3-10, 3-11 to 3-12, 3-15 to 3-16, 4-03 to 4-04, 4-07 to 4-08 bass Walter Page
tracks 4-09 to 4-10 bass Wilson Myers
tracks 1-12 to 1-15 clarinet Artie Shaw
tracks 1-01 to 1-03, 1-20 to 2-02, 2-04 to 2-07 clarinet Benny Goodman
tracks 2-12 to 2-15, 2-16 to 2-17, 2-18 to 2-20, 3-04 to 3-05, 3-13 to 3-14 clarinet Buster Bailey
tracks 3-01 to 3-03 clarinet Edmond Hall
tracks 1-16 to 1-17 clarinet Irving Fazola
tracks 4-16 to 4-18, 4-19 to 4-20 clarinet Jimmy Hamilton
tracks 4-05 to 4-06 clarinet Jimmy Powell
tracks 3-06 to 3-09 clarinet Prince Robinson
tracks 1-08 clarinet Rudy Powell
tracks 1-05 to 1-07 clarinet Tom Mace
tracks 1-18 to 1-19 clarinet Vido Musso
tracks 4-09 to 4-10 clarinet, alto saxophone Benny Carter
tracks 2-03 clarinet, alto saxophone Edgar Sampson
tracks 3-17 to 3-18 clarinet, alto saxophone Ernie Powell
tracks 4-16 to 4-18, 4-19 to 4-20 clarinet, alto saxophone Hymie Schertzer
tracks 2-08 to 2-10 clarinet, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone Cecil Scott
tracks 1-09 to 1-11, 2-11 clarinet, baritone saxophone Harry Carney
tracks 4-14 to 4-15 clarinet, tenor saxophone Ernie Powell
tracks 2-12 to 2-15 drums Alphonse Steele
tracks 1-01 to 1-03, 1-04, 1-05 to 1-07, 1-08, 1-09 to 1-11, 1-12 to 1-15, 1-16 to 1-17, 1-20 to 2-02, 2-03, 2-08 to 2-10, 2-11, 2-16 to 2-17, 3-06 to 3-09, 3-13 to 3-14, 3-17 to 3-18 drums Cozy Cole
tracks 3-19, 3-20 to 4-02 drums Eddie Dougherty
tracks 1-18 to 1-19 drums Gene Krupa
tracks 4-05 to 4-06 drums Harold "Doc" West
tracks 4-14 to 4-15 drums Herbert Cowens
tracks 4-07 to 4-08, 4-16 to 4-18, 4-19 to 4-20 drums J.C. Heard
tracks 2-04 to 2-07, 2-18 to 2-20, 3-01 to 3-03, 3-04 to 3-05, 3-10, 3-11 to 3-12, 3-15 to 3-16, 4-03 to 4-04 drums Jo Jones
tracks 4-11 to 4-13 drums Kenny Clarke
tracks 4-09 to 4-10 drums Yank Porter
executive-producer Steve Berkowitz
tracks 4-16 to 4-18 guitar Al Casey
tracks 1-18 to 1-19, 1-20 to 2-02, 2-03, 2-11, 2-16 to 2-17, 3-06 to 3-09 guitar Allan Reuss
tracks 3-20 to 4-02 guitar Bernard Addison
tracks 2-12 to 2-15 guitar Carmen Mastren
tracks 3-13 to 3-14 [possibly], 3-17 to 3-18 guitar Danny Barker
tracks 1-04, 1-05 to 1-07 guitar Dave Barbour
tracks 1-12 to 1-15, 1-16 to 1-17 guitar Dick McDonough
tracks 2-04 to 2-07, 2-18 to 2-20, 3-01 to 3-03, 3-04 to 3-05, 3-10, 3-11 to 3-12, 3-15 to 3-16, 4-03 to 4-04, 4-07 to 4-08 guitar Freddie Green
tracks 4-19 to 4-20 guitar Gene Fields
tracks 2-08 to 2-10, 3-19 guitar Jimmy McLin
tracks 4-11 to 4-13 guitar John Collins
tracks 1-01 to 1-03, 1-08 guitar John Trueheart
tracks 1-09 to 1-11, 4-05 to 4-06 guitar Lawrence Lucie
tracks 4-14 to 4-15 guitar Paul Chapman
tracks 4-09 to 4-10 guitar Ulysses Livingston
liner notes [essay] Gary Giddins
liner notes [track-by-track commentary] Michael Brooks
mastered by [digital mastering] Vic Anesini
tracks 3-13 to 3-14 piano Billy Kyle
tracks 3-04 to 3-05 piano Claude Thornhill
tracks 1-16 to 1-17 piano Clyde Hart
tracks 4-11 to 4-13, 4-14 to 4-15 piano Eddie Heywood
tracks 3-01 to 3-03 piano Jimmy Sherman
tracks 1-12 to 1-15 piano Joe Bushkin
tracks 4-03 to 4-04 piano Joe Sullivan
tracks 3-19 piano Kenny Kersey
tracks 3-15, 3-16 piano Margaret Johnson
tracks 3-20 to 4-02, 4-05 to 4-06, 4-09 to 4-10 piano Sonny White
tracks 1-01 to 1-03, 1-04, 1-05 to 1-07, 1-08, 1-09 to 1-11, 1-18 to 1-19, 1-20 to 2-02, 2-03, 2-04 to 2-07, 2-08 to 2-10, 2-11, 2-12 to 2-15, 2-16 to 2-17, 2-18 to 2-20, 3-06 to 3-09, 3-10, 3-11 to 3-12, 3-17 to 3-18, 4-07 to 4-08, 4-16 to 4-18, 4-19 to 4-20 piano Teddy Wilson
producer [original sessions, uncredited] Bernie Hanighen
producer [original sessions, uncredited] John Hammond
reissue producer Michael Brooks
tracks 3-19, 3-20 to 4-02 soprano saxophone, alto saxophone Tab Smith
tracks 3-13 to 3-14, 4-16 to 4-18, 4-19 to 4-20 tenor saxophone Babe Russin
tracks 1-01 to 1-03, 1-18 to 1-19, 1-20 to 2-02, 2-03 tenor saxophone Ben Webster
tracks 4-09, 4-10 tenor saxophone Georgie Auld
tracks 2-12 to 2-15 tenor saxophone Joe Thomas
tracks 3-20 to 4-02 tenor saxophone Kenneth Holton
tracks 4-05 to 4-06, 4-07 to 4-08 tenor saxophone Kermit Scott
tracks 1-04 tenor saxophone Leon "Chu" Berry
tracks 2-04 to 2-07, 2-16 to 2-17, 2-18 to 2-20, 3-01 to 3-03, 3-04 to 3-05, 3-10, 3-11 to 3-12, 3-15 to 3-16, 4-03 to 4-04, 4-07 to 4-08, 4-11 to 4-13 tenor saxophone Lester Young
tracks 2-08 to 2-10 tenor saxophone Prince Robinson
tracks 3-19, 3-20 to 4-02 tenor saxophone Stanley Payne
tracks 1-08 tenor saxophone Teddy McRae
tracks 3-06 to 3-09 tenor saxophone Vido Musso
tracks 1-04, 3-10, 3-11 to 3-12, 4-09 to 4-10 trombone Benny Morton
tracks 4-09 to 4-10 trumpet Bill Coleman
tracks 2-04 to 2-07, 2-16 to 2-17, 2-18 to 2-20, 3-01 to 3-03, 3-04 to 3-05, 3-06 to 3-09, 3-10, 3-11 to 3-12, 3-15 to 3-16, 4-03 to 4-04 trumpet Buck Clayton
tracks 1-12 to 1-15, 1-16 to 1-17 trumpet Bunny Berigan
tracks 3-13 to 3-14, 3-20 to 4-02 trumpet Charlie Shavers
tracks 1-08 trumpet Chris Griffin
tracks 2-11 trumpet Cootie Williams
tracks 2-12 to 2-15 trumpet Eddie Tompkins
tracks 4-16 to 4-18, 4-19 to 4-20 trumpet Emmett Berry
tracks 4-03 to 4-04 trumpet Harry Edison
tracks 2-08 to 2-10 trumpet Henry "Red" Allen
tracks 3-19 trumpet Hot Lips Page
tracks 1-18 to 1-19 trumpet Irving Randolph
tracks 1-09 to 1-11, 1-20 to 2-02, 2-03 trumpet Jonah Jones
tracks 1-05 to 1-07 trumpet Richard Clarke
tracks 1-01 to 1-03, 1-04, 3-17 to 3-18, 4-05 to 4-06, 4-07 to 4-08, 4-14 to 4-15 trumpet Roy Eldridge
tracks 4-11 to 4-13 trumpet Shad Collins
tracks 1-16 voice [spoken introduction] Cozy Cole
(c) 2007 Sony BMG Music Entertainment

On the booklet, Cozy Cole is credited for introduction on track 1-15, which is the last track of the previous session.
Disc 3, track 5, He's Funny That Way is registered at ASCAP as having been written by Charles N. Daniels (real name of Neil Moret) and Richard A. Whiting.

Disc 3, track 18, Sugar is registered at ASCAP as having been written by Sidney D. Mitchell, Edna B. Pinkard (a/k/a Edna Alexander), and Maceo Pinkard, but only Mitchell and Maceo Pinkard are credited on this release.

Disc 3, track 20, Some Other Spring is credited solely to Arthur Herzog (who wrote the melody) in the BMI database, though the CD booklet says that the lyrics were written by Teddy Wilson's wife Irene Kitchings.

Disc 4, track 6, Falling In Love Again is registered in ASCAP as having been written by Reginald Connelly and Friedrich Hollaender, but the credit here is to S(ammy) Lerner and F(rederick) Hollander.

Disc 4, track 20, Until The Real Thing Comes Along, has a fifth writer, L.E. Freeman, listed in the ASCAP registration (where the song is listed under the title of It Will Have To Do), but who is not credited here.

Recording locations and dates:

1-01 to 1-03: 1776 Broadway (American Record Company Studios), New York, 2nd July 1935
1-04: 1776 Broadway, New York, 25th October 1935
1-05 to 1-07: 1776 Broadway, New York, 3rd December 1935
1-08: 1776 Broadway, New York, 30th January 1936
1-09 to 1-11: 1776 Broadway, New York, 10th June 1936
1-12 to 1-15: 1776 Broadway, New York, 10th July 1936
1-16 to 1-17: 1776 Broadway, New York, 29th September 1936
1-18 to 1-19: 1776 Broadway, New York, 21st October 1936
1-20 to 2-02: 1776 Broadway, New York, 19th November 1936
2-03: 1776 Broadway, New York, 12th January 1937
2-04 to 2-07: 1776 Broadway, New York, 25th January 1937
2-08 to 2-10: 1776 Broadway, New York, 18th February 1937
2-11: 1776 Broadway, New York, 31st March 1937
2-12 to 2-15: 1776 Broadway, New York, 1st April 1937
2-16 to 2-17: 1776 Broadway, New York, 11th May 1937
2-18 to 2-20: 1776 Broadway, New York, 1st June 1937
3-01 to 3-03: 1776 Broadway, New York, 15th June 1937
3-04 to 3-05: 1776 Broadway, New York, 13th September 1937
3-06 to 3-09: 1776 Broadway, New York, 1st November 1937
3-10: 1776 Broadway, New York, 6th January 1938
3-11 to 3-12: 1776 Broadway, New York, 12th January 1938
3-13 to 3-14: 1776 Broadway, New York, 11th May 1938
3-15 to 3:16: 1776 Broadway, New York, 15th September 1938
3-17 to 3-18: 1776 Broadway, New York, 30th January 1939
3-19: 711 Fifth Avenue (World Recording Studio), New York, 21st March 1939
3-20 to 4-02: 711 5th Avenue, New York, 5th July 1939
4-03 to 4-04: 711 Fifth Avenue, New York, 13th December 1939
4-05 to 4-06: 711 Fifth Avenue, New York, 29th December 1950
4-07 to 4-08: Liederkranz Hall, E. 58th St, New York, 7th June 1940
4-09 to 4-10: Liederkranz Hall, E. 58th St, New York, 15thh October 1940
4-11 to 4-13: 799 Seventh Avenue (Columbia Recording Studios), New York, 21st March 1941
4-14 to 4-15: 799 Seventh Avenue, New York, 9th May 1941
4-16 to 4-18: 799 Seventh Avenue, New York, 7th August 1941
4-19 to 4-20: 799 Seventh Avenue, New York, 10th February 1942.
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