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RCA Victor
tracks a1, a2, ,b1, b2, b3, b5, b6 bass Al McKibbon
tracks a2 to a6, b4 bass Ray Brown
tracks a1,b1, b2, b5, b6 bongos L.P. Gonzales
tracks a2, b3 congas V. D.V. Guerra
tracks b1, b2 congas, drums Chano Pozo
tracks b4 drums Herbert J. Harris
tracks a2 to a6 drums J.C. Heard
tracks a1,b1, b2, b5, b6 drums K. Spearman
tracks a2, b3 drums Teddy Stewart
tracks a2 to a6 guitar Bill De Arango
tracks b4 guitar John Collins
liner notes Jack Fuller
tracks a2 to a6 piano Al Haig
tracks a2, b3 piano James Forman Jr.
tracks b4 piano John Lewis
tracks a2. b3 saxophone A. Gibson
tracks b4 saxophone Cecil Payne
tracks a2, b3 saxophone Ernie Henry
tracks a1,b1, b2, b5, b6 saxophone George Nicholas
tracks b4 saxophone Howard Johnson
tracks a2, b3 saxophone J.T. Brown
tracks b4 saxophone James Moody
tracks a23, b3, b4 saxophone Joe Gayles
tracks b4 saxophone John Brown
tracks a2, b3 saxophone W.Evans
tracks a2 to a5 tenor saxophone Don Byas
tracks a2, b3 trombone Jesse "Rip" Tarrant
tracks a2, b3 trombone Sam Hurt
tracks b4 trombone T. Baird
tracks a1,b1, b2, b5, b6 trombone Ted Kelly
tracks b4 trombone W.Shepherd
tracks a2, b3 trumpet Benny Harris
tracks b4 trumpet Dave Burns
tracks a1,b1, b2, b5, b6 trumpet E Bailey
tracks a2, b3, b4 trumpet Elmon Wright
tracks b1, b2 trumpet Lammar Wright
tracks b4 trumpet Matthew McKay
tracks b4 trumpet R. Orr
tracks a2, b3 trumpet Willie Cook
trumpet, leader Dizzy Gillespie
tracks a2 to a6, b4 vibraphone Milt Jackson
Copyright (c) Radio Corporation Of America
Ⓒ by Radio Corporation Of America, 1961
1970s US reissue with Orange RCA Dynaflex labels.

Recording dates
a) The big band sides:
- Manteca & Good Bait & Minor Walk, December 30, 1947
- Cubana Be and Cubana Bop, December 22, 1947
- Dizzier and Dizzier, May 6, 1949
- Swedish Suite, April 14, 1949
- Two Bass Hit, August 22, 1947
b) The small band sides
- Night in Tunesia & 52nd Street Theme & Anthropology & Ole Man Rebop, all on February 22, 1946
Matrix / Runout: M2PP-2018 (Matrix print label A)
Matrix / Runout: M2PP-2019 (Matrix print label B)
Matrix / Runout: M2PP-2018 5 S A2 R (Runout side A stamped)
Matrix / Runout: M2PP-2019 5 S R A 1 E (Runout side B stamped)
Other: Dynaflex (print on labels)



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